1
as in came to
to gain consciousness again
the medic waved smelling salts under his nose until he came round
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2
as in agreed
to give or express one's approval (as to a proposal)
she's cool to the idea right now, but sooner or later she'll come round
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for came round
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The alleged misconduct came to light in late 2022 after a motorist said police had pulled him over and searched his vehicle without consent or probable cause.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 May 2026 -
In state court, a different examination came to the same conclusion last month.—
Ryan Oehrli
May 7,
Charlotte Observer,
7 May 2026
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That same week, a Cook County judge agreed to postpone a hearing centered on Ford City’s closure until May 15 after some of the mall’s 16 remaining tenants complained.—
Audrey Pachuta,
Chicago Tribune,
9 May 2026
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Ugarte previously agreed to a $25,000 settlement with the Los Angeles City Ethics Commission over failing to disclose outside income earned through his consulting firm while serving as a City Hall aide to Price.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
9 May 2026
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But Sturm stuck to his guns with his new hybrid man/zone system and the players came around to it.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
9 May 2026
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The moment enumerators came around and conducted the census isn’t something that Lally remembers.—
Tess Kenny,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2026
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Moderna resisted, but agreed to provide test subjects with enhanced disclosures on its informed consent form, to which the FDA assented.—
Business Columnist,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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Defense attorneys also said Garcia stayed at the scene and consented to field sobriety tests and a blood draw after the crash.—
Steve Maugeri,
CBS News,
12 May 2026
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Given a chance to appear on camera, Attenborough consented, though at first to no great effect.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
8 May 2026
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“Came round.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/came%20round. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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