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 Game changers like Shaun of the Dead only come around so often. Katie Rife, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Oct. 2025 While wave pools were once frowned upon by most surfers who argued machines couldn’t replace Mother Nature, many have come around as technology has improved. Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 29 Oct. 2025 The reality of the Warriors’ roster means that, on nights one or more of their veteran stars gets a breather, their ability to win at less than full strength will play an imperative role in determining their position when the postseason comes around. Evan Webeck, Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2025 The crisis point came around 1994 when Taiwanese distributors decided to stop outbidding each other for Hong Kong movies and turned their attention to Hollywood fare instead. Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 28 Oct. 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 12 Nov. 2025.

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