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Definition of came (to)next
past tense of come (to)

came to

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verb (2)

past tense of come to
as in came around
to gain consciousness again after being in a coma for months, the patient quite unexpectedly came to

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Recent Examples of came (to)
Verb
Tuesday night’s episode of NBC’s The Voice saw team leaders Kelly Clarkson, Adam Levine, Queen Latifah, and Riley Green complete their rosters as the Blind Auditions came to an end. — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 7 Oct. 2026 The idea for the set came to Blazy while on holiday in the south of Italy, where he was inspired by an area of Calabria that acts a natural reserve for birds. — Fiona Sinclair Scott, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026 That dream came to a screeching halt six years ago, when a sinkhole tore open that revealed an old mine lurking under Hideaway Hills -- forcing more than a dozen families to flee. — ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026 The contest for our land came to be between the British crown and the colonists. — J. B. MacKinnon, Harpers Magazine, 29 Sep. 2026 Emilee Chinn / Getty Images The aging core The once-youthful core that came to define two straight World Cup cycles will soon age into its 30s. — Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026 This musical era came to a violent end under the Khmer Rouge regime of the 1970s, which shuttered entertainment venues and killed nine in ten of the country’s professional musicians. — H.m.a. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 15 Sep. 2026 Fans said goodbye to Deborah and the rest of the Hacks gang when the show came to an end in May. — Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2026 As the hearing came to a close, Bessent acknowledged the tough nature of the appearance. — Matt Peterson, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for came (to)
Verb
  • Carmel-by-the-Sea just got numbered street addresses for the first time in its 110-year history.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026
  • By the end of the decade, Keen was regarded as the biggest name in Texas music, and his crowds in the Lone Star State frequently numbered in the tens of thousands.
    — Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • For families Ski vacations and mountain vacations are meant to be enjoyed with the whole family—there’s little that is more connecting than a day on the slopes.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • The move is meant to bring down high diesel costs across the country ahead of the midterm elections.
    — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 6 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • As a sheriff’s deputies arrived at the scene, a second vehicle struck the Thaxton, according to the post.
    — Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Davidson struck me as being fearful, clinging to a handful of ugly stories about trans people as a sign of things to come in women-only spaces.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Milwaukee opened the scoring in the third when Frelick reached on an infield single, stole second and came around on a single by Mitchell, an Orange County native and UCLA product.
    — Greg Beacham, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026
  • On a candlelit Wednesday evening in Chinatown, the 2026 Image Makers came around an open-air table to celebrate each other.
    — Ashley SP, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Zeno would collect victims’ funds and later withdraw them in cash, which has not been recovered.
    — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Oct. 2026
  • His body was recovered early Wednesday morning using a helicopter from Yosemite National Park and crew from Friends of Yosemite Search and Rescue.
    — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026

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“Came (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/came%20%28to%29. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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