as in to happen
to take place
how did all this come about?
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How did that opportunity come about?
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Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 26 Feb. 2026
However, if the unlikely scenario does come about, Clark’s contract is the easiest to move in a potential deal.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Feb. 2026
The Braves’ announcement comes about a year after the Texas Rangers’ split from their RSN, which served as the precursor for the launch the in-house Rangers Sports Network.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 24 Feb. 2026
The most opportune moment came about 30 minutes into the game, as Keagan Kiefer drilled a shot from 30 yards out.
—Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Feb. 2026
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Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 26 Feb. 2026
However, if the unlikely scenario does come about, Clark’s contract is the easiest to move in a potential deal.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Feb. 2026
The Braves’ announcement comes about a year after the Texas Rangers’ split from their RSN, which served as the precursor for the launch the in-house Rangers Sports Network.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 24 Feb. 2026
The most opportune moment came about 30 minutes into the game, as Keagan Kiefer drilled a shot from 30 yards out.
—Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for come about
Verb
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Mickey Drexler doesn’t like to wait for things to happen.—
Hilary Milnes,
Vogue,
3 Mar. 2026
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In Chechnya, only the first step happened, which was predictable.—
Robert A. Pape In The Los Angeles Times,
Arkansas Online,
3 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The last Democrat to win statewide there was in 1994.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
4 Mar. 2026
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It is estimated that there are 500,000 detectable earthquakes in the world each year.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
4 Mar. 2026
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This rockfight between two blood rivals looks like its coming down to the final whistle.—
Thomas Jones,
Austin American Statesman,
28 Feb. 2026
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The net opens mid-air, entangles the drone and deploys a parachute so everything comes down safely.—
Jan Wagner,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Feb. 2026
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With the comments from the Joneses that an active free agency period is coming, this could be an exciting few weeks for the Cowboys for the first time in over a decade.—
Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
2 Mar. 2026
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The crashes come during heavy bombardment on Gulf nations as part of an expanding war with Iran.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
2 Mar. 2026
Verb
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If the cosmic inflation that occurred prior to the Big Bang arose because certain high-energy conditions were met, then recreating those conditions and those sufficiently high energies could cause a restoration of the inflationary state.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
5 Mar. 2026
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Statistical models have shown this scenario could occur with probabilities ranging from 10 to 28 percent depending on candidate consolidation.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Come about.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/come%20about. Accessed 6 Mar. 2026.
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