- present tense form of become (3rd person singular).
becomes
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He becomes famous after singing their songs and passing them off as his own.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
The CGI-heavy showdown becomes tedious after a while, and the ending is ambiguous, leaving the door open for a rematch.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026
“It becomes a race between the two over which one affects stock prices more.”
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 18, 2026
Scientists classify it as a xeno-autoantigen, a foreign substance that becomes incorporated into the body's own tissues and can provoke an immune reaction.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026
“California has an enormous shoreline. See? Top to bottom, stretching over eight hundred miles. Land becomes sand and descends into the ocean.”
From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
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