came about

verb

past tense of come about
as in happened
to take place how did all this come about?

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Recent Examples of came about Lê Shackelford said the store’s busiest day came about a week after the World Cup had left town — suggesting that the market’s best days would come after the influx of visitors to the city. — Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 4 Aug. 2026 Robbins told Variety that this collaboration came about after Francesca showed her dad one of his sketches. — Jack Dunn, Variety, 4 Aug. 2026 The three incidents came about in part because the models’ testing environments were supposed to be isolated from an internet connection, and were not. — Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 31 July 2026 Citing Zendaya’s dress, designed by Matières Fécales, the look came about in similar ways to his past work with Zendaya, with little outside inspiration needed. — James Manso, Allure, 30 July 2026 Productivity topics came about through discussions on implementation of artificial intelligence (AI) in operations. — Alex Krutz, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026 The conversation regarding Lamar came about after Arnett revealed that Mumford was a fan of their podcast, even attending a live show in Los Angeles. — Shelby Stivale, Entertainment Weekly, 27 July 2026 The 22nd District — which takes in parts of Broward, Palm Beach, Collier and Hendry counties — came about this spring. — Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 25 July 2026 The news came about four months after the company introduced the Relax Row, a trio of economy seats that can turn into a couch on long-haul flights. — Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 22 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for came about
  1. happened
  2. was
  3. went on
  4. came down
  5. came
  6. occurred
Verb
  • The incident happened near Liberty Island, home to the Statue of Liberty.
    — Martin Goillandeau, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Here are some of the aspects of Tony that actually happened in Anthony Bourdain’s life and others that were dramatized.
    — Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of happened
Verb
  • On the flip side, when there was a flood in the lobby, one creator, who happened to be there, posted on social media.
    — Doug Gollan, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Despite Villa reaching their zenith under Emery in May, there was a growing argument to undergo a stable transitional phase, providing youthful impetus and appearing proactive, rather than reactive, in lowering the age of the squad.
    — Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of was
Verb
  • On Thursday, health workers at the Nizi Treatment Center went on strike and the facility temporarily closed.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026
  • After the study’s publication, Wakefield went on to recommend splitting the vaccines into single shots.
    — Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of went on
Verb
  • In Andersonville, a large tree limb snapped along Catalpa Avenue near Clark Street, and came down onto several cars.
    — Darius Johnson, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Records show that, when the Berlin Wall came down in late 1989, Becker sold the car to German enthusiast Peter Schmitz, who kept the car until Dutch dealer Jan Bruijn persuaded him to sell it in 1995.
    — Howard Walker, Robb Report, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of came down
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
  • The most recent occurred approximately 631,000 years ago, while its latest lava flow took place about 70,000 years ago.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Similar trios occurred between 1990 and 1992 and again from 2008 to 2010, with the next not arriving until the mid-2040s.
    — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of occurred

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