came along

verb

past tense of come along
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 Dylan Jagger Lee The couple’s second son, Dylan Jagger, came along on December 29, 1997. — Christina Perrier, InStyle, 10 July 2026 Norway hadn’t made the World Cup for nearly three decades, until Haaland and this generation of Norwegians came along. — Tim Rohan, NBC news, 6 July 2026 Here’s hoping the real Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce had better luck than their lookalikes, who ended up having to rescue Thrasher’s bridal veil when a stiff wind came along. — Lisa Gutierrez july 6, Kansas City Star, 6 July 2026 Aside from the draw of getting to play beach volleyball, Anderson said there was a comforting family aspect that came along with FSU. — Ava Dicecca, Sun Sentinel, 29 June 2026 Courtesy of Francois Duhamel His galactic victory lap has been a long time coming after years of taking any gig that came along. — Josh Weiss, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026 Then legalized sports betting came along, and, with it, millions of dollars for Colorado water projects. — Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 18 June 2026 Eventually, copycat phones came along that could be used on other networks, and today smartphones are ubiquitous. — Scott Horsley, NPR, 12 June 2026 Never in his wildest dreams did John Fogerty consider re-recording his songs — until Taylor Swift came along and did it. — Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 12 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for came along
  1. progressed
  2. did
  3. proceeded
  4. marched
  5. came
  6. went along
  7. went
  8. got along
Verb
  • Sidny Lopes Cabral Sidny Lopes Cabral was another crucial part of the Cape Verde team that progressed from the group stage with three draws.
    — Tom Burrows, New York Times, 12 July 2026
  • Blake Snell, who also had loose bodies removed from his pitching elbow, progressed to throwing live batting practice on Saturday.
    — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026
Definition of progressed
Verb
  • Johnson’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment Wednesday, nor did HUD officials.
    — Lizzie Kane, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025
  • Wisconsin Republicans did the same last year, and similar efforts have been raised in other states.
    — Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2025
Definition of did
Verb
  • The countdown to launch had proceeded as planned throughout much of the day as SpaceX, the commercial spaceflight company founded by tech mogul Elon Musk, worked toward Starship's 13th mission since 2023.
    — Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 17 July 2026
  • The bulldozers proceeded to turn Gaza’s Coca-Cola factory into a landscape of glittering glass.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 July 2026
Definition of proceeded
Verb
  • The festivities continued Monday as nearly 1,000 sailors and crew members from 16 different nations marched through Boston's Seaport, drawing crowds eager to celebrate maritime traditions and America's 250th anniversary.
    — Aaron Parseghian, CBS News, 13 July 2026
  • Scotland’s Tartan Army, with time to kill between matches, marched roughly 8,000 strong into a Miami Marlins game and serenaded the ballpark with soccer chants remixed for baseball.
    — Daniel Ross Goodman, The Washington Examiner, 11 July 2026
Definition of marched
Verb
  • 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
  • All five of Bednar’s outs came via strikeout on Wednesday.
    — Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 7 Aug. 2025
Definition of came
Verb
  • Weekly Newsletter All this went along with a view of Buddhism as the polar opposite of the Orientalist image of the passive Asian.
    — Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 7 July 2026
  • At the time, PayPal was still a division of eBay (EBAY), and when PayPal was spun off into an independent company in 2015, Venmo went along with it.
    — Colin Dodds, Encyclopedia Britannica, 17 June 2026
Definition of went along
Verb
  • Alexander, who signed a two-way deal with Utah last week, made contact with the Bulls' Caleb Wilson while driving toward the basket and, after tossing the ball toward the hoop, went behind the basket clutching his side or abdomen.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 July 2026
  • Donaldson, who went undrafted out of Miami last season, is signed by the Heat to a two-way deal.
    — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 14 July 2026
Definition of went
Verb
  • McGonigle, DeBarberie said, was the type of kid who got along with all sorts of crowds.
    — Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 6 July 2026
  • 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
Definition of got along

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