as in to progress
to move forward along a course
our backyard makeover is coming along nicely
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Recent Examples of come along
But then the Boxster came along to help rescue the day.
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Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 16 Oct. 2025
And then a few Tech fans come along this weekend with their old, crusty roller brush and slung it all over the place, Jackson Pollock-style, only this isn’t a work of art.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Oct. 2025
In a better world, novels of this level of sophistication, beauty, erudition, ambiguity, and play would come along more frequently and dominate the literary discourse.
—Emily Temple, Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2025
But the field now is worlds away from those midnight pencil scribbles in a spiral notebook that kept his son alive until better technology came along.
—Carrie Arnold, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2025
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Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 16 Oct. 2025
And then a few Tech fans come along this weekend with their old, crusty roller brush and slung it all over the place, Jackson Pollock-style, only this isn’t a work of art.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Oct. 2025
In a better world, novels of this level of sophistication, beauty, erudition, ambiguity, and play would come along more frequently and dominate the literary discourse.
—Emily Temple, Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2025
But the field now is worlds away from those midnight pencil scribbles in a spiral notebook that kept his son alive until better technology came along.
—Carrie Arnold, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for come along
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As that game progressed, Martinelli had to show different sides to his game.—
Art de Roché,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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On the positive side, research also finds that people who take GLP-1 drugs have a lower risk of progressing to worse stages of diabetic retinopathy and blindness.—
Liz Szabo,
Scientific American,
14 Oct. 2025
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Five times in these league championship series, the home fans have shown up and done their thing.—
Tyler Kepner,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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But some residents in Altadena whose homes were destroyed feel the utility company should have done more to protect them.—
Chiara Eisner,
NPR,
2 Oct. 2025
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Other projects that will proceed with this funding include expansions to WeGo's bus fleet and site acquisition for a new bus operations and maintenance facility.—
Austin Hornbostel,
Nashville Tennessean,
14 Oct. 2025
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Trump hosts Milei just days after the White House agreed to proceed with a $20 billion bailout of Argentina.—
Kim Hjelmgaard,
USA Today,
14 Oct. 2025
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The protests come amid a federal government shutdown now in its 18th day, broader immigration enforcement operations, and the deployment of National Guard troops to Chicago and Los Angeles.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Oct. 2025
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Regulators say more crashes may come Tesla's latest FSD software update arrived just days before the investigation began.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
18 Oct. 2025
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Moments later, O’Brien came away with an interception and the Cougars began marching right back up the field.—
Brendan Connelly,
Boston Herald,
17 Oct. 2025
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As the roster improved, the Mariners never let a team march into T-Mobile Park and beat them that way again — right up until this ALCS.—
Tyler Kepner,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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The rapper also expressed frustration towards those who criticized her appearance at a rally Kamala Harris hosted in Milwaukee ahead of the 2024 election, stating that the wrong parts of her speech went viral.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
20 Oct. 2025
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These can require more unraveling, and the further back one goes, the more conjecture there is.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Oct. 2025
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These are two people who genuinely really get along and develop a real friendship.—
Leia Mendoza,
Variety,
13 Oct. 2025
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Willful threats of high tariffs are not the right way to get along with China, the ministry spokesperson said.—
Victor Loh,
CNBC,
12 Oct. 2025
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Buzz around gold has rippled through markets this year — but silver has been quietly going along for the ride, culminating in a new record high that analysts say could double in the coming years.—
Chloe Taylor,
CNBC,
13 Oct. 2025
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Morris went along with it, but in the wake of the Bucs’ 35-7 defeat in October 2009, some of his players ignored the edict.—
Michael Silver,
New York Times,
8 Oct. 2025
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