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 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 The case comes about three years after another major foreclosure case where the justices ruled against local governments. — ABC News, 23 June 2026 The move comes about 2½ years after Cancer CAREpoint relocated to to 2512 Samaritan Court in San Jose’s Cambrian neighborhood. — Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 21 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for comes about
  1. happens
  2. is
  3. comes down
  4. comes off
Verb
  • As happens in many parts of Italy, the problem of finding work or decent housing is compounded by personal and family vulnerabilities.
    — Ed Meza, Variety, 23 July 2026
  • That, however, happens before a large-scale turnaround, where an enormous amount of hard work, a decade now for No Man’s Sky, turns it into something truly great.
    — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
Definition of happens
Verb
  • There is arguably no greater example of the players’ power than in 2020 when members of the Atlanta Dream wore T-shirts endorsing then-Democratic candidate Raphael Warnock who at the time was running against Loeffler.
    — Annie Costabile, New York Times, 24 July 2026
  • The alleged purpose of the bill is to improve the retention of police and firefighters, but evidence shows there isn’t a retention crisis among these employees.
    — Zachary Christensen, Oc Register, 24 July 2026
Definition of is
Verb
  • The reason comes down to how this particular parasite gets detected.
    — Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
  • The difference between a good flight and a great one often comes down to what’s in your carry-on.
    — Morgan Ashley Parker, Travel + Leisure, 13 July 2026
Definition of comes down
Verb
  • 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
Definition of comes off

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