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 hearing comes about two years after the attack at the high school, the deadliest school shooting in Georgia history. — Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 28 July 2026 Lopez’s Instagram post comes about 18 months after the singer finalized her divorce from Ben Affleck. — Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 24 July 2026 The launch comes about two months since the 12th test flight that was the first time Elon Musk’s company flew Version 3 of the rocket. — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 July 2026 The news comes about four months after United introduced the Relax Row, which is a trio of economy seats that can transform into a couch on long-haul flights. — Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 14 July 2026 The news of the investigation comes about two weeks after the monitor overseeing the union for the federal government published a scathing report in federal court, alleging that Fain did, indeed, retaliate unfairly against Boyer in 2024. — Liam Rappleye, Freep.com, 12 July 2026 The exhibition comes about two years after Brown began fully embracing her identity as a trans woman. — Kansas City Star, 8 July 2026 New Glenn explodes on launch pad in Florida The news comes about a month after the New Glenn rocket exploded in Florida, dealing severe damage to the surrounding infrastructure in Cape Canaveral. — Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 8 July 2026 The pickup comes about six weeks after Nemesis premiered; the show spent its first five weeks in the streamer’s worldwide top 10 for English-language series. — Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 30 June 2026

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That process happens anywhere in the world — including in the human gut, where microbes eat indigestible foods, and create a byproduct medical doctors might describe as flatulence.

— Denise Hruby, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026
This is different from a total lunar eclipse, which happens when the entire moon is covered by our planet's shadow.

— Julia Gomez, USA Today, 30 July 2026

Definition of happens

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While pets are not allowed in the inn, there is one room set aside with its own private entrance that is pet friendly, for a fee.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 July 2026
Mediators have been trying to negotiate with Hamas for months on implementing the plan, but there is skepticism in the region that Hamas will hold up its end of the bargain.

— Jeremy Diamond, CNN Money, 31 July 2026

Definition of is

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Designers who work on shared homes say the difference usually comes down to a handful of early decisions, most of them made before a single box is unpacked.

— Ashley Lynch, Miami Herald, 27 July 2026
That contradiction ultimately comes down to how much our country believes a disabled person is worth.

— Steve Way, Time, 27 July 2026

Definition of comes down

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On July 12, Fable 5 comes off subscription plans and moves to prepaid usage credits at $10 per million input tokens and $50 per million output tokens.

— Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
And then, there’s the leader, who breaks down just about every huddle when the team comes off the field and prepares to bat.

— Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 25 May 2026

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