come to be

VERB

become

Synonyms

STRONGEST

come develop into grow into turn into

STRONG

convert incline mature metamorphose shift wax

WEAK

alter to assume form of be converted to be reduced to be reformed be remodeled be transformed into change into emerge as eventually be pass into ripen into turn out

Antonyms

STRONG

remain stagnate

VERB

grow

Synonyms

STRONGEST

advance age become breed build come cultivate develop expand flourish gain increase mature multiply produce raise rise spread sprout swell thrive turn widen

STRONG

abound amplify arise augment burgeon dilate enlarge extend germinate heighten issue luxuriate maturate mount originate propagate pullulate ripen shoot stem stretch thicken vegetate wax

WEAK

branch out burst forth fill out get bigger get taller pop up spring up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

cease compress contract decline decrease demolish destroy diminish drop fail halt ignore languish lessen lose lower narrow neglect raze recede reduce repress retreat ruin shrink stop

STRONG

abridge condense curtail hold keep shorten

WEAK

stunt

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In her vision, Warhol’s Factory is a literal assembly line, where actors and artists come to be molded and assembled into products, only to be cast out when they’re deemed defective.

From Salon • Apr. 29, 2026

As agentic AI takes off, server CPUs have come to be seen “as indispensable assets,” TD Cowen analyst Joshua Buchalter wrote in a note to clients last week.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026

His early bet on drones seems obvious now in a war that has come to be dominated by them.

From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026

Mr. Turley describes the Philadelphia mob’s 1779 assault on the home of James Wilson—what would come to be known as the Fort Wilson riot.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

She turned up a day late, told how the apple had come to be poisoned, and went back to her own concerns.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

come to be

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