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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But that dream of unification, peaceful or otherwise, never came to be.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Mar. 2026 -
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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The current Pentagon press corps comprises mostly conservative outlets that agreed to the policy.—
Michael Kunzelman,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2026
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House Bill 842, which the House Revenue and Taxation Committee unanimously agreed to print, extends to fire and ambulance districts that serve those cities, too.—
Mark Dee
March 6,
Idaho Statesman,
7 Mar. 2026
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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.—
Matthew Ormseth,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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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
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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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When a California child began assuming a different name, pronouns or identity at school, state policy required teachers to hide that information from parents unless the child consented to disclosure.—
Erin Morrow Hawley,
Washington Post,
5 Mar. 2026
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Wiles' attorney was aware that the call was being recorded, and consented to it, but Susie Wiles was not.—
Jana Winter,
USA Today,
26 Feb. 2026
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“Came round.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/came%20round. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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