became
bi-ˈkām 
bē-
; become; becoming
1
a
: to come into existence
b
: to come to be
become sick
They both became teachers.
2
: to undergo change or development
The pain was becoming more intense.
: to be suitable to
seriousness becoming the occasion
Examples of become in a Sentence
Although I've known him for years, we didn't become close friends until recently.
She won the election, becoming the first woman to be President of the nation.
The book has become quite popular.
We became interested in the property last year.
The crackers had become stale.
It eventually became clear that he had lied.
This kind of behavior hardly becomes a person of your age and position.
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The extended aging has added a rich, layered complexity, with oak, cinnamon, and clove spices becoming more prominent as the whisky opens.
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Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
However, the entrance of the man about to become the U.S. president caused a flush of excitement in the meme-coin market.
—Axios, 1 Mar. 2025
At the same time, while many of his peers, including classmates Robert Duvall and Dustin Hoffman, were working to be the next Brando by embracing the Stanislavski system of acting he’d been taught, Hackman was not someone who needed to do anything fancy to become someone else.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 1 Mar. 2025
Such deadlines have become commonplace in recent years with lawmakers almost always working out their differences in the end, or at least agreeing to a short-term funding extension.
—Kevin Freking, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2025
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Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
However, the entrance of the man about to become the U.S. president caused a flush of excitement in the meme-coin market.
—Axios, 1 Mar. 2025
At the same time, while many of his peers, including classmates Robert Duvall and Dustin Hoffman, were working to be the next Brando by embracing the Stanislavski system of acting he’d been taught, Hackman was not someone who needed to do anything fancy to become someone else.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 1 Mar. 2025
Such deadlines have become commonplace in recent years with lawmakers almost always working out their differences in the end, or at least agreeing to a short-term funding extension.
—Kevin Freking, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2025
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“Become.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/become. Accessed 5 Mar. 2025.
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