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 On a candlelit Wednesday evening in Chinatown, the 2026 Image Makers came around an open-air table to celebrate each other. — Ashley Sp, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026 When the cherry red color trend came around a few years ago, my closet was made up of blacks, whites, and grays. — Kaitlin Clapinski, InStyle, 25 Sep. 2026 One particularly big shift came around 2000, when about 280 colleges and universities allowed applicants to apply without submitting scores for the SAT or the ACT, another common standardized test. — Beth Kania-Gosche, The Conversation, 22 Sep. 2026 Officers were searching the floor when the shooter came around a corner and ambushed them from just feet away. — Wcco Staff, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026 Alcaraz was sitting on his courtside chair when the camera came around on his right. — Ryan Canfield Outkick, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2026 Potapova appeared to be tearing up as Andreeva came around the net for a long embrace after the final point. — ABC News, 7 Sep. 2026 While the new idea of Stratt singing karaoke at a party threw her at first, Hüller came around. — Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 7 Sep. 2026 Taco Tuesday always came around, so that was probably my favorite. — Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 27 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for came around
came to
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  • Tuesday night’s episode of NBC’s The Voice saw team leaders Kelly Clarkson, Adam Levine, Queen Latifah, and Riley Green complete their rosters as the Blind Auditions came to an end.
    — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 7 Oct. 2026
  • The idea for the set came to Blazy while on holiday in the south of Italy, where he was inspired by an area of Calabria that acts a natural reserve for birds.
    — Fiona Sinclair Scott, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026

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“Came around.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/came%20around. Accessed 7 Oct. 2026.

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