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
But by the time summer came around, Anthropic did a massive U-turn on its policy.
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Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2025
And then Better Call Saul came around.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 10 Oct. 2025
Harper followed with a single and came around to score a batter later on Alec Bohm’s single and Andy Pages’ subsequent throwing error.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
This is why Noah and I were so excited when the West Village pocket listing came around.
—Eddie Huang, Curbed, 9 Oct. 2025
But as 2025 came around, things dropped off.
—Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2025
But the time the film festival came around in March, there was one of those massive trans scapegoating news articles that happened around the same time.
—Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 1 Oct. 2025
Similar sentiments were voiced upon the introduction of the pitch clock, but over time players adapted and even some skeptics came around.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
Even Lasar’s Group came around.
—Simon Shuster, Time, 24 Sep. 2025
Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2025
And then Better Call Saul came around.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 10 Oct. 2025
Harper followed with a single and came around to score a batter later on Alec Bohm’s single and Andy Pages’ subsequent throwing error.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
This is why Noah and I were so excited when the West Village pocket listing came around.
—Eddie Huang, Curbed, 9 Oct. 2025
But as 2025 came around, things dropped off.
—Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2025
But the time the film festival came around in March, there was one of those massive trans scapegoating news articles that happened around the same time.
—Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 1 Oct. 2025
Similar sentiments were voiced upon the introduction of the pitch clock, but over time players adapted and even some skeptics came around.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
Even Lasar’s Group came around.
—Simon Shuster, Time, 24 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for came around
came to
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In 2019, when the World Series came to Washington for the first time since 1933, the fans flocked in force to see the Nationals lose three dismal home games, scoring one run each night.—
Tyler Kepner,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Anthony, for instance, rushed to the bank and withdrew the money demanded and gave it to someone who came to his home.—
Madhusree Mukerjee,
Scientific American,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Came around.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/came%20around. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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