came round

past tense of come round
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as in came to
to gain consciousness again the medic waved smelling salts under his nose until he came round

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Verb
  • Anthony, for instance, rushed to the bank and withdrew the money demanded and gave it to someone who came to his home.
    Madhusree Mukerjee, Scientific American, 8 Oct. 2025
  • The episode came to an end with Meredith Grey (Ellen Pompeo) watching the flames engulf the building — a chilling parallel to the scene in season 13, during which showed her watch the hospital burn from the parking lot as well.
    Stephanie Wenger, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The commission unanimously agreed to fine Levy with a different penalty, a total of $1,428,750 for a combination of other violations that include clearing vegetation for a parking lot, installing unpermitted fencing on state land, building the pickleball court and more.
    Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Eager for the bloodshed, displacement and destruction to stop, many Palestinians in Gaza were relieved to hear news that Israel and Hamas had agreed to a pause in their devastating two-year war.
    Yamiche Alcindor, NBC news, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • But by the time summer came around, Anthropic did a massive U-turn on its policy.
    Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2025
  • And then Better Call Saul came around.
    Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Most of the Arab states have consented to Trump's plan, and Israel is also on board.
    Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
  • However, Price, 42, consented to a search of her home by the Marshals Service, whose agents found Daniels inside, Holder said.
    Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025
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“Came round.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/came%20round. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.

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