as in happening
to take place
how did all this come about?
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coming about
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There's a productivity revolution happening right now, and generative AI is at its center.—
Rupesh Dabbir,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025 -
Analysts noted important differences in the spectacle of the military parade in Beijing and the current exercises happening with the US and its allies.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
16 Sep. 2025
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Instagram is a good place to check up with Jeff Bezos’ new wife and at least get an idea of what’s going on in her life.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
5 Sep. 2025
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After reaching the playoffs for the seventh consecutive time last year, the Braves entered this season with high hopes of getting some star players back healthy and going on a deep postseason run once again.—
Peter Chawaga,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Now, the walls are coming down.—
Charles Morey,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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The feeling on Wall Street is that this implies higher inflation is coming down the pipeline.—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
15 Aug. 2025
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Silva is coming off a dominant performance at UFC 314, submitting Bryce Mitchell in the second round.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Both teams are coming off disappointing defeats.—
Jim Reineking,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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Hood offered an olive branch to Equity last week to co-operate on the issue but Equity is instead going down the appeals route.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
10 Sep. 2025
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A lot of people are making significantly more money doing their own thing than going down the traditional studio route.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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According to the study, this happened before when single cells evolved to become multi-cellular organisms and social insects evolved into ultra-cooperative colonies, although biologists have been skeptical that such a transition is occurring in humans.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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This peak, occurring periodically throughout the sun’s 11-year cycle, represents an increase in solar events like coronal mass ejections and solar flares.—
Ty Roush,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Ahead of Kirk's visit to Utah Valley University, some students started an online petition asking university administrators to stop him from coming.—
Meredith Deliso,
ABC News,
11 Sep. 2025
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As women’s sports across the country get more attention, and the league looks to expand in the coming years, that engagement is even more valuable.—
Leah Asmelash,
CNN Money,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Coming about.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coming%20about. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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