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came to

VERB

meet expectations

Synonyms

WEAK

admit of comparison with approach arrive bear comparison with come near compare with equal extend get near match measure up to rank with reach resemble rival stand comparison with

Example Sentences

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"Matters came to a head during a family holiday in Easter 2023 in the Lake District, and in October of that year Sarah Robb finally told the police what had been happening to her."

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

Once upon a time, a dynamic young entrepreneur came to him with a brilliant idea that, on paper, could revolutionize healthcare diagnoses and reduce costs exponentially.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

This is how “Fantasy,” my sonic comfort blanket since I was a preschooler, came to be.

From Salon • Jun. 7, 2026

Our critic said the six parts “offer something of an alternative account of how America came to be, with a bit of myth-busting along the way.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

So that is how we all came to live here in Niagara-on-the-Lake.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo