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
Eriksen is said to have lost consciousness temporarily on Sunday, but quickly came around before being taken to hospital.
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Ben Church, CNN Money, 8 June 2026
By the time college graduation came around, Richards’ family and friends had become worried.
—Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE, 5 June 2026
When his senior year came around, his peers started discussing their GPAs.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 June 2026
The casting director kept her self-tape on file and, five years later, the Toph role came around.
—Entertainment Weekly, 3 June 2026
Torre reported that Leonard’s deal came around seven months after Clippers owner Ballmer invested $50 million in Aspiration personally in September 2021 and the team announced a $300 million sponsorship deal.
—Andrea Klick, Oc Register, 2 June 2026
The first free pass came around to score the tying run in a game Houston lost 5-4.
—Chandler Rome, New York Times, 1 June 2026
Cox came around to score on a single by Rafael Devers, making his first big-league slide into home.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 1 June 2026
Kashimoto then came around to score on Diego Castellanos’ single.
—Aaron Heisen, Daily News, 1 June 2026
Ben Church, CNN Money, 8 June 2026
By the time college graduation came around, Richards’ family and friends had become worried.
—Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE, 5 June 2026
When his senior year came around, his peers started discussing their GPAs.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 June 2026
The casting director kept her self-tape on file and, five years later, the Toph role came around.
—Entertainment Weekly, 3 June 2026
Torre reported that Leonard’s deal came around seven months after Clippers owner Ballmer invested $50 million in Aspiration personally in September 2021 and the team announced a $300 million sponsorship deal.
—Andrea Klick, Oc Register, 2 June 2026
The first free pass came around to score the tying run in a game Houston lost 5-4.
—Chandler Rome, New York Times, 1 June 2026
Cox came around to score on a single by Rafael Devers, making his first big-league slide into home.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 1 June 2026
Kashimoto then came around to score on Diego Castellanos’ single.
—Aaron Heisen, Daily News, 1 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for came around
came to
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Whether or not the state could execute Lee, who has been on death row for more than 25 years, by nitrogen gas was the question at the heart of his litigation that came to a head this week.—
Abigail Brooks,
NBC news,
12 June 2026
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Milei came to office in late 2023 vowing to eliminate Argentina's sky-high price increases and reverse its chronic fiscal deficits.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 June 2026
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“Came around.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/came%20around. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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