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
That Matrix stuff just came along later.
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Caroline Framke, Vulture, 8 June 2026
Much of the agricultural meaning came along for the ride.
—Maria A. Rodas, The Conversation, 3 June 2026
Luckily, the strikes came along.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 1 June 2026
Before Serena and Venus came along, though, many Black players — including Gibson and Ashe — felt immense pressure to conform to the mores of tennis.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 1 June 2026
Then my fourth child came along.
—Joseph O’Neill, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
As book readers know, those events culminated in a civil war and the extinction of the dragons—at least until Daenerys Targaryen came along.
—ArsTechnica, 29 May 2026
There was an honesty crisis that happened about twenty years ago, though, when the internet came along.
—Fiction Non Fiction, Literary Hub, 21 May 2026
News of the delay came along with the release Wednesday of an assessment of the State Police Academy that was commissioned after the death of trooper trainee Enrique Delgado Garcia.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 20 May 2026
Caroline Framke, Vulture, 8 June 2026
Much of the agricultural meaning came along for the ride.
—Maria A. Rodas, The Conversation, 3 June 2026
Luckily, the strikes came along.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 1 June 2026
Before Serena and Venus came along, though, many Black players — including Gibson and Ashe — felt immense pressure to conform to the mores of tennis.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 1 June 2026
Then my fourth child came along.
—Joseph O’Neill, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
As book readers know, those events culminated in a civil war and the extinction of the dragons—at least until Daenerys Targaryen came along.
—ArsTechnica, 29 May 2026
There was an honesty crisis that happened about twenty years ago, though, when the internet came along.
—Fiction Non Fiction, Literary Hub, 21 May 2026
News of the delay came along with the release Wednesday of an assessment of the State Police Academy that was commissioned after the death of trooper trainee Enrique Delgado Garcia.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 20 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for came along
Verb
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Nobody thought anything of it immediately, but Erbert progressed from a severe headache to collapsing backstage.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
9 June 2026
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The Oranje has a lot of talent in both attack and defense and has recently progressed deep into the knockout rounds in both the Euros (semifinalists in 2024) and World Cup (quarterfinalists in 2022).—
Patrick Sung Cuadrado,
CNN Money,
9 June 2026
Verb
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Johnson’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment Wednesday, nor did HUD officials.—
Lizzie Kane,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Aug. 2025
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The two men then said Smollett paid them to stage the attack, and Smollett was charged with filing a false police report; the charges were later dropped after Smollett paid a fine and did community service.—
Rick Porter,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The Brewers proceeded to blow up the game against reliever Jaden Hill, who served up a two-run homer to Gary Sanchez and ended up giving up five runs on four hits and two walks in one-third of an inning.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
8 June 2026
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As flames shot into the sky, Keem proceeded to tear the place down all by himself, which was even better than getting an assist from Dot.—
Rob Kenner,
VIBE.com,
8 June 2026
Verb
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Settlements and farmsteads spread across the state, and each year the timbermen marched deeper into the woods.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 June 2026
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The steady pulsing of milking machines mingled with a thumping musical beat as McAfee marched down the rows, pointing to their light pink udders.—
Annie Waldman,
ProPublica,
9 June 2026
Verb
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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
Verb
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In two days, the Legislature largely went along with a plan for dramatically slashing taxes on a homeowner’s primary residence, a primary source to run all 67 counties, 411 cities and more than 2,000 single-purpose special taxing districts.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
6 June 2026
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In handing down Iwamasa’s sentence today, the judge basically went along with the prosecution’s recommendations.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
27 May 2026
Verb
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Arasheben went downtown, knocked on doors and found somebody to make it for $37,000.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2026
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Just one minute later, Heung-min ran through the Czechia back line and had another open look, but this shot went wide of the goal to the left.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
12 June 2026
Verb
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But the Gen-X icons reportedly got along swimmingly and have long referred to each other as husband and wife because of their wedding scene.—
Jesse Hassenger,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 June 2026
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Despite evidence that the two got along well enough, rumors spread in Vienna after Mozart’s death that Salieri had poisoned him.—
Michael Schulman,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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