came along

verb

past tense of come along
as in progressed
to move forward along a course our backyard makeover is coming along nicely

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Recent Examples of came along That Matrix stuff just came along later. — Caroline Framke, Vulture, 8 June 2026 Much of the agricultural meaning came along for the ride. — Maria A. Rodas, The Conversation, 3 June 2026 In 2020, another disruption came along, this time on a global scale. — Luis Melecio-Zambrano, Mercury News, 10 June 2026 Then legalized sports betting came along, and, with it, millions of dollars for Colorado water projects. — Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 18 June 2026 Eventually, copycat phones came along that could be used on other networks, and today smartphones are ubiquitous. — Scott Horsley, NPR, 12 June 2026 Never in his wildest dreams did John Fogerty consider re-recording his songs — until Taylor Swift came along and did it. — Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 12 June 2026 Courtesy of Francois Duhamel His galactic victory lap has been a long time coming after years of taking any gig that came along. — Josh Weiss, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026 Aside from the draw of getting to play beach volleyball, Anderson said there was a comforting family aspect that came along with FSU. — Ava Dicecca, Sun Sentinel, 29 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for came along
  1. progressed
  2. did
  3. proceeded
  4. marched
  5. came
  6. went along
  7. went
  8. got along
Verb
  • As the evening progressed, however, the noise died down, and the makeshift set at the base of the Statue of Liberty sprung into action, securing a performance without distractions.
    — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 3 July 2026
  • Long story short, the goal was ruled out for offside and the Seleção progressed through to the Round of 16.
    — Ben Church, CNN Money, 3 July 2026
Definition of progressed
Verb
  • Johnson’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment Wednesday, nor did HUD officials.
    — Lizzie Kane, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025
  • Wisconsin Republicans did the same last year, and similar efforts have been raised in other states.
    — Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2025
Definition of did
Verb
  • Judges at times proceeded with hearings before realizing the asylum seeker wasn’t in the room.
    — Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
  • Darwin issued a preliminary injunction on May 21 blocking enforcement of the regulations while the case proceeded.
    — Sofia Williams, Sacbee.com, 1 July 2026
Definition of proceeded
Verb
  • In Washington, the white nationalist group Patriot Front marched through the city, as did counterprotesters.
    — Brittney Melton, NPR, 6 July 2026
  • People in costumes marched alongside floats with advertisements and extravagantly patriotic decorations.
    — Nolan Rogalski, The Providence Journal, 5 July 2026
Definition of marched
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
  • At the time, PayPal was still a division of eBay (EBAY), and when PayPal was spun off into an independent company in 2015, Venmo went along with it.
    — Colin Dodds, Encyclopedia Britannica, 17 June 2026
  • In two days, the Legislature largely went along with a plan for dramatically slashing taxes on a homeowner’s primary residence, a primary source to run all 67 counties, 411 cities and more than 2,000 single-purpose special taxing districts.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 6 June 2026
Definition of went along
Verb
  • The rookie point guard went 7 of 19 from the field and 4 of 9 from 3-point range after struggling with his shot in his summer league debut.
    — Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 7 July 2026
  • Desperate to close the gap, Sebastian Berhalter brought energy off the bench and nearly scored, but his shot went wide left.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 7 July 2026
Definition of went
Verb
  • But the Gen-X icons reportedly got along swimmingly and have long referred to each other as husband and wife because of their wedding scene.
    — Jesse Hassenger, Entertainment Weekly, 1 June 2026
  • Despite evidence that the two got along well enough, rumors spread in Vienna after Mozart’s death that Salieri had poisoned him.
    — Michael Schulman, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
Definition of got along

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“Came along.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/came%20along. Accessed 8 Jul. 2026.

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