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
Aside from the draw of getting to play beach volleyball, Anderson said there was a comforting family aspect that came along with FSU.
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Ava Dicecca,
Sun Sentinel,
29 June 2026
Courtesy of Francois Duhamel His galactic victory lap has been a long time coming after years of taking any gig that came along.
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Josh Weiss,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
Then legalized sports betting came along, and, with it, millions of dollars for Colorado water projects.
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Noelle Phillips,
Denver Post,
18 June 2026
Eventually, copycat phones came along that could be used on other networks, and today smartphones are ubiquitous.
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Scott Horsley,
NPR,
12 June 2026
Never in his wildest dreams did John Fogerty consider re-recording his songs — until Taylor Swift came along and did it.
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Kimberlee Speakman,
PEOPLE,
12 June 2026
In 2020, another disruption came along, this time on a global scale.
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Luis Melecio-Zambrano,
Mercury News,
10 June 2026
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.
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Maria A. Rodas,
The Conversation,
3 June 2026
Ava Dicecca,
Sun Sentinel,
29 June 2026
Courtesy of Francois Duhamel His galactic victory lap has been a long time coming after years of taking any gig that came along.
—
Josh Weiss,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
Then legalized sports betting came along, and, with it, millions of dollars for Colorado water projects.
—
Noelle Phillips,
Denver Post,
18 June 2026
Eventually, copycat phones came along that could be used on other networks, and today smartphones are ubiquitous.
—
Scott Horsley,
NPR,
12 June 2026
Never in his wildest dreams did John Fogerty consider re-recording his songs — until Taylor Swift came along and did it.
—
Kimberlee Speakman,
PEOPLE,
12 June 2026
In 2020, another disruption came along, this time on a global scale.
—
Luis Melecio-Zambrano,
Mercury News,
10 June 2026
That Matrix stuff just came along later.
—
Caroline Framke,
Vulture,
8 June 2026
Much of the agricultural meaning came along for the ride.
—
Maria A. Rodas,
The Conversation,
3 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for came along
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As the evening progressed, however, the noise died down, and the makeshift set at the base of the Statue of Liberty sprung into action, securing a performance without distractions.
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Long story short, the goal was ruled out for offside and the Seleção progressed through to the Round of 16.
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Johnson’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment Wednesday, nor did HUD officials.
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Wisconsin Republicans did the same last year, and similar efforts have been raised in other states.
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Judges at times proceeded with hearings before realizing the asylum seeker wasn’t in the room.
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Darwin issued a preliminary injunction on May 21 blocking enforcement of the regulations while the case proceeded.
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Members of the Orange Army danced, sang, marched and partied, saying their iconic celebrations were a way to bring joy to the World Cup, regardless of the outcome on the pitch.
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Every evening for weeks, protesters have marched by the thousands in the capital, Tirana, holding up cutouts of flamingos.
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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.
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All five of Bednar’s outs came via strikeout on Wednesday.
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At the time, PayPal was still a division of eBay (EBAY), and when PayPal was spun off into an independent company in 2015, Venmo went along with it.
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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.
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Hall went north alone again in the spring of 1776 as Georgia’s patriot government, which had removed the royal governor in January and taken control of the colony, debated the priorities the colony would pursue at the Congress.
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Senate Budget Committee Vice Chairman Roger Niello, R-Fair Oaks, lamented how the budget process went.
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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.
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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.
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“Came along.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/came%20along. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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