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as in counted (up to)
to have a total of
your bill comes to $53.74
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as in amounted (to)
to be the same in meaning or effect
it all comes to nothing in the end
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as in occurred (to)
to enter the mind of
the actual name of the item didn't come to me until I was walking out of the store
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as in came around
to gain consciousness again
after being in a coma for months, the patient quite unexpectedly came to
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Recent Examples of came (to)
Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2026
Young and Elijah came to blows on the apron, knowing that as soon as their feet touch the ground, they would be eliminated.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 15 May 2026
But the Joyce Theatre came to the rescue, and now Tap City is back, celebrating its twenty-fifth anniversary with a week of shows there.
—Sheldon Pearce, New Yorker, 15 May 2026
Tusk's government came to power with a promise to legalize civil unions for same-sex couples.
—ABC News, 14 May 2026
The board also approved a provisional ballot of one voter who didn’t bring an identification card to his or her precinct but came to the Lake County Board of Elections and Registration office the following day to show proper identification, according to a board report.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026
One night, producers from SNL came to check it out, and the rest is history.
—Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 14 May 2026
In state court, a different examination came to the same conclusion last month.
—Ryan Oehrli
may 7, Charlotte Observer, 7 May 2026
With Italy’s surrender to the Allies in 1943, all major tank battles involving their forces came to a halt.
—Matthew S Williams, Interesting Engineering, 7 May 2026
Verb
The Ducks’ Cinderella run through the NHL playoffs came to an end Thursday in a 5-1 loss to the Vegas Golden Knights in Game 6 of their second-round Stanley Cup playoff series.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2026
Young and Elijah came to blows on the apron, knowing that as soon as their feet touch the ground, they would be eliminated.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 15 May 2026
But the Joyce Theatre came to the rescue, and now Tap City is back, celebrating its twenty-fifth anniversary with a week of shows there.
—Sheldon Pearce, New Yorker, 15 May 2026
Tusk's government came to power with a promise to legalize civil unions for same-sex couples.
—ABC News, 14 May 2026
The board also approved a provisional ballot of one voter who didn’t bring an identification card to his or her precinct but came to the Lake County Board of Elections and Registration office the following day to show proper identification, according to a board report.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026
One night, producers from SNL came to check it out, and the rest is history.
—Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 14 May 2026
In state court, a different examination came to the same conclusion last month.
—Ryan Oehrli
may 7, Charlotte Observer, 7 May 2026
With Italy’s surrender to the Allies in 1943, all major tank battles involving their forces came to a halt.
—Matthew S Williams, Interesting Engineering, 7 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for came (to)
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To Paul Baran’s frustration, AT&T never came around — but according to him, their resistance wasn’t all based on technical doubts.—
Laura Isensee,
Scientific American,
18 May 2026
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But Sturm stuck to his guns with his new hybrid man/zone system and the players came around to it.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
9 May 2026
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Authorities allege that Dunmars intentionally struck Hayes' vehicle a second time before leaving the scene.—
Angelique Brenes,
PEOPLE,
16 May 2026
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The agent struck by the bullet was examined by emergency medical services personnel at the scene and was not seriously injured, officials said.—
Mark Price,
Charlotte Observer,
15 May 2026
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Although Alexis’ remains have not been recovered, the Dodge County Medical Examiner’s Office confirmed there has been no official documentation of her death within the state, according to the outlet.—
Angelique Brenes,
PEOPLE,
20 May 2026
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His two children, Athena Lee, 5, and Mateo Lee, 4, were also recovered in Mexico, authorities said.—
Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
20 May 2026
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Five of them will be white balls numbered 1 to 69.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
21 May 2026
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For decades, the total number of satellites orbiting Earth numbered about 4,000, but in the last five years that number has grown to about 14,000.—
Jeremy Hsu,
ArsTechnica,
19 May 2026
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Since the 2023 rule changes meant to speed up the game on the mound, baseball has unmistakably turned back the clock on the bases.—
Chad Jennings,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
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He’d been promoted to colonel after the death of Joshua Fry, but that simply meant that all the responsibility for the defeat at Fort Necessity fell on his shoulders.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 May 2026
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“Came (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/came%20%28to%29. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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