came around

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

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Recent Examples of came around His March 2025 approval reportedly came around the same time that the bureau ended its program that paid adopters $1,000 per horse. Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 21 Aug. 2026 When the first day of school came around, her husband convinced her to keep the kids home. Chris Kenning, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026 By the time Sanders came around, that vague hope had curdled into resentment. Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2026 And while Disney World is of course the biggest and most recognizable of Florida’s many options, Universal Orlando Resort was my family’s preferred park, especially once the Wizarding World of Harry Potter came around. Madison Flager, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Aug. 2026 The Veto Competition came around which would give the opportunity to those involved to pull someone off the block or keep the nominations the same. Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 13 Aug. 2026 Her comments Sunday came around a month after Russia’s Kommersant newspaper reported that Gilman had been ​admitted to a hospital. Henry Austin, NBC news, 11 Aug. 2026 After an intentional walk to Seiya Suzuki, Crow-Armstrong took off for third and came around when the throw from Valenzuela glanced off Josh Smith’s glove and into short left field. Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026 Their stocks had incredible rallies beginning in the spring into July as the market came around to this view, before cooling off in July. Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 7 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for came around
came to
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  • Sterling came to a mutual agreement for his contract to be terminated and then joined Feyenoord.
    Andy Naylor, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The three-part docuseries chronicles how UConn came to dominate college women’s basketball and why head coach Geno Auriemma became such a polarizing figure.
    Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026

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“Came around.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/came%20around. Accessed 27 Aug. 2026.

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