came about

verb

past tense of come about
as in happened
to take place how did all this come about?

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Recent Examples of came about The first emergency call about a detainee trying to harm himself came about a month after Camp East Montana — an immigration detention center in El Paso, Texas — started to house immigrants. — Perla Trevizo, ProPublica, 28 Aug. 2026 Warsh acknowledged that forward guidance was essential during the Great Recession, when the practice came about (Warsh was a Fed governor during that time). — Jeff Marks,zev Fima,kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026 The ballot measure came about because the Restore Our Roads group and lawmakers failed to compromise. — Shaun Boyd, CBS News, 27 Aug. 2026 This is where the creation of the aforementioned fictional Barrow’s Green came about, which eventually came to life in the form of The Six Bells Inn. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Aug. 2026 In an interview with Vogue after the runway, Sean explained how the opportunity came about. — Emma Banks, InStyle, 26 Aug. 2026 Slater’s free kick for the second goal, headed in by Mendy, came about because Tielemans was nutmegged on the edge of the area by Mohamed Belloumi, and the United new boy fouled the Hull midfielder. — Liam Tharme, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026 Christopher Bakes, a Jesuit alumnus and co-leader of the group, said the petitioners do not oppose admitting girls but object to how the decision came about. — Alula Alderson, Sacbee.com, 23 Aug. 2026 The agreement came about amid exceptionally heightened tensions in a case that gained national attention and became highly politicized along racial lines — Anthony is Black and Metcalf was White. — Ben Brachfeld, PEOPLE, 21 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for came about
  1. happened
  2. was
  3. went on
  4. came down
  5. came
  6. occurred
Verb
  • A lot of things happened over the course of the history of baseball.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 29 Aug. 2026
  • But that’s just what happened, as Arlington seized a statement 38-22 victory.
    — Charles Baggarly August 29, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of happened
Verb
  • Sanft asked jurors if there was any evidence that Davis had ever called the shots before or after the shooting.
    — Jonathan Landrum Jr, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2026
  • On top of the moving-camera-foamy-dark-mouth challenge, there was the plaque challenge.
    — Jenny Bailly, Allure, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of was
Verb
  • The album went on to win a Grammy for best contemporary R&B album at the 49th annual award show in 2007.
    — Caché McClay, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Milner went on a minor-league rehab assignment July 29 after an appendectomy.
    — Andy Martinez, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of went on
Verb
  • But the competition came down to the wire in Mora’s first three years as Ta’Quan Roberson ultimately won the job over freshman Zion Turner in 2022, then Fagnano won it over Roberson in 2023 before losing it to Nick Evers in 2024.
    — Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Like others, Birchfield is curious about which species came down.
    — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of came down
Verb
  • 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
  • All five of Bednar’s outs came via strikeout on Wednesday.
    — Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 7 Aug. 2025
Definition of came
Verb
  • The Christiana Riot, also known as the Christiana Resistance, occurred in Christiana, Pennsylvania, where free Black people and escaped slaves successfully resisted a federal marshal’s raid to capture four fugitive slaves.
    — USA Today, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Following the consolidation, layoffs at several properties, including Carowinds, occurred ahead of its seasonal opening last year.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of occurred

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