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
Harker wasn’t holding a weapon but was tinkering with something on a table outside the RV when Wolf came around the side and shot him, the detective said.
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Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2026
But by the time Tuesday’s opening bell came around, Cramer argued that investors had to confront rhetoric from Washington — namely, an early morning press conference from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth — that sounded much harsher than Trump’s Monday afternoon message.
—Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 10 Mar. 2026
Eventually, Grimes came around.
—Samantha Highfill, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Mar. 2026
Tinney scored on Temo Becerra's single -- giving him three RBIs for the night -- and Robbins came around on a wild pitch.
—David Eckert, Austin American Statesman, 6 Mar. 2026
At that point manager Alex Cora lifted the rookie and all three inherited runners came around to score when minor leaguer Patrick Halligan allowed a grand slam to Blue Jays third baseman Addison Barger.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 2 Mar. 2026
The ref's decision came around the 80th minute after Espanyol defender Omar El Hilali accused Elche forward Rafa Mir of racially insulting him.
—ABC News, 1 Mar. 2026
Next year came around… Crickets.
—Joe Hagan, Vanity Fair, 27 Feb. 2026
This all came around six months after the board changed leadership, including a new board president, Jeff Briggs.
—Charlie Lapastora, CBS News, 26 Feb. 2026
Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2026
But by the time Tuesday’s opening bell came around, Cramer argued that investors had to confront rhetoric from Washington — namely, an early morning press conference from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth — that sounded much harsher than Trump’s Monday afternoon message.
—Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 10 Mar. 2026
Eventually, Grimes came around.
—Samantha Highfill, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Mar. 2026
Tinney scored on Temo Becerra's single -- giving him three RBIs for the night -- and Robbins came around on a wild pitch.
—David Eckert, Austin American Statesman, 6 Mar. 2026
At that point manager Alex Cora lifted the rookie and all three inherited runners came around to score when minor leaguer Patrick Halligan allowed a grand slam to Blue Jays third baseman Addison Barger.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 2 Mar. 2026
The ref's decision came around the 80th minute after Espanyol defender Omar El Hilali accused Elche forward Rafa Mir of racially insulting him.
—ABC News, 1 Mar. 2026
Next year came around… Crickets.
—Joe Hagan, Vanity Fair, 27 Feb. 2026
This all came around six months after the board changed leadership, including a new board president, Jeff Briggs.
—Charlie Lapastora, CBS News, 26 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for came around
came to
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But that dream of unification, peaceful or otherwise, never came to be.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Mar. 2026
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At the very top of that list sits the franchise-record streak of victories on the road, which came to a halt at 10 in Phoenix on Sunday during the first game of their current trek on the other side of the Mississippi River.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Came around.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/came%20around. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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