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as in counted (up to)
to have a total of
your bill comes to $53.74
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as in amounted (to)
to be the same in meaning or effect
it all comes to nothing in the end
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as in occurred (to)
to enter the mind of
the actual name of the item didn't come to me until I was walking out of the store
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as in came around
to gain consciousness again
after being in a coma for months, the patient quite unexpectedly came to
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Recent Examples of came (to)
Abigail Brooks, NBC news, 12 June 2026
Milei came to office in late 2023 vowing to eliminate Argentina's sky-high price increases and reverse its chronic fiscal deficits.
—ABC News, 11 June 2026
Jackson’s ex-wife Debbie Rowe was meant to take the stand as a smoking gun for the prosecution but instead revealed no new information and came to Jackson’s defense.
—Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2026
Some 10,000 people from across the Kansas City area and beyond came to Riverside on Wednesday night to christen the Kansas City area’s new concert venue, the Morton Amphitheater.
—Emily Curiel
june 4, Kansas City Star, 4 June 2026
In the fifth, the Borrego Springs’ bats came to life, scoring five runs on five hits to break open the game.
—Kevin J. Farmer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 May 2026
Following the success of the 1992 film, there was talk of Pfeiffer starring in a standalone Catwoman film, per The New York Times, but that never came to fruition.
—Kelsie Gibson, PEOPLE, 29 May 2026
Well, that opportunity never came to pass.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 29 May 2026
Despite a massive investigation, every lead came to a dead end.
—Tony Aiello, CBS News, 28 May 2026
Verb
Whether or not the state could execute Lee, who has been on death row for more than 25 years, by nitrogen gas was the question at the heart of his litigation that came to a head this week.
—Abigail Brooks, NBC news, 12 June 2026
Milei came to office in late 2023 vowing to eliminate Argentina's sky-high price increases and reverse its chronic fiscal deficits.
—ABC News, 11 June 2026
Jackson’s ex-wife Debbie Rowe was meant to take the stand as a smoking gun for the prosecution but instead revealed no new information and came to Jackson’s defense.
—Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2026
Some 10,000 people from across the Kansas City area and beyond came to Riverside on Wednesday night to christen the Kansas City area’s new concert venue, the Morton Amphitheater.
—Emily Curiel
june 4, Kansas City Star, 4 June 2026
In the fifth, the Borrego Springs’ bats came to life, scoring five runs on five hits to break open the game.
—Kevin J. Farmer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 May 2026
Following the success of the 1992 film, there was talk of Pfeiffer starring in a standalone Catwoman film, per The New York Times, but that never came to fruition.
—Kelsie Gibson, PEOPLE, 29 May 2026
Well, that opportunity never came to pass.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 29 May 2026
Despite a massive investigation, every lead came to a dead end.
—Tony Aiello, CBS News, 28 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for came (to)
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Five of them will be white balls numbered 1 to 69.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
11 June 2026
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Incident types are numbered 1-5 — a type 1 incident is a large, complex wildfire affecting people and critical infrastructure, a type 5 incident is a small wildfire with few personnel involved.—
Meg Wingerter,
Denver Post,
10 June 2026
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The rest of the industry knows how much Brexton’s racing career meant to Kyle.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
11 June 2026
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Omar Artan, 34, was meant to be the first Somali referee to officiate at a World Cup, selected for the tournament starting Thursday in the United States, Canada and Mexico.—
Abigail Williams,
NBC news,
10 June 2026
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The deal was struck just before Edmonds and King were set to appear before a judge.—
Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
12 Dec. 2025
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More than one-third of Tuvalu’s 11,000 population applied for a climate visa to migrate to Australia, under a deal struck between the two countries two years ago.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
12 Dec. 2025
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Jared Young preceded Ewing in the first with a run-scoring single and came around to score when Mike Yastrzemski's throw from left field following Ewing's double caromed off the pole holding up the netting behind the third base line.—
CBS New York Team,
CBS News,
14 June 2026
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Room service was swift, and housekeeping came around promptly after breakfast.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 June 2026
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On Sunday, June 14, a diving team from the Missouri State Highway Patrol recovered the 2008 Mercedes-Benz and Lieurance’s body, which reportedly had been there for several days.—
Eric Adler,
Kansas City Star,
17 June 2026
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The Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office marine unit recovered the body, who was later identified as the missing person, Liverpool.—
Sofia Saric
June 16,
Miami Herald,
17 June 2026
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“Came (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/came%20%28to%29. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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