as in to happen
to take place
how did all this come about?
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So these incidents came about because news travelled slow.
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Louise Erdrich, New Yorker, 25 May 2025
Last year’s freedom summer declaration came about after the state overruled a practice in Tampa of deploying rainbow lighting during Pride Month.
—Natalia Jaramillo, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 May 2025
The warning comes about two weeks after a Florida woman was killed when her canoe startled an 11-foot alligator at Lake Kissimmee, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
—Mark Price, Miami Herald, 20 May 2025
The department also recently ended a decades-old school desegregation order in Louisiana that came about in the wake of the Supreme Court's landmark Brown v. Board of Education case.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 22 May 2025
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Louise Erdrich, New Yorker, 25 May 2025
Last year’s freedom summer declaration came about after the state overruled a practice in Tampa of deploying rainbow lighting during Pride Month.
—Natalia Jaramillo, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 May 2025
The warning comes about two weeks after a Florida woman was killed when her canoe startled an 11-foot alligator at Lake Kissimmee, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
—Mark Price, Miami Herald, 20 May 2025
The department also recently ended a decades-old school desegregation order in Louisiana that came about in the wake of the Supreme Court's landmark Brown v. Board of Education case.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 22 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for come about
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The Survivors takes place in Evelyn Bay, Tasmania, Australia – a town still haunted by a tragedy that happened more than 15 years prior.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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Long-range drone attacks continue Russia has repeatedly targeted civilian areas of Ukraine with Shahed drones during the war, as happened on Sunday night.—
Illia Novikov,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2025
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Throughout the day there was some garden variety intraday choppiness, but nothing that would have alarmed investors that weren’t day traders.—
Paolo Confino,
Fortune,
4 June 2025
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There is also a proposal circulating City Hall to push the upcoming November 2025 election to 2026.—
Tess Riski,
Miami Herald,
4 June 2025
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Pollination season was windy, cold and rainy — but supply chain problems began to improve and inventory came down.—
Annika Merrilees,
Sacbee.com,
7 June 2025
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Friday night’s outcome came down to two ridiculous shots from distance that got past one of the best goalies in the NWSL.—
Fernando Ramirez,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 June 2025
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Most of the strikes occur in the summer, killing 20 people each year, according to the NWS.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
7 June 2025
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Are there any nutritional deficiencies that can occur with ADHD diets?—
Patty Weasler,
Verywell Health,
6 June 2025
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“Come about.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/come%20about. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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