COME-ALONG Synonyms: 64 Similar and Opposite Words

come along

verb

Definition of come along

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 Gabriel Luke Beauregard Jagger Mick and Hall’s fourth child, Gabriel Luke Beauregard Jagger, came along on December 9, 1997. — Giovana Gelhoren, InStyle, 26 Sep. 2026 Yes, Sigle is coming into his own, and the 49ers’ defensive destiny is coming along for the ride. — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 25 Sep. 2026 Fifteen minutes later a heavy buck came along the same trail the spike had walked. — Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 24 Sep. 2026 Those dangers, however, come along with potential financial benefits, some experts told ABC News. — Max Zahn, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for come along

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Verb

Detecting adenocarcinomas early can help keep them from progressing to advanced disease.

— Alice Park, Time, 14 Oct. 2026
Sepesi said one of the biggest challenges with lung cancer is that symptoms often do not appear until the disease has progressed.

— Tori Mason, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of progress

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PhotoTat can have additional practical applications, including for medical tattoos like those done on cancer patients undergoing radiation therapy.

— Devika Rao, TheWeek, 19 Oct. 2026
OpenAI has reportedly floated the idea of giving the government up to a 5% stake in the company and suggested other leading AI companies do the same.

— Sarah Cannon, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of do

Verb

Nevertheless, based on paleomagnetism, scientists had concluded that true polar wander had been negligible, or slow to proceed, in the distant past.

— Keith Cooper, Space.com, 13 Oct. 2026
Kon called on the government to disarm civilians, questioning how elections could proceed amid such insecurity.

— ABC News, ABC News, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of proceed

Verb

The post came roughly seven hours after Anthropic's Sunday announcement.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 20 Oct. 2026
In a matter of weeks, when the midterm results are tallied and the next campaign begins, Democrats with presidential dreams know the question will be coming.

— David Weigel, semafor.com, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of come

Verb

After recording a safety, K-State accepted the football and marched 41 yards in eight plays, but had to settle for a 28-yard field goal by Rodriguez.

— Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2026
Why is the team of robots working hard one moment, and marching in formation the next?

— Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of march

Verb

Trailing the Brewers 2-0 in the best-of-seven series, the Dodgers desperately need to put themselves in the best possible position to win Game 3 and avoid four straight win-or-go-home contests.

— Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
As a result of the fine, Treasury said that Bank of America will work with a third party to report any further transactions to FinCEN that had gone undetected.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of go

Verb

This is disgraceful political opportunism, and Zohran should not simply go along with it, particularly when immigrant families’ livelihoods are being destroyed.

— Gloria Pazmino, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2026
The question of child exploitation had been raised occasionally as the series went along, but that apparently did not trigger a closer look.

— Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 13 Oct. 2026

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