as in to happen
to take place
how did all this come about?
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Labrador sued the State Board in June 2023 over the way the controversial transaction came about.
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Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 19 June 2025
The woman, Gwen, spoke to Newsweek about the video which reached over 2 million views and how her ideal co-parenting family came about.
—Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 June 2025
His ouster came about seven weeks after Daughtry, a former detective and deputy NYPD commissioner of operations favored by Adams, was appointed to succeed Parker on March 7.
—Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 16 June 2025
But that could come about if the US labor market, which is holding steady so far, suddenly deteriorates.
—Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 13 June 2025
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Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 19 June 2025
The woman, Gwen, spoke to Newsweek about the video which reached over 2 million views and how her ideal co-parenting family came about.
—Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 June 2025
His ouster came about seven weeks after Daughtry, a former detective and deputy NYPD commissioner of operations favored by Adams, was appointed to succeed Parker on March 7.
—Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 16 June 2025
But that could come about if the US labor market, which is holding steady so far, suddenly deteriorates.
—Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 13 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for come about
Verb
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The compression of the NBA Finals, draft and free agency cycles into a two-week sip from the firehose unfortunately necessitates that moves like this happen now.—
John Hollinger,
New York Times,
22 June 2025
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The incident happened on Saturday, June 14, after a group of kids allegedly were playing with gasoline and lighting things on fire in Tremont City, Ohio, WHIO-TV, WDTN-TV and The Springfield News-Sun reported.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
People.com,
22 June 2025
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There was a lot of CGI involved to add the sense of height, as well as have the rope.—
Jackie Strause,
HollywoodReporter,
28 June 2025
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There is a road closure on Monarch Highway from exit 225A to I-35 North.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
28 June 2025
Verb
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Claudia Sahm, chief economist at New Century Advisors and a former Fed economist, said that the projections show that policymakers do expect inflation to come down in 2026 and 2027, with the tariffs having just a temporary impact.—
Christopher Rugaber,
Chicago Tribune,
18 June 2025
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In the president’s view, interest rates should come down because inflation has not increased.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
18 June 2025
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Advertisement No other cognitive behavioral conditioning occurs on this universal a scale.—
Dr. Rami Kaminski,
Time,
18 June 2025
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In those scenes, Tannahill’s writing can be careful to a fault, with George and Dev spouting dialogue that may well be reprinted from a gender-studies thesis or transcribed from an argument occurring in Bushwick right now.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
18 June 2025
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“Come about.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/come%20about. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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