as in to happen
to take place
how did all this come about?
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Recent Examples of come about
That’s really how that came about.
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Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 6 Nov. 2025
This has all come about in just a couple of years.
—David Lyman, Cincinnati Enquirer, 6 Nov. 2025
The amount of confusion that would come about is quite vast.
—Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2025
How did the opportunity to write a book come about?
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 5 Nov. 2025
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Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 6 Nov. 2025
This has all come about in just a couple of years.
—David Lyman, Cincinnati Enquirer, 6 Nov. 2025
The amount of confusion that would come about is quite vast.
—Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2025
How did the opportunity to write a book come about?
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 5 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for come about
Verb
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When the pandemic happened, the only way to access live performance was if it was recorded and cast widely.—
Juan A. Ramírez,
Vogue,
9 Jan. 2026
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Good's defenders – including city and state leaders – are calling what happened an unjustified attack; federal authorities say the agent was acting in self-defense.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
9 Jan. 2026
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There are scientific and sound studies to back up OneSkin’s Peptide Age Reversal Moisturizer’s claims, but shopper testimonies, too—between the brand’s website and Amazon, this has 5,000 five-star ratings.—
Tamim Alnuweiri,
InStyle,
7 Jan. 2026
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Mayor Quinton Lucas said there is an urgency for the completion of a permanent municipal jail.—
Ben Wheeler,
Kansas City Star,
7 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The food truck’s hot holding unit clearly wasn’t so hot, either, as a summer afternoon rainstorm of Stop Sales came down on oxtails, pork chop, salmon, macaroni and cheese, grits, raw chicken, raw pork, liquid eggs, raw tilapia, salmon salad, sausage and hot dogs.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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So, survival might come down to her making and selling more star quilts.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Will Woll’s return to the Leafs come earlier than the organization anticipated?—
Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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And 74 of those came when Donovan Olugbode was open for three receptions.—
Maddie Hartley,
Kansas City Star,
9 Nov. 2025
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Most of the strikes occur in the summer, killing 20 people each year, according to the NWS.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Nov. 2025
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The planetary backspin occurs amidst two Mercury retrogrades — that's right, this transit will add to the intensity.—
Lisa Stardust,
Refinery29,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Come about.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/come%20about. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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