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
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.
—Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 18 June 2026
Yeah, nothing interesting enough had come along.
—Brande Victorian, HollywoodReporter, 18 June 2026
But the World Cup comes along every four years.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 16 June 2026
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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.
—Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 18 June 2026
Yeah, nothing interesting enough had come along.
—Brande Victorian, HollywoodReporter, 18 June 2026
But the World Cup comes along every four years.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 16 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for come along
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As the disease progresses, muscles throughout the body can become rigid and go into painful spasms.—
Faye Chiu,
CNN Money,
23 June 2026
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As things progressed, sources say the studio brought in Reeves’ Toy Story 4 director to pitch his vision, which eventually led to Reeves thumbs up to star in the film.—
Justin Kroll,
Deadline,
22 June 2026
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Events already relocating elsewhere Davis said the delay has already forced nine events to move and could push as many as 30 more to do the same in 2030.—
Dawn White,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
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It’s meant to go with the flow of kids’ pacing, which may mean spending a whole hour at a splash pad or being done after just a few experiences.—
Eve Chen,
USA Today,
19 June 2026
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For example, data center developers sued Saline Township, Michigan, and Chatham County, North Carolina, seeking to overturn their local zoning decisions, to be able to proceed with data center construction.—
Rachel Mural,
Fortune,
21 June 2026
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Kopercinski proceeded to go the distance, working a perfect seventh and ending with 113 pitches.—
Michael Osipoff,
Chicago Tribune,
21 June 2026
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Over the past few months, Anthropic’s aspirations in the life sciences have begun to come into focus.—
Rob Toews,
Forbes.com,
22 June 2026
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The effort comes as Colorado officials have renewed concerns about mountain pine beetles.—
Spencer Wilson,
CBS News,
22 June 2026
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Moroccan supporters, who had arrived in force, marching toward the stadium amid pounding drums and chants, celebrated their team’s victory and advancement.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
25 June 2026
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Kansas City officials have offered differing descriptions of what traffic impacts drivers should expect when thousands of Dutch soccer fans march through downtown Thursday for the Netherlands’ World Cup fan walk.—
Alexa Newsom,
Kansas City Star,
24 June 2026
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The Phillies duo followed up their historic night on Saturday in which Schwarber hit three home runs and Harper hit for the cycle, by both going deep against the Mets again.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
22 June 2026
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How airlines and airports can do better Maglione and Riccobono both said that training and implementing new technology can go a long way toward improving the flying experience for blind travelers.—
Zach Wichter,
USA Today,
22 June 2026
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As a child, Aemond is rebellious, an outcast and does not get along well with Rhaenyra’s children, who are of a similar age.—
Skyler Trepel,
PEOPLE,
22 June 2026
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Who furthermore makes no effort to try to get along with you or your family.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
16 June 2026
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Of course this is professional golf, so there is a substantial prize purse that goes along with one of golf’s largest and most historic tournaments.—
Mike Fore,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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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.—
Colin Dodds,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
17 June 2026
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