coming about

verb

present participle of come about
as in happening
to take place how did all this come about?

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Recent Examples of coming about About $10 million in premium exchanged hands, with the biggest single trades coming about a half-hour after the announcement when someone bought 2,000 8-strike calls expiring in November and December for about $510,000. — Oliver Renick, CNBC, 19 Aug. 2026 This shift might be coming about due to nostalgia, a desire to restore an older home to its roots, or a need to confine certain activities and items to certain areas. — Sheila Kim, The Spruce, 20 July 2026 Police then shot Kirby in two more hails of gunfire, with the first and last shots coming about 17 seconds apart, video showed. — David K. Li, NBC news, 15 May 2026 That alone suggests there very well may be a sequel coming about the latter, much more controversial half of the King of Pop’s reign. — Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 12 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coming about
  1. happening
  2. going on
  3. coming down
  4. coming off
  5. going down
  6. occurring
  7. coming
Verb
  • When those things do start happening, the scares are every bit as effective as the buildup promises.
    — Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Yeah, just continue and figure out elegant ways to catch up with everyone, like catch up with what’s been happening in the last year.
    — Hilary Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of happening
Verb
  • The location of his injury has led some to wonder if he’ll be hindered — Judge did slump for a few weeks while playing through pain prior to going on the IL — but Boone didn’t share those concerns on Tuesday.
    — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The only thing going on in my mind was, ‘Get your head over the ball’.
    — Andy Mitten, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of going on
Verb
  • The fifth spot is coming down to Mingo, a veteran, and undrafted rookie Camden Brown.
    — Jon Machota, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Neighbors are also extremely relieved to see the tree finally coming down.
    — Asal Rezaei, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of coming down
Verb
  • There should be plenty of opportunity for Stribling given the season-ending injury to Ricky Pearsall, Mike Evans coming off missing the most games of his career in 2025, and the departures of Jauan Jennings and Brandon Aiyuk.
    — Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Rice is coming off a major knee injury, and KC is likely to become a more run-heavy offense.
    — Jess Bryant, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of coming off
Verb
  • The ring features a gradient of pink diamonds going down the band, and both of their deceased parents’ birthstones sit alongside theirs—one on each side.
    — Alexandra Macon, Vogue, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Lawmakers had the choice of going down one of two paths, Stark said.
    — Angus Chen, STAT, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of going down
Verb
  • Videos posted to Instagram show the tornadic waterspouts, a rare weather phenomenon considered a tornado but occurring over water, which extended from the Queens shoreline as thunder boomed overhead.
    — Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Is marketing attracting the right patients, or is the breakdown occurring later in the patient journey?
    — Ashraf Altawashi, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of occurring
Verb
  • That may still be the case in the coming weeks, but the second episode of HBO’s Lanterns makes for a fairly solid (if simple and straightforward) follow-up with some wildly entertaining moments.
    — Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 24 Aug. 2026
  • But the war in Ukraine has been coming ever closer to home for many Russians, hitting them squarely in the pocketbooks.
    — Nathan Hodge, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of coming

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“Coming about.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coming%20about. Accessed 27 Aug. 2026.

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