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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Verb
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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 -
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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As The Athletic reported this week, an internal meeting was held to identify targets in the position, but no profile of player was agreed upon to pursue, and in any case any purchase depended on the sale of Dani Ceballos.—
Mario Cortegana,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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Norfolk Southern, the railroad company with the most famous derailment of this century near a small Ohio town, has agreed to an $85 billion buyout.—
Jeremy Lott,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
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Aranda came around first to third.—
Jen McCaffrey,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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Even Eli, who hated the book on sight, came around to it by way of class discussions.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Sep. 2025
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To secure approval from the DOJ, HPE consented to divest its Instant On WLAN unit and license Juniper’s Mist AI software.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Both consented to a search of their home, and police reviewed its video surveillance footage.—
Emerson Clarridge,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
26 Aug. 2025
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