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
Andrew McCutchen doubled and came around on Russell Martin’s single in the seventh inning, giving the Pirates an 8-7 win.
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Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026
Kept alive numerous times by the activating Jonathan Aspirot and Jordan Harris, the puck eventually came around to Kastelic low on the left side and Kastelic got his 10th of the year by beating Greaves on a bad-angle short-side shot.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 13 Apr. 2026
Tiffani says McCormick, who was married, often came around their house and left Kim presents, like chocolates from Paris.
—Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026
Munetaka Murakami came around to score as Chicago took a 1-0 lead.
—Kansas City Star, 10 Apr. 2026
Lopez, who was the inning’s leadoff batter, was credited with an infield single and later came around to score, cutting the Marlins’ deficit to two runs.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 5 Apr. 2026
Keene’s announcement of his decision to leave the university came around the same time coaches were meeting with players ahead of preparations for the new season.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 31 Mar. 2026
Both runs came around to score on a double against Chase Silseth.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 29 Mar. 2026
Eventually Weathers either came around, or simply figured that Johnson, a fellow Texan, could use the company.
—Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 29 Mar. 2026
Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026
Kept alive numerous times by the activating Jonathan Aspirot and Jordan Harris, the puck eventually came around to Kastelic low on the left side and Kastelic got his 10th of the year by beating Greaves on a bad-angle short-side shot.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 13 Apr. 2026
Tiffani says McCormick, who was married, often came around their house and left Kim presents, like chocolates from Paris.
—Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026
Munetaka Murakami came around to score as Chicago took a 1-0 lead.
—Kansas City Star, 10 Apr. 2026
Lopez, who was the inning’s leadoff batter, was credited with an infield single and later came around to score, cutting the Marlins’ deficit to two runs.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 5 Apr. 2026
Keene’s announcement of his decision to leave the university came around the same time coaches were meeting with players ahead of preparations for the new season.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 31 Mar. 2026
Both runs came around to score on a double against Chase Silseth.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 29 Mar. 2026
Eventually Weathers either came around, or simply figured that Johnson, a fellow Texan, could use the company.
—Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 29 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for came around
came to
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In this book, Colbert tells the story of the ways people came to understand dinosaurs, the major discoveries that moved the field forward and the colorful characters behind the research.—
Steve Brusatte,
Scientific American,
16 Apr. 2026
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Memories of eating vanilla ice cream cones on the boardwalk in the middle of summer came to mind on initial spritz.—
Kiana Murden,
Vogue,
16 Apr. 2026
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