- past tense form of become.
became
Americanverb
verb
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It became the subject of a series of Pogo comic strips and many commentators took the article as strictly a tongue-in-cheek comment on population fears.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026
It then became part of the collection of Queen Marie-Amélie of Bourbon-Sicily, the wife of French King Louis Philippe I, and then her son, Prince Henri of Orléans, the Duke of Aumale.
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026
He became the first quarterback in NFL history with rushing touchdowns in each of the first five games of a season during a 37-34 win against the Rams.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026
Boucher said she became aware of Luna’s absence through local social media posts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026
Once I became sick and leaned over the side of the sled and was violently ill and the dogs turned and came back to eat it, which made me sicker.
From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen
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