as in happened
to take place
how did all this come about?
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Recent Examples of came about
That came about 24 hours after Roberts hired a new coach away from Akron, a decision that the Akron AD later said was motivated by… money.
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Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 3 Apr. 2026
The effort came about a year after the village had rejected a highly controversial, earlier plan to locate the museum on two acres in a residential area behind a Hebrew day school.
—Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2026
The comment came about 10 minutes after Batula and West posted their joint statement.
—Jenni Fink, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
The investigation came about after Kid Rock shared a video to X of himself saluting the helicopter hovering near his home.
—Annie Harrigan, Billboard, 31 Mar. 2026
And that only came about out of frustration.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 31 Mar. 2026
The album came about after McCartney met with go-to rock producer Andrew Watt.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 26 Mar. 2026
Her interest in politics and election mechanics came about while growing up in Culver City, where her father served as a councilman and mayor.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2026
The country’s very first poly-friendly city ordinance came about almost by happenstance.
—Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026
Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 3 Apr. 2026
The effort came about a year after the village had rejected a highly controversial, earlier plan to locate the museum on two acres in a residential area behind a Hebrew day school.
—Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2026
The comment came about 10 minutes after Batula and West posted their joint statement.
—Jenni Fink, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
The investigation came about after Kid Rock shared a video to X of himself saluting the helicopter hovering near his home.
—Annie Harrigan, Billboard, 31 Mar. 2026
And that only came about out of frustration.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 31 Mar. 2026
The album came about after McCartney met with go-to rock producer Andrew Watt.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 26 Mar. 2026
Her interest in politics and election mechanics came about while growing up in Culver City, where her father served as a councilman and mayor.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2026
The country’s very first poly-friendly city ordinance came about almost by happenstance.
—Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for came about
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The most recent deadly chase happened in Pomona on Wednesday night.—
Tom Wait,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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Hernandez said he was encouraged by recent meetings with Republican members of Congress from his home state, Florida, but worries other priorities will drown out the bill, as has happened in the past.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 Apr. 2026
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With the Iran war in its fifth week, attacks in the Middle East continued and there was still no clear end to the war.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
31 Mar. 2026
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There was consensus on protecting the victims.—
Charlie Lapastora,
CBS News,
31 Mar. 2026
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Until last month, their longest stretch apart came when Bello went on a multi-day field trip in seventh grade.—
Mathew Miranda,
Sacbee.com,
31 Mar. 2026
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Recently, Joe Kent, the former head of the National Counterterrorism Center, who resigned earlier this month in opposition to the war, went on Tucker Carlson’s show.—
Jay Caspian Kang,
New Yorker,
31 Mar. 2026
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Dearth said Crew came down with the flu last year, but his symptoms didn't seem to be getting better with time.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 Apr. 2026
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Sarah Gardner was outside the courtroom in downtown LA when that verdict came down.—
Shannon Bond,
NPR,
3 Apr. 2026
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That came just a few days after news broke that Palantir had secured a $10 billion contract from the US Army over the next decade.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
7 Aug. 2025
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All five of Bednar’s outs came via strikeout on Wednesday.—
Brendan Kuty,
New York Times,
7 Aug. 2025
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But a major turning point in the power of the office occurred in 2009 with the contested reelection of the hard-liner president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, amid widespread allegations of electoral fraud.—
Roxane Razavi,
The Conversation,
2 Apr. 2026
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Most of the operations that have occurred on the mission so far have helped build toward the TLI burn.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
2 Apr. 2026
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