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 But then, her fertility doctor — who initially had his own hesitation — came around to it, too. Brian Brant, PEOPLE, 23 July 2026 Two innings later, Larnach walked after Alex Jackson led off with a double, and both came around to score as the Twins rallied from a 3-1 deficit. Dan Hayes, New York Times, 23 July 2026 The market ultimately came around to that view following the emergence of Anthropic’s Mythos model in April, resulting in a remarkable multi-month rally that sent CrowdStrike and Palo Alto back to fresh all-time highs. Alexa Lomonaco, CNBC, 22 July 2026 That is when the man and his grandson came around the corner, unaware of everything that had just happened. Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 12 July 2026 The turning point in the season was the Kings’ deciding to prioritize developing young players, which came around the time LaVine was shut down with his hand injury. Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 10 July 2026 One day, a family friend pointed out how often the young Shattuck came around. Jeanne Malle, Air Mail, 4 July 2026 When the final exam came around, only 59 showed up in-person, and 19 failed. Jim Edwards, Fortune, 30 June 2026 What the rise of 'chalance' says about dating People have equated aloofness with coolness since long before the internet came around. Charles Trepany, USA Today, 29 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for came around
came to
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  • The rabid cheering section continued through the bottom of the ninth when Jo Adell came to the dish with the bases loaded and a tie ballgame with the chance to walk it off.
    Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 22 July 2026
  • Haapala came to rely on the state worker subreddit, reading posts from others in similar situations to look for advice on how to improve his application.
    William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 21 July 2026

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“Came around.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/came%20around. Accessed 29 Jul. 2026.

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