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
The show will follow the Dykstras from the beginning to the end of building the house themselves, including sourcing the materials for building the home, consulting on the best way to honor Wright’s original design, and, of course, the troubles that come along with modern-day building codes.
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Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Sep. 2025
If all that is a little too cerebral, viewers can wait out the pontificating until the next performance comes along.
—Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 31 Aug. 2025
Then the Roc Nation School of Music, Sports and Entertainment at Long Island University came along.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 30 Aug. 2025
Catfish that big don’t come along very often – even at Lockport – but fish in the 20-pound range are relatively common.
—Brad Dokken, Twin Cities, 29 Aug. 2025
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Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Sep. 2025
If all that is a little too cerebral, viewers can wait out the pontificating until the next performance comes along.
—Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 31 Aug. 2025
Then the Roc Nation School of Music, Sports and Entertainment at Long Island University came along.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 30 Aug. 2025
Catfish that big don’t come along very often – even at Lockport – but fish in the 20-pound range are relatively common.
—Brad Dokken, Twin Cities, 29 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for come along
Verb
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Follow your interests so passion fuels progress.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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The issue is that the team might need more help as the season progresses.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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Revord does the audio themself, and worked with a dialect coach to perfect British accents and learn how to act without facial expressions or gestures.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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Trump has done less of this in his second term, preferring to twist arms and lobby lawmakers privately this time.—
W. James Antle III,
The Washington Examiner,
4 Sep. 2025
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In a rare move, the panel in Atlanta also voted 2-1 to stop the environmental groups’ case from proceeding in Miami federal court until the appeals court rules on the merits of the state’s request to lift the judge’s injunction.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
9 Sep. 2025
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The honor fell to Rival Son’s majestic vocalist Jay Buchanan, who took the stage barefoot, in a maroon suit, and proceeded to devour the angry rock anthem.—
Joseph Hudak,
Rolling Stone,
9 Sep. 2025
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Russell’s touchdown came 3 plays after Green ran for 35 yards on the first play of the possession that began at midfield.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
7 Sep. 2025
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The multi-styler comes with all kinds of attachments, including several long barrels, two smoothing brushes, a round volumizing brush, and a smoothing dryer.—
Isabel Garcia,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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North Crowley took the opening kick of the second half, and Harris marched the Panthers 67 yards for a score.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 Sep. 2025
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After the speeches on the Capitol steps, the crowd marched to 8th Street and then back toward the Capitol.—
Shannon Tyler,
Idaho Statesman,
6 Sep. 2025
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While the most obvious advice is to not drive through deep floods, people want to get to their destinations and often go right into the asphalt swamp.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
9 Sep. 2025
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Meanwhile, on The Bold and the Beautiful, Ridge has had his own will-they-won't-they situation going with Rebecca Budig's Taylor Hayes.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
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My older sister and I didn’t get along for most of our lives.—
A Dialogue,
Literary Hub,
2 Sep. 2025
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Everybody knew everybody and got along.—
Meagan Jordan,
Rolling Stone,
29 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Pavia says that if the CDC goes along with the new FDA guidelines, insurance companies may decide not to cover the cost of vaccination for healthy children and adults under age 65.—
Tom Gavin,
EverydayHealth.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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Though staff were apologetic, Wolf went along with the request.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Aug. 2025
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“Come along.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/come%20along. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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