come around

as in to come to
to gain consciousness again she came around surprisingly quickly after falling off the horse

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Recent Examples of come around The announcement came around the same time the actress shocked fans with her divorce filing. Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 13 June 2025 Even Southwest Airlines, which famously had its own unique business model for half a century, is coming around to the now-normal way of doing things. Zach Wichter, USA Today, 12 June 2025 While relatively speaking in the scope of saving for retirement, 1,440 euros is a relatively small sum—but when interest comes into the mix, there are potentially large gains to be made by the time retirement comes around. Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 June 2025 After all, $10 million tax benefits don’t come around too often. Kristin McKenna, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for come around

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“Come around.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/come%20around. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.

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