as in to happen
to take place
how did all this come about?
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Recent Examples of come about
The same-day executions by lethal injection came about an hour and a half apart on Thursday, April 30.
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Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 1 May 2026
This trend came about following the Great Recession, when Atlanta was at the center of the housing crisis, says the AELP report.
—Amy Wenk, AJC.com, 1 May 2026
The proposal comes about a month after a similar project was withdrawn in Spring Hill, and residents are again raising concerns about health and environmental impacts.
—Hannah Wise, Kansas City Star, 30 Apr. 2026
The opening goal in the fourth minute came about from excellent Bayern pressing.
—Liam Tharme, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026
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Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 1 May 2026
This trend came about following the Great Recession, when Atlanta was at the center of the housing crisis, says the AELP report.
—Amy Wenk, AJC.com, 1 May 2026
The proposal comes about a month after a similar project was withdrawn in Spring Hill, and residents are again raising concerns about health and environmental impacts.
—Hannah Wise, Kansas City Star, 30 Apr. 2026
The opening goal in the fourth minute came about from excellent Bayern pressing.
—Liam Tharme, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for come about
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Officials are still trying to determine what happened aboard the ship, which commands fares of up to $28,845 for a 46-day journey that includes a tour of the Antarctica Peninsula and stops in Tierra del Fuego on the southern edge of Argentina.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 May 2026
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Voters who won the case wanted the transfer to happen without the waiting period to grant more time for new maps to be drawn.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
5 May 2026
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But there was something delightful about how each new director built on the original formula.—
Hua Hsu,
New Yorker,
29 Apr. 2026
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There are ways of using social media as just a private photo album or a diary, but it is designed to be public and for content to spread beyond its context.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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And Joly’s ability to stick in Denver and compete with Engram in camp will ultimately come down to Payton’s trust in Joly as a blocker, as Engram was on the field in a blocking role for just 18% of his snaps in 2025.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
10 May 2026
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In Chris Robinson’s eight years as Lake Highland Prep’s girls lacrosse head coach the Highlanders have faced American Heritage of Delray Beach every year in the final four, with most of those games coming down to the last minute.—
Buddy Collings,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 May 2026
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This beguiling wine bar on one of the original streets of Chinatown is a model for how to enter a historic neighborhood respectfully, without erasing what came before.—
Ligaya Mishan,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
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Then the Solar System Dynamics Group at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory analyzes the objects that will come closest to Earth, using infrared-scanning telescopes such as NEOWISE to estimate the size of asteroids, especially darker ones that are difficult to see in the visible spectrum.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
10 May 2026
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The shooting occurred just as officers were responding to a noise complaint about the party, police have said.—
Hannah Schoenbaum,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2026
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So maybe my cancellation was just a naturally occurring tumor that just had to be cut out of the corporation.—
Lacey Rose,
HollywoodReporter,
6 May 2026
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“Come about.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/come%20about. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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