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Definition of came (to)next
past tense of come (to)

came to

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verb (2)

past tense of come to
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)
Verb
The contest for our land came to be between the British crown and the colonists. — J. B. MacKinnon, Harpers Magazine, 29 Sep. 2026 Emilee Chinn / Getty Images The aging core The once-youthful core that came to define two straight World Cup cycles will soon age into its 30s. — Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026 This musical era came to a violent end under the Khmer Rouge regime of the 1970s, which shuttered entertainment venues and killed nine in ten of the country’s professional musicians. — H.m.a. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 15 Sep. 2026 Fans said goodbye to Deborah and the rest of the Hacks gang when the show came to an end in May. — Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2026 As the hearing came to a close, Bessent acknowledged the tough nature of the appearance. — Matt Peterson, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026 Batavia friends Jane Perkolup and Martha Sobie came to the festival over the weekend to listen to a full-day of live performances. — Linda Girardi, Chicago Tribune, 8 Sep. 2026 As weeks passed, attacks on systems in other states — including Oregon and, authorities suspect, Utah — came to light, the center found by reviewing local media sources. — Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 8 Sep. 2026 Wichai Yuankham, 35, a factory worker who came to watch the ships arrive, said the naval visit was a welcome boost to the local economy. — Mosheh Gains, NBC news, 2 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for came (to)
Verb
  • By the end of the decade, Keen was regarded as the biggest name in Texas music, and his crowds in the Lone Star State frequently numbered in the tens of thousands.
    — Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Compared to the rapidly declining number of referrals from traditional search engines — which once numbered in the tens of millions — these AI clicks are a tiny drop in the bucket.
    — Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 24 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The Senate is expected to vote on legislation this week meant to protect consumers from high electricity costs caused in part by the data center building boom.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 29 Sep. 2026
  • During their time at Atlanta’s zoo, the pair is meant to breed to boost panda populations, which are considered vulnerable by conservationists.
    — Eduardo Cuevas, CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Four people, including two teenage girls, were hurt when a Russian drone struck a residential area in northern Ukraine's Chernihiv region on Sunday evening, said Viacheslav Chaus, head of the regional military administration.
    — HANNA ARHIROVA, Arkansas Online, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Flash floods struck at least 10 provinces in Cambodia, affecting 44,889 families and forcing nearly 4,000 people to evacuate, according to disaster management officials.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 28 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • On a candlelit Wednesday evening in Chinatown, the 2026 Image Makers came around an open-air table to celebrate each other.
    — Ashley SP, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026
  • When the cherry red color trend came around a few years ago, my closet was made up of blacks, whites, and grays.
    — Kaitlin Clapinski, InStyle, 25 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Some of the footage was played during a dayslong suppression hearing last December, when the defense argued evidence recovered during the arrest should be suppressed because Mangione’s backpack was improperly searched.
    — Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Coast Guard crews recovered three bodies during the multi-agency search.
    — David Goodhue October 2, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026

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“Came (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/came%20%28to%29. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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