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
As with Kasper, that pairing had already been quietly coming along for the past few weeks before Edvinsson’s injury.
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Max Bultman, New York Times, 27 Jan. 2026
As their love story unfolded on a national stage, the intense fame and media attention that came along with it threatened to rip them apart.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 26 Jan. 2026
Offshore wind also came along with the promise to provide jobs in several shoreline communities in Connecticut.
—Bridget Shirvell, Hartford Courant, 26 Jan. 2026
Tracking gorillas in Rwanda, exploring Botswana’s Okavango Delta by water, and soaring over the Serengeti in a hot-air balloon—come along as three Condé Nast Traveler editors take you on their transformative journeys to Africa.
—Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026
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Max Bultman, New York Times, 27 Jan. 2026
As their love story unfolded on a national stage, the intense fame and media attention that came along with it threatened to rip them apart.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 26 Jan. 2026
Offshore wind also came along with the promise to provide jobs in several shoreline communities in Connecticut.
—Bridget Shirvell, Hartford Courant, 26 Jan. 2026
Tracking gorillas in Rwanda, exploring Botswana’s Okavango Delta by water, and soaring over the Serengeti in a hot-air balloon—come along as three Condé Nast Traveler editors take you on their transformative journeys to Africa.
—Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for come along
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Player Projects require Raiders to go out into the various maps and find loot, which must then be committed in order to progress and earn rewards.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Have things progressed to the point of having regular kombucha or kvass infusions?—
Alyssa Brandt,
New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2026
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Coming from both the Sun and also omnidirectionally from elsewhere across the Universe, these cosmic rays all behaved the same way normal particles do on Earth, except were at significantly greater energies.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
30 Jan. 2026
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Some of Thursday’s decline was related to Wall Street not being happy with how much the company was spending on investments for the future (capital expenditures), and the cloud business Azure may not have done as well as some hoped.—
Jason Gewirtz,
CNBC,
30 Jan. 2026
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Meanwhile, deputies proceeded with the jail’s schedule as if nothing was happening.—
Christopher Damien,
USA Today,
1 Feb. 2026
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Only after the verification does the destroyer proceed to fire four electronic jamming missiles, according to the broadcast.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Feb. 2026
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As part of Congress, Menefee could face voting on controversial issues in coming weeks.—
Kate Perez,
USA Today,
2 Feb. 2026
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Hicks had been owed $25 million over the next two seasons, a liability that came with a hefty payroll tax for Boston.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
2 Feb. 2026
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Footage obtained by affiliate FOX 11 Los Angeles showed students marching down the street, waving large Mexican flags and signs while toting backpacks.—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
5 Feb. 2026
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More than 500 students carrying signs and draped in flags gathered at the intersection of Aliso and Los Angeles streets and marched to the jail, where a swarm of police stood behind yellow caution tape.—
Sonja Sharp,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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Several recent special elections have gone well for Democrats, including a win in Virginia in September 2025.—
Kate Perez,
USA Today,
2 Feb. 2026
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After a skirmish, Pretti escaped from the officer and went toward the crowd.—
Hailey Bullis,
The Washington Examiner,
2 Feb. 2026
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And people are still very much interested in it, and if the two women still get along.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
1 Feb. 2026
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Pratt, who is the author of two books on wildlife and holds lectures on getting along with the natural world, said there is something bigger at stake than removing mountain lions from the Santa Monica or Santa Ana mountains.—
Steve Scauzillo,
Daily News,
28 Jan. 2026
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The senior White House official blamed Schumer for, during one of his calls with Trump, indicating that House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and his Democrats would go along with the funding deal.—
Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
3 Feb. 2026
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But there were a notable number of lawmakers on both sides who didn’t go along with the majority in their party, as 21 Democrats backed the legislation and 21 Republicans opposed it.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
3 Feb. 2026
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