Thesaurus results for 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?

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Recent Examples of comes about The filing comes about two weeks after Kelly ruled that CNN, MS NOW and Politico are likely to succeed in the extraordinary case pitting the president against the news outlets that cover him. — ABC News, 29 Oct. 2026 Trotter's arrest comes about five months after the district announced his appointment as principal. — Doug Myers, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026 The move to change county data center zoning rules comes about five months after the plan commission gave no recommendation for a data center in Eagle Creek Township near Lowell. — Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026 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 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

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Her day job as a director of a local preschool means the agony and ecstasy of six figure bidding wars happens largely after Plant has clocked off.

— Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2026
Pablo, who has called Davie home for 15 years, says heavy flooding in his neighborhood happens every two to three years.

— Chelsea Jones, CBS News, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of happens

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There is tension in any business where customers want better value, franchisees want healthier returns, and shareholders want faster growth.

— Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 6 Nov. 2026
There is also a gym on the same floor outfitted with Technogym equipment.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of is

Verb

If the Senate majority comes down to Maine or Alaska and if those races are very close, the outcome will probably take some days to verify, Kousser said.

— Justine McDaniel, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026
On Seattle’s side, Darnold’s passing line comes down to protection against a Bears pass rush that’ll be fired up for a national audience.

— OutKick, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of comes down

Verb

So, from a standpoint of how these events likely evolve, there could be small rocks and gravel and stuff that comes off where the slide is, as that rock mass adjusts to the fact that this piece just popped off.

— Erika Stanish, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
Remember that when the cast first comes off, the nose is still swollen and far from its final result.

— Carlos Wolf, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2026

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