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
Our community is small, and when someone like Scott comes along, we are comforted and start growing confidence that perhaps the city administration will look back at the iniquitous history that left us landless in our own homeland.
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Richard B. Williams, Denver Post, 10 Sep. 2025
Today’s tech giants are in danger of irrelevance if a scrappier upstart comes along.
—Tiz Gambacorta, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
So how’s that cure coming along?
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2025
And then everything changed when the little one came along.
—A Dialogue, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2025
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Richard B. Williams, Denver Post, 10 Sep. 2025
Today’s tech giants are in danger of irrelevance if a scrappier upstart comes along.
—Tiz Gambacorta, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
So how’s that cure coming along?
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2025
And then everything changed when the little one came along.
—A Dialogue, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for come along
Verb
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After progressing through one or both certifications, learners are able to obtain digital badges and shareable credentials.—
Malana VanTyler,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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But as the year progresses, carmakers are not expected to offer a lot of deals, said Cox Automotive executive analyst Erin Keating.—
Jamie L. LaReau,
Freep.com,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Ford dropped it from the Explorer’s retail lineup, but continues to offer it in police vehicles, which benefit from its ability to power AC and other accessories without running the engine when parked, as patrol vehicles often spend lots of time doing.—
Mark Phelan,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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Never follow your boyfriend to college, especially a seemingly mediocre college, as Belly does with Jeremiah to the fictional Finch.—
Vogue,
Vogue,
11 Sep. 2025
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Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) has pitched the short-term extension as a way to keep the government open so negotiations can proceed on fuller budget talks and cross-party negotiations on the expiring Obamacare subsidies.—
Ramsey Touchberry,
The Washington Examiner,
17 Sep. 2025
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The Epstein reference in this week’s new lawsuit might give the Times an opening to question Trump about the matter if the case proceeds to the deposition phase.—
Brian Stelter,
CNN Money,
16 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Wildfire worries With the worsening drought comes worries over wildfires.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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The first strike actually came defensively.—
Brendan Connelly,
Boston Herald,
13 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The Cougars got the ball to start and marched down the field and scored.—
Cody Thorn,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 Sep. 2025
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Instead of buckling to the pressure, McCarthy and company marched down the field and put together three impressive scoring drives.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
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Lucky went 1,500 days in the shelter without being adopted, then everything changed.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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Before all that happened, though, there was the eight-course dinner, which went totally fine as predicted.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
16 Sep. 2025
Verb
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These responses reflect whether people in the workplace get along — not the actual culture itself.—
Tracy Lawrence,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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The animal not getting along with other pets or humans in the house.—
Cody Godwin,
USA Today,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Slots are now something that people play in groups — and there's a lot of hooting and hollering that goes along with it.—
Ashley J. DiMella , Larry Fink,
FOXNews.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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This was getting better as the game went along, one of manager Mike Shildt’s core tenets.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Sep. 2025
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