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how did all this come about?
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Those closures came about 20 months after Bloomin' Brands shuttered 41 locations in February 2024, with Outback Steakhouse restaurants making up the majority of the closures.
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Mike Snider, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
That’s really how that came about.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 6 Nov. 2025
The filmmaker gave Perkins some room for improvisation, and that's how Norman's love of candy corn came about.
—Steven Thrash, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Oct. 2025
The additions came about following proposals that were made to the organization’s board of governors’ Equity and Inclusion Committee — which oversees all of the Affinity Groups, and which is currently chaired by the actor Lou Diamond Phillips — and ultimately approved by the full board.
—Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 24 Oct. 2025
Capable of seating 42, the White House Family Theater came about at a moment when the Franklin Roosevelt administration recognized the unique power movies held over the public.
—Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 23 Oct. 2025
For Luczo, the genesis of the products came about organically.
—James Manso, Footwear News, 21 Oct. 2025
Elsewhere in the interview, the Oscar winner explained how her role as Grace alongside Pattinson's Jackson came about in the psychological drama, which is an adaptation of Ariana Harwicz’s 2017 novel about a new mother who develops postpartum depression and enters psychosis.
—Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
All’s Fair came about after Disney Entertainment Co-Chairman Dana Walden introduced Murphy to Kardashians’ mother Kris Jenner.
—Peter White, Deadline, 17 Oct. 2025
Mike Snider, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
That’s really how that came about.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 6 Nov. 2025
The filmmaker gave Perkins some room for improvisation, and that's how Norman's love of candy corn came about.
—Steven Thrash, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Oct. 2025
The additions came about following proposals that were made to the organization’s board of governors’ Equity and Inclusion Committee — which oversees all of the Affinity Groups, and which is currently chaired by the actor Lou Diamond Phillips — and ultimately approved by the full board.
—Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 24 Oct. 2025
Capable of seating 42, the White House Family Theater came about at a moment when the Franklin Roosevelt administration recognized the unique power movies held over the public.
—Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 23 Oct. 2025
For Luczo, the genesis of the products came about organically.
—James Manso, Footwear News, 21 Oct. 2025
Elsewhere in the interview, the Oscar winner explained how her role as Grace alongside Pattinson's Jackson came about in the psychological drama, which is an adaptation of Ariana Harwicz’s 2017 novel about a new mother who develops postpartum depression and enters psychosis.
—Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
All’s Fair came about after Disney Entertainment Co-Chairman Dana Walden introduced Murphy to Kardashians’ mother Kris Jenner.
—Peter White, Deadline, 17 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for came about
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That’s exactly what happened — and the Aggies may even be on the way up in this week’s College Football Playoff rankings.—
Maddie Hartley,
Kansas City Star,
9 Nov. 2025
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Dreier says that understanding what happened and is happening to Mars could help scientists better protect our own climate and atmosphere from current and future solar threats.—
Matthew Glasser,
ABC News,
8 Nov. 2025
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There was also the possibility of the Panthers activating interior offensive lineman Chandler Zavala ahead of Saturday’s game.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Jan. 2026
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Years later, in June 2023, the FBI and the Department of Justice said there was no credible evidence of foul play in his death, according to a DOJ report.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
10 Jan. 2026
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The former couple first met on Tinder and went on to get engaged in 2015 after over a year together.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
PEOPLE,
10 Jan. 2026
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Denver police went on crash alert Friday morning, meaning the officers only responded to more serious crashes.—
Shelly Bradbury,
Denver Post,
9 Jan. 2026
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Those violence rates often came down remarkably fast once the improvement began, and more effective policing was the common element in that progress.—
John Schmidt,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Jan. 2026
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As the crowd came down the street toward the makeshift memorial set up for Renee Nicole Good, a chorus of voices could be heard as a protester with a megaphone led the emotional, peaceful crowd through a series of chants.—
Julia Ainsley,
NBC news,
9 Jan. 2026
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That came just a few days after news broke that Palantir had secured a $10 billion contract from the US Army over the next decade.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
7 Aug. 2025
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All five of Bednar’s outs came via strikeout on Wednesday.—
Brendan Kuty,
New York Times,
7 Aug. 2025
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The cases occurred in Arizona, California, Illinois, Minnesota, New Jersey, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Texas and Washington.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
9 Nov. 2025
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The crescendo of my fandom occurred in 2002 when the Angels prevailed over the Giants in the seventh game of the World Series.—
Allen Buchanan,
Oc Register,
8 Nov. 2025
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