as in to happen
to take place
how did all this come about?
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The idea of putting the sunflowers on display came about when researching Lenexa’s City of Festivals exhibit, said Ashley Nguyen, recreation supervisor of history at the city of Lenexa’s Parks & Recreation Department.
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Debra Skodack, Kansas City Star, 13 May 2025
The ruling was spurred by an application by Rose’s lawyer and family, and came about as Rose was the first player banned after the tenure of baseball’s first commissioner, Kenesaw Mountain Landis — who originated the rule of no gambling in baseball in 1921 — to die while still on the list.
—Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 13 May 2025
The show gave fans a look into how this team change came about.
—Lydia Mee, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 May 2025
The move to Forest came about as these things often do: gradually, then suddenly.
—Nick Miller, New York Times, 9 May 2025
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Debra Skodack, Kansas City Star, 13 May 2025
The ruling was spurred by an application by Rose’s lawyer and family, and came about as Rose was the first player banned after the tenure of baseball’s first commissioner, Kenesaw Mountain Landis — who originated the rule of no gambling in baseball in 1921 — to die while still on the list.
—Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 13 May 2025
The show gave fans a look into how this team change came about.
—Lydia Mee, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 May 2025
The move to Forest came about as these things often do: gradually, then suddenly.
—Nick Miller, New York Times, 9 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for come about
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Don’t miss what’s happening People on X are the first to know. Don’t miss what’s happening People on X are the first to know.—
X (formerly Twitter),
X (formerly Twitter),
30 May 2025
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Sure enough, that’s what happened with the Broncos.—
Nick Kosmider,
New York Times,
29 May 2025
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There are also tons of deals on travel clothes, from matching sets to wear on the plane to comfy maxi dresses to go from day to night.—
Aly Walansky,
Travel + Leisure,
24 May 2025
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There are two souvenir shops — The 1-UP Factory and Mario Motors stores.—
Samantha Neely,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
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The final decision came down to online safety and the need to maintain professional relationships with her clients.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
People.com,
25 May 2025
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Then, when rates do come down and investors go looking for higher income, the value of these funds’ bonds—and indeed the value of these funds themselves—should rise.—
Michael Foster,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2025
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Building failures, from malfunctioning boilers and coolers to plumbing and roof leaks, are increasingly occurring, some of them during high-profile medical and tech conventions, the most recent just a couple of months ago.—
Lori Weisberg,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 May 2025
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Though the park did not specify what year the church was developed, scholars generally say that Late Antiquity occurred between the third and sixth centuries.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
25 May 2025
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