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

The incident comes about a year after a teenager died in rural Iowa, after he was shot by a fellow hunter who apparently mistook him for a squirrel. — Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026

The decision comes about two months after the Marvel Studios show’s third season wrapped filming. — Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 21 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

The alarming milestone at Lake Powell, reached Saturday, comes about a week after the river’s other major reservoir, Lake Mead, also hit a historic low. — ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026

Indeed, flow state research shows that our optimal performance only comes about under challenging conditions. — Ginny Whitelaw, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026