as in happens
to take place
how did all this come about?
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Recent Examples of comes about
The news comes about three months after Kpop Demon Hunters premiered on Netflix, quickly becoming a pop culture phenomenon.
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Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 29 Sep. 2025
The historic finding comes about a decade after the first detection of gravitational waves performed by a famous instrument known as LIGO.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
Joe’s decision to run comes about after two incidents involving social media.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2025
In the event that a deal comes about, McLaurin is in a position to enter the fold quickly.
—Kevin McCormick, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Aug. 2025
That’s how the fluency of LLMs comes about.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
The announcement comes about two months after American started daily service between MIA and Rome.
—Miami Herald, 7 Aug. 2025
Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 29 Sep. 2025
The historic finding comes about a decade after the first detection of gravitational waves performed by a famous instrument known as LIGO.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
Joe’s decision to run comes about after two incidents involving social media.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2025
In the event that a deal comes about, McLaurin is in a position to enter the fold quickly.
—Kevin McCormick, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Aug. 2025
That’s how the fluency of LLMs comes about.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
The announcement comes about two months after American started daily service between MIA and Rome.
—Miami Herald, 7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for comes about
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The worst Obama era moment happens in the gross conversation when Gretchen sits on her sectional with Slade to rake over the coals of the past.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
26 Sep. 2025
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The spiritual experience here, these days, happens when Joyce clocks in.—
Josh Crutchmer,
Rolling Stone,
25 Sep. 2025
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If there is a shutdown, federal workers will not be paid, and federal buildings will close as Congress works to pass a deal to reopen the shuttered government.—
Rachel Schilke,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Sep. 2025
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There is a specific subcategory of magic romance books deal gently with death, that thing that is as much a part of love and life as any amount of comedy, tropes and beats.—
Audrey Goldberg Ruoff,
PEOPLE,
27 Sep. 2025
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The difference between a calm travel day and a stressful one often comes down to what's packed in my carry-on bag.—
Gabriela Garcia,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Sep. 2025
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There's an element of that that really comes down to partnering with our system partners to, again, incorporate those value elements into the physician compensation model so that those physicians can change their behaviors.—
Alexis Kayser,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Sep. 2025
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Park oozes with an old guy’s perception of what charm should be but comes off more like a slightly sleazy Mediterranean oligarch wearing too much shiny gold jewelry.—
David Lyman,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
27 Sep. 2025
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San Diego State comes off a bye week.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Sep. 2025
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“Comes about.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comes%20about. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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