as in happened
to take place
how did all this come about?
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Recent Examples of came about
The Hollywood Reporter connected with Kore-eda in Tokyo ahead of Cannes to discuss how Sheep in a Box came about.
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Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 15 May 2026
The project came about after Frances portrayed Lady Macbeth in a 2016 play and planted a seed in her husband's creative mind.
—Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 12 May 2026
The venture came about as the two, who sold their respective businesses around the same time, would meet over beers to talk about what was next.
—James Manso, Footwear News, 8 May 2026
But Jones, who says the pose came about organically, and others agreed the similarities were likely a coincidence.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 7 May 2026
Davis-Urman said the Walmart partnership came about through a cold email.
—Laya Neelakandan, CNBC, 6 May 2026
This came about, according to Baumgarten, when Julia Faris, long a pillar of the company, announced her retirement.
—Guillermo Perez, Miami Herald, 5 May 2026
King graciously provided some exclusive comments on how this hilarious micro-budget miracle came about.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 4 May 2026
That’s the reason the Voting Rights Act of 1965 came about.
—Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 1 May 2026
Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 15 May 2026
The project came about after Frances portrayed Lady Macbeth in a 2016 play and planted a seed in her husband's creative mind.
—Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 12 May 2026
The venture came about as the two, who sold their respective businesses around the same time, would meet over beers to talk about what was next.
—James Manso, Footwear News, 8 May 2026
But Jones, who says the pose came about organically, and others agreed the similarities were likely a coincidence.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 7 May 2026
Davis-Urman said the Walmart partnership came about through a cold email.
—Laya Neelakandan, CNBC, 6 May 2026
This came about, according to Baumgarten, when Julia Faris, long a pillar of the company, announced her retirement.
—Guillermo Perez, Miami Herald, 5 May 2026
King graciously provided some exclusive comments on how this hilarious micro-budget miracle came about.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 4 May 2026
That’s the reason the Voting Rights Act of 1965 came about.
—Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 1 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for came about
Verb
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Except that is not what happened.—
Bobby Burack OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
15 May 2026
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Police said the fatal confrontation happened next to a weed truck parked across from a gas station.—
Kerry Burke,
New York Daily News,
15 May 2026
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There was an active shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
19 May 2026
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In our family, my father was usually the one driving, but there was never any doubt who was really setting our direction.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 May 2026
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Roster moves The Dodgers used a bullpen game on Friday after Snell went on the IL.—
Assistant Sports Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
18 May 2026
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In addition, both went on to star in Dancing with the Stars and ultimately be part of the Love Island USA universe as hosts.—
Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
11 May 2026
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The match came down to him and Elijah after the latter was able to toss members of The System out of the ring while also avoiding Frankie Kazarian trying to get back into the match following his own elimination.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
15 May 2026
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Larry came down to buy a cream separator and ended up buying the whole facility.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
15 May 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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All of the passengers survived the crash, which occurred roughly 80 miles from the Florida coast Tuesday, according to officials.—
Matt Lavietes,
NBC news,
14 May 2026
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The play occurred early in the game as the Fever held a two-point lead.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
14 May 2026
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