becomes

verb

present tense third-person singular of become
as in grows
to eventually have as a state or quality many people became sick with the flu with the arrival of autumn the days become crisper and breezier

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Recent Examples of becomes Individual choices look unremarkable, but across enough text, the pattern becomes detectable. — Anisha Sircar, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026 The era of ultracheap government borrowing is over, and as servicing public-sector debt becomes ever more expensive, governments will have fewer and fewer resources to respond to macroeconomic shocks. — Michael B. G. Froman, Foreign Affairs, 13 Aug. 2026 But what promises to be a night of hedonism quickly becomes something much more complicated, as Frankie and Taylor are forced to confront what has been left unsaid about their friendship and respective futures. — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 13 Aug. 2026 The film follows a grieving mother who accidentally shoots a reclusive soldier in the Vermont wilderness and becomes trapped in his outpost. — Mya Copeland, Variety, 13 Aug. 2026 Next week, for the first time ever, Taiwan will deliberately slow its mobile internet speed, testing how citizens would communicate if bandwidth becomes scarce in emergencies ranging ⁠from disasters to a Chinese invasion. — Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026 Because the hive-minded beings communicate telepathically, re-recording mixer Larry Benjamin explained that the world often becomes unnaturally quiet, forcing the sound team to rethink where tension and comedy originate. — Deadline, 7 Aug. 2026 Partnership becomes sweeter when both people feel considered. — Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for becomes
  1. grows
  2. gets
  3. goes
  4. comes
  5. turns
Verb
  • As forcible mobilisation grows to fill Ukraine’s ebbing ranks, so will anger at the presidency and military.
    — Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026
  • With each week that passes, Bonta’s leverage grows, though a few Hollywood guilds have flipped, potentially undermining that leverage.
    — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of grows
Verb
  • Bernard gets more of the attention; Weru, a native of Kenya, was an international rugby player who is now learning football.
    — Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026
  • White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said keeping gas prices low and ensuring Iran never gets a hold of a nuclear weapon are of equal importance to the president.
    — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of gets
Verb
  • And using an Enterprise Brain would assist as well with a memory that goes across the company.
    — Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026
  • The financial transaction is complete, the tax benefit is secured, and the question of where the money actually goes slides quietly to the bottom of the to-do list.
    — Nick Allardice, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of goes
Verb
  • Each unit comes equipped with a flat-screen TV (screencast only), a Bluetooth audio system, and heating and air conditioning.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Aug. 2026
  • The attack comes just days before fall classes begin at the historically Black university, unsettling students who had recently moved into residence halls and completed freshman orientation events.
    — Patrick Whittle, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of comes
Verb
  • Our fantasy football roundtable series turns its attention to running backs.
    — Jess Bryant, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
  • India has put $160 million behind a Critical Mineral Recycling Incentive Scheme, and Vietnam’s Decree 05/2025 turns recycled electronics into tradable EPR certificates, making compliance a revenue line rather than a cost.
    — Rob Kaplan, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of turns

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