Synonyms of comes about

comes about

verb

present tense third-person singular of come about

as in happens

to take place

how did all this come about?

Synonyms & Similar Words

• happens
• is
• comes down
• comes off
• comes
• occurs
• comes to pass
• goes down
• goes on
• does
• chances
• transpires
• passes
• cooks
• haps
• befalls
• betides
• comes up
• shapes (up)
• rises
• turns out
• falls out
• develops
• crops (up)
• goes off
• springs (up)
• arises
• materializes
• proceeds
• results
• follows
• intervenes
• breaks

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of comes about

That’s partly because of the contingencies of how a book review comes about. — Lola Seaton, The New York Review of Books, 17 Oct. 2026

Notably, the new action comes about a month after UMG had sued DistroKid in September, claiming the company has helped empower bad actors to upload AI slop songs at mass scale, diluting the royalty pool for genuine artists. — Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2026

The new study comes about six months after the emperor penguin was declared an endangered species. — CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026

The star’s post comes about a month after fans first noticed that Jimin had seemingly made a solo account on TikTok, separate from BTS’ profile — which, at press time, has more than 80 million followers. — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 29 Sep. 2026

The news comes about five months after Wiseman and Glover were part of a four-person crew that rode a NASA spacecraft on a 10-day journey toward the moon. — Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026

The story comes about a year after a New Orleans couple made a similarly mysterious discovery in their backyard. — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 29 Aug. 2026

Aidan’s birth comes about a year after Olivera and Heavy went public with their relationship in 2025. — Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 25 Aug. 2026

The letter comes about a week after Sharpton addressed the notion that he might be sued and welcomed that possibility during the event at the National Association of Black Journalists’ conference. — Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026