as in progressed
to move forward along a course
our backyard makeover is coming along nicely
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Recent Examples of came along
Luckily, the strikes came along.
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Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 1 June 2026
Before Serena and Venus came along, though, many Black players — including Gibson and Ashe — felt immense pressure to conform to the mores of tennis.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 1 June 2026
Then my fourth child came along.
—Joseph O’Neill, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
As book readers know, those events culminated in a civil war and the extinction of the dragons—at least until Daenerys Targaryen came along.
—ArsTechnica, 29 May 2026
There was an honesty crisis that happened about twenty years ago, though, when the internet came along.
—Fiction Non Fiction, Literary Hub, 21 May 2026
News of the delay came along with the release Wednesday of an assessment of the State Police Academy that was commissioned after the death of trooper trainee Enrique Delgado Garcia.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 20 May 2026
For millions who live in vulnerable regions around the United States, this year's tropical activity could be a good news/bad news scenario, thanks to a Pacific Ocean pattern that was a powerful influencer long before social media came along.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 12 May 2026
And so thankfully, Spark came along.
—Anna Alejo, CBS News, 12 May 2026
Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 1 June 2026
Before Serena and Venus came along, though, many Black players — including Gibson and Ashe — felt immense pressure to conform to the mores of tennis.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 1 June 2026
Then my fourth child came along.
—Joseph O’Neill, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
As book readers know, those events culminated in a civil war and the extinction of the dragons—at least until Daenerys Targaryen came along.
—ArsTechnica, 29 May 2026
There was an honesty crisis that happened about twenty years ago, though, when the internet came along.
—Fiction Non Fiction, Literary Hub, 21 May 2026
News of the delay came along with the release Wednesday of an assessment of the State Police Academy that was commissioned after the death of trooper trainee Enrique Delgado Garcia.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 20 May 2026
For millions who live in vulnerable regions around the United States, this year's tropical activity could be a good news/bad news scenario, thanks to a Pacific Ocean pattern that was a powerful influencer long before social media came along.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 12 May 2026
And so thankfully, Spark came along.
—Anna Alejo, CBS News, 12 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for came along
Verb
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The 20-year-old progressed during the offseason, Murton said, making adjustments and finding new ways to improve.—
Charlotte Varnes,
New York Times,
2 June 2026
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So far, Kikuchi has only progressed to running and weightlifting in his rehab.—
Doug Padilla,
Oc Register,
2 June 2026
Verb
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Johnson’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment Wednesday, nor did HUD officials.—
Lizzie Kane,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Aug. 2025
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The two men then said Smollett paid them to stage the attack, and Smollett was charged with filing a false police report; the charges were later dropped after Smollett paid a fine and did community service.—
Rick Porter,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Miller proceeded to throw nine consecutive strikes before bouncing a slider and then finishing the game with a slider that Daylen Lile swung through.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 May 2026
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Judging by fan video, the audience loved it and later erupted when Wallen proceeded to take out his frustrations on the piano by pushing it over.—
Joseph Hudak,
Rolling Stone,
30 May 2026
Verb
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Given the dramatic manner in which the hulking piers marched down the center of the institution’s narrow corridor, flanked by the photographer’s three-inch-square Polaroids, hung as if in awed supplication, the effect verged on hyperbole, the gnomic ceding to the grandiose.—
James Quandt,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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As the delegates were marched out of their hotel rooms, investigators also arrived at the Home of FIFA, the organization’s global headquarters, which has six underground levels dug into a hillside on the edge of Zurich.—
Sam Knight,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
Verb
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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
Verb
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In handing down Iwamasa’s sentence today, the judge basically went along with the prosecution’s recommendations.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
27 May 2026
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The pursuit at times reached speeds of 110 mph as the suspect went along Lewis Avenue, West Dunbar Road and then past Meanwell Road before pulling into a field and coming to a stop.—
Paula Wethington,
CBS News,
1 May 2026
Verb
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Muncy’s helmet and glasses went flying.—
Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
5 June 2026
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Gutierrez, meanwhile, went 3-for-3 and scored twice for the Mustangs, who have won three playoff games by a 41-2 count.—
Patrick Z. McGavin,
Chicago Tribune,
4 June 2026
Verb
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But the Gen-X icons reportedly got along swimmingly and have long referred to each other as husband and wife because of their wedding scene.—
Jesse Hassenger,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 June 2026
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Despite evidence that the two got along well enough, rumors spread in Vienna after Mozart’s death that Salieri had poisoned him.—
Michael Schulman,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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