as in happens
to take place
how did all this come about?
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Recent Examples of comes about
The pair, co-leaders of Rockefeller University’s Laboratory of Morphogenesis, had been trying to figure out how the regular spacing of a bird’s feathers comes about.
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Anna Demming, Quanta Magazine, 10 Oct. 2025
The op-ed comes about a month after seven former directors and two former acting directors of the CDC wrote an op-ed for The New York Times, accusing Kennedy of endangering the health of Americans.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2025
The trip comes about a month after the couple tied the knot in an idyllic wedding overlooking Lake Coeur d’Alene in northern Idaho.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025
The news comes about three months after Kpop Demon Hunters premiered on Netflix, quickly becoming a pop culture phenomenon.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 29 Sep. 2025
The historic finding comes about a decade after the first detection of gravitational waves performed by a famous instrument known as LIGO.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
Joe’s decision to run comes about after two incidents involving social media.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2025
In the event that a deal comes about, McLaurin is in a position to enter the fold quickly.
—Kevin McCormick, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Aug. 2025
That’s how the fluency of LLMs comes about.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Anna Demming, Quanta Magazine, 10 Oct. 2025
The op-ed comes about a month after seven former directors and two former acting directors of the CDC wrote an op-ed for The New York Times, accusing Kennedy of endangering the health of Americans.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2025
The trip comes about a month after the couple tied the knot in an idyllic wedding overlooking Lake Coeur d’Alene in northern Idaho.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025
The news comes about three months after Kpop Demon Hunters premiered on Netflix, quickly becoming a pop culture phenomenon.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 29 Sep. 2025
The historic finding comes about a decade after the first detection of gravitational waves performed by a famous instrument known as LIGO.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
Joe’s decision to run comes about after two incidents involving social media.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2025
In the event that a deal comes about, McLaurin is in a position to enter the fold quickly.
—Kevin McCormick, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Aug. 2025
That’s how the fluency of LLMs comes about.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for comes about
Verb
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What happens if the enhanced subsidies expire?—
Berkeley Lovelace Jr,
NBC news,
31 Oct. 2025
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However, leaking information about fights, movements, and filming activity happens all the time.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
31 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Lawson may not suit up against the Bears, but there is a chance that Jackson will.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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But there is a sense that these great rivals are more evenly matched this time around, with Xabi Alonso’s arrival helping to tighten up a Madrid side who still look just as devastating up top.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
Verb
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So, deciding when and whether to get on HRT still comes down to a personal cost-benefit analysis.—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
24 Oct. 2025
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Cutting flowers from your garden comes down to cutting at precisely the right time of day for the best results.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
17 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Then the shirt comes off and the stomach is sucked in.—
David Kamp,
New Yorker,
4 Oct. 2025
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All of it — again, apparently done with no warning or prep time for Levy — comes off with bizarre credulity.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
3 Oct. 2025
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