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Recent Examples of comes about
The Braves’ announcement comes about a year after the Texas Rangers’ split from their RSN, which served as the precursor for the launch the in-house Rangers Sports Network.
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Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 24 Feb. 2026
The event comes about a week after CBS barred Steven Colbert from broadcasting an interview with Talarico, citing Federal Communications Commission guidelines on equal opportunity for political candidates.
—Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Feb. 2026
His execution comes about a month after an emotional clemency hearing during which a parole board deciding his fate heard from the victims' families, a survivor of the shooting, and Simpson himself.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 12 Feb. 2026
The news comes about a month after Aldi closed its location near North Sherman Boulevard and West Custer Avenue on Milwaukee's north side.
—Adrienne Davis, jsonline.com, 6 Feb. 2026
The Walnut Hills student demonstration comes about 10 days after the anti-ICE walkout hosted by a few dozen Turpin High School students in Forest Hills School District.
—Grace Tucker, Cincinnati Enquirer, 4 Feb. 2026
The state’s expansion of its criminal probe comes about a week after the Florida election crimes office began conducting in-person audits of several local elections supervisors’ offices, including in Hillsborough, Pinellas and Broward counties.
—Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 29 Jan. 2026
The vote comes about two months before the commission is scheduled to deliver a list of recommendations to the council.
—Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2026
What’s different this time The possibility of a partial shutdown comes about two months after a record-long closure of the federal government in the fall that lasted for 43 days.
—Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 27 Jan. 2026
Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 24 Feb. 2026
The event comes about a week after CBS barred Steven Colbert from broadcasting an interview with Talarico, citing Federal Communications Commission guidelines on equal opportunity for political candidates.
—Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Feb. 2026
His execution comes about a month after an emotional clemency hearing during which a parole board deciding his fate heard from the victims' families, a survivor of the shooting, and Simpson himself.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 12 Feb. 2026
The news comes about a month after Aldi closed its location near North Sherman Boulevard and West Custer Avenue on Milwaukee's north side.
—Adrienne Davis, jsonline.com, 6 Feb. 2026
The Walnut Hills student demonstration comes about 10 days after the anti-ICE walkout hosted by a few dozen Turpin High School students in Forest Hills School District.
—Grace Tucker, Cincinnati Enquirer, 4 Feb. 2026
The state’s expansion of its criminal probe comes about a week after the Florida election crimes office began conducting in-person audits of several local elections supervisors’ offices, including in Hillsborough, Pinellas and Broward counties.
—Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 29 Jan. 2026
The vote comes about two months before the commission is scheduled to deliver a list of recommendations to the council.
—Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2026
What’s different this time The possibility of a partial shutdown comes about two months after a record-long closure of the federal government in the fall that lasted for 43 days.
—Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 27 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for comes about
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The food and drink As with most of the smaller Parisian hotels, all the food and drink action happens in the same place—the property’s entrance is designed to be a comfortable lounge, bar, and breakfast area.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
24 Feb. 2026
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If your phone heats up while running AI, imagine what happens inside a massive data center.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
24 Feb. 2026
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There is no clear frontrunner in the gubernatorial field.—
David Mark,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Feb. 2026
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There is also a Zoom viewing option.—
Pomerado News,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Feb. 2026
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Quentin Gee, a manager at the California Energy Commission, said the advantage of heat pumps comes down to thermodynamics.—
Ben Christopher,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Mar. 2026
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The net opens mid-air, entangles the drone and deploys a parachute so everything comes down safely.—
Jan Wagner,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Feb. 2026
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Tina Brown, who literally comes off better than any other person in the Epstein files, had been in business with Weinstein.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
23 Feb. 2026
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This all comes off as quite wholesome and healthy and refreshing to the large group of investors who spent the past three years bemoaning the increasing concentration of market value in a small cluster of AI-chasing tech platform giants.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Comes about.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comes%20about. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.
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