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
Aranda came around first to third.
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Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
Even Eli, who hated the book on sight, came around to it by way of class discussions.
—Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2025
After some harsh words and a difficult night, Sarah came around the next morning.
—Christine Ro, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Leterrier recalled explaining his vision for Jakob's sacrifice to the actor in between takes, and how Cena eventually came around to the idea.
—EW.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Cutter Ricafort singled to right field, and Griffin Vargas came around to score when the ball was misplayed.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
Anthony Volpe pinch-ran for Stanton and later came around to score.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 17 Aug. 2025
In the first inning, Kyle Stowers scored and Ramirez came around from second base when Hedges failed to keep control of a toss by Arias.
—Miami Herald, 15 Aug. 2025
This decision came around the same time as a Mississippi age-verification law was allowed to go into effect by the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals, overruling a previous block of the law for nearly identical First Amendment concerns.
—Angele Latham, The Tennessean, 14 Aug. 2025
Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
Even Eli, who hated the book on sight, came around to it by way of class discussions.
—Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2025
After some harsh words and a difficult night, Sarah came around the next morning.
—Christine Ro, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Leterrier recalled explaining his vision for Jakob's sacrifice to the actor in between takes, and how Cena eventually came around to the idea.
—EW.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Cutter Ricafort singled to right field, and Griffin Vargas came around to score when the ball was misplayed.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
Anthony Volpe pinch-ran for Stanton and later came around to score.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 17 Aug. 2025
In the first inning, Kyle Stowers scored and Ramirez came around from second base when Hedges failed to keep control of a toss by Arias.
—Miami Herald, 15 Aug. 2025
This decision came around the same time as a Mississippi age-verification law was allowed to go into effect by the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals, overruling a previous block of the law for nearly identical First Amendment concerns.
—Angele Latham, The Tennessean, 14 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for came around
came to
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Revenue tied to Fox’s telecast of Super Bowl LIX came to around $800 million, the company revealed in May.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
3 Sep. 2025
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An offseason of change came to fruition under the lights at Bank of America Stadium on Friday night, with first-year head coach Dowell Loggains’ Appalachian State Mountaineers smothering the Charlotte 49ers from start to finish, grabbing a 34-11 season-opening victory.—
Hunter Bailey,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Aug. 2025
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“Came around.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/came%20around. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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