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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Jumping to the EP, how did “Afterafter” come to be?

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

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

Investors are also inundated with reminders of the so-called January effect, which has come to be understood as one of the best months of the year to own stocks, not just small-caps.

From Barron's • Dec. 31, 2025

It had recently been accredited to offer four- year degrees and had come to be called West Virginia State College.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson

come to be

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