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 Before ACTs came along, the malaria parasite was building resistance to the older antimalarials; that resistance massively increased the death toll of malaria. — Christine Ro, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026 Dylan Jagger Lee The couple’s second son, Dylan Jagger, came along on December 29, 1997. — Christina Perrier, InStyle, 10 July 2026 Norway hadn’t made the World Cup for nearly three decades, until Haaland and this generation of Norwegians came along. — Tim Rohan, NBC news, 6 July 2026 Here’s hoping the real Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce had better luck than their lookalikes, who ended up having to rescue Thrasher’s bridal veil when a stiff wind came along. — Lisa Gutierrez july 6, Kansas City Star, 6 July 2026 Aside from the draw of getting to play beach volleyball, Anderson said there was a comforting family aspect that came along with FSU. — Ava Dicecca, Sun Sentinel, 29 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
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
  • As their relationship has progressed, the couple continue to bring their romance further into the public eye.
    — Francesca Gariano, PEOPLE, 25 July 2026
  • Emma, 50, became Bruce’s caregiver as his condition progressed—FTD can cause a loss of motor skills, speech and language issues, and personality changes.
    — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 25 July 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
  • Only 10 times since 1992 has the media’s preseason predicted champion proceeded to win the SEC title game.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 July 2026
  • The exec proceeded to name-check various networks and studio operations, throwing in viewership stats and reach metrics.
    — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 23 July 2026
Definition of proceeded
Verb
  • Sauron’s armies have marched across the whole of the world, conquering all in their path.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 25 July 2026
  • Protesters marched Wednesday after the shooting and held a candlelight vigil for the man who died.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 July 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
  • Washington broadly went along with the same logic because the alternative, the total economic isolation of Russia, would have required genuine multilateral coordination with India and China, an outcome that was never politically realistic.
    — Wesley Alexander Hill, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
  • Both sides went along with the judge switch, following a long-standing legal practice of having one judge oversee related cases.
    — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2026
Definition of went along
Verb
  • The interesting question is where the departing dollars went, and the answer is visible in an adjacent market.
    — Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
  • The district went from one where Republicans have a 30-point advantage to about ten points.
    — Jack Harvel July 28, Kansas City Star, 28 July 2026
Definition of went
Verb
  • McGonigle, DeBarberie said, was the type of kid who got along with all sorts of crowds.
    — Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 6 July 2026
  • 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
Definition of got along

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“Came along.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/came%20along. Accessed 29 Jul. 2026.

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