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 Gabriel Luke Beauregard Jagger Mick and Hall’s fourth child, Gabriel Luke Beauregard Jagger, came along on December 9, 1997. — Giovana Gelhoren, InStyle, 26 Sep. 2026 Fifteen minutes later a heavy buck came along the same trail the spike had walked. — Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 24 Sep. 2026 When punk finally came along, the movie talks about how Townshend, who totally dug the punk scene, tried to cozy up to Johnny Rotten and got nowhere. — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026 The headlining move came along the front seven, as Washington signed pass rusher Charles Omenihu to bolster the edge rotation and brought in former Michigan safety Sonny Styles via the draft to inject athletic versatility into the secondary. — David Troy Outkick, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026 New and improved versions came along, but by the 1950s, the drawbacks of the ticker tape were becoming more apparent. — Brian Lund, Encyclopedia Britannica, 4 Sep. 2026 Then, for the next 136 years, no other pitcher even got close to having a week like that … until Bryce Miller came along, to become the first pitcher since GVH to lose back-to-back starts by 17-plus. — Jayson Stark, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026 People remember a year by who headlined, which friend came along, or how old their kid was when a particular song started playing. — Svetlana Khachiyan, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026 But then came along Jeannette Armstrong, Tomson Highway, and Thomas King. — Tommy Orange, Vulture, 26 Aug. 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
  • Yet as the evening progressed to the main marquee sale, buyer caution and risk aversion became clear.
    — Hok-hang Cheung, ARTnews.com, 30 Sep. 2026
  • The applicant portal supports people who have progressed through portions of the special-agent hiring process, making the type of information potentially involved especially sensitive.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 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
  • DeSantis, who leaves office in January, issued similar stays in 2023 and 2025 but both executions proceeded following evaluations.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Schlittler proceeded to fan 12 over eight scoreless innings in his postseason debut, a Yankees victory.
    — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of proceeded
Verb
  • As whites marched onto new lands, the grid unrolled before them like a red carpet.
    — Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026
  • The Dolphins’ first six drives marched into Kansas City territory, including all four in the first half.
    — Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 27 Sep. 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
  • Back then, with no off-ramp in sight in the Middle East, oil was marching higher, stoking inflation fears, and bond yields went along for the ride.
    — Zev Fima, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2026
  • The following timeline, drawn from Charlotte Observer reporting, tracks how the district arrived at Tuesday’s vote — and where the public dollars went along the way.
    — Josh Bergeron, Charlotte Observer, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of went along
Verb
  • Donaldson, who went undrafted in June out of the University of Miami, is one of three players who the Heat has signed to a two-way contract.
    — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Florida went 40-38-4 overall and 17-23-1 on the road a season ago.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of went
Verb
  • Happily, Yarberry got along well with Doris and her husband, Jon Worrell.
    — Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2026
  • The children were all very close and everyone got along, with their parents remaining amicable even after having divorced, according to Mercer.
    — David K. Li, NBC news, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of got along

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