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 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
  • Don’t expect cinematic mega-floods or massive storms happening simultaneously all around the world every day for the next year.
    — Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026
  • This adoption is happening while the American open-weight bench thins out.
    — Ashish Bhatia, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of happening
Verb
  • Meanwhile, for those of us steeped in the tech field, there is quite a bit of head scratching going on.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2026
  • One of its recent projects is happening in Westport, where crews recently resumed work on the Westport Stormwater Improvement Project after going on hiatus for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
    — Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 21 July 2026
Definition of going on
Verb
  • Getting everything out is so chaotic that guests start coming down the slide before they’re even done.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Both had introduced a Friday lunchtime town hall — a weekly hour where people could talk through changes coming down the pipeline before and during the transformation.
    — Owen Fitzpatrick, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of coming down
Verb
  • Well, one possible reason for looking elsewhere was the uncertain status of quarterback Patrick Mahomes, who is coming off knee surgery to repair two torn ligaments.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2026
  • Legionnaires’ Disease Germs that live in hot tubs or pools can also infect people who breathe in steam or mist coming off the water.
    — Amanda MacMillan, Health, 30 July 2026
Definition of coming off
Verb
  • Walker was carted off the field at training camp on Tuesday after going down following a pass rush play.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026
  • The two had a conversation several weeks ago, Mozeliak said, and there was mutual agreement not to contemplate going down that road.
    — Sam Blum, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of going down
Verb
  • Smoke from the #WoodsideFire is expected to continue to flow into the North Bay valleys with the peak transport occurring in the afternoon and evening hours.
    — Tim Fang, CBS News, 31 July 2026
  • Crime has been down considerably across the city this year, despite several high-profile events occurring in recent months.
    — Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2026
Definition of occurring
Verb
  • Military analysts believe these capabilities will shape the future of air combat over the coming decades.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 3 Aug. 2026
  • In making decisions, teams figure to factor the NCAA's coming appeal of Sweeney's order and whether to risk bringing back players who could then be declared ineligible if her decision is overturned.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of coming

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