as in happening
to take place
how did all this come about?
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coming about
Verb
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Gossip blogs on the Housewives have become an entire cottage industry, and that’s a far more likely explanation as to why this tends to keep happening.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
5 Nov. 2025 -
What happened to us at this company is happening at another company in another sector.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The way Easterwood sees it, people don’t think voting in local elections affects them as personally as what’s going on at the White House and at the state level.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
7 Nov. 2025
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Bottom line The most likely scenario moving forward has the Oilers activating Walman this weekend, with Regula possibly going on IR.—
Allan Mitchell,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The cobwebs are coming down, and the twinkle lights are going up!—
Caroline Ritzie,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
5 Nov. 2025
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As for borrowing against home equity, lending rates have been coming down slowly.—
Jeanne Sahadi,
CNN Money,
29 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Springsteen’s coming off a massive E Street Band tour and disappearing into himself.—
Henry Selick,
IndieWire,
6 Nov. 2025
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Stocks had been coming off a monthslong hot streak.—
John Towfighi,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Those injury issues bled into his junior year, with the 6-foot running back going down on the first day of fall camp in late July.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
5 Nov. 2025
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The vaccination rates for flu, measles, and tetanus are also going down.—
Phillip Reese,
CNN Money,
5 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Helm can’t see into the growling squawking forest to know what’s occurring in there.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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The warning forecasts sustained surface winds, or frequent gusts, in the range of 34 knots (39 mph) to 47 knots (54 mph), either predicted or occurring, and not directly associated with a tropical cyclone, the NWS glossary explains.—
Sarah Moore,
Freep.com,
3 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Butler had been allowed supervised visitation every Saturday and, according to court records, was expected to gain unsupervised visitation rights in the coming weeks.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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The two companies, which share similar brand- and consumer-focused philosophies, are increasingly coming into direct competition as Ralph Lauren builds in handbags, Coach’s bread-and-butter business.—
Evan Clark,
Footwear News,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Coming about.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coming%20about. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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