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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for came round
Verb
  • As the day came to a close, police vehicles continued to regulate traffic, and other police agency vehicles from the region lined curbs on the campus.
    Melissa Galbraith, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
  • In 2012, the Ryder Cup came to Medinah Country Club near Chicago.
    Tim Corlett, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The House General Investigating Committee, led by Republicans, unanimously agreed to bring forth 20 articles of impeachment.
    Kimberly Ross, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Watching beets grow is almost as bad as eating them, all of us agreed.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • An earlier, prominent instance of tech companies using their platforms to influence legislation came around the Stop Online Piracy Act and the PROTECT IP Act when major companies, including Google, organized to shut down their websites for a day in September 2012 to oppose those laws.
    CalMatters, Mercury News, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The third run of the inning came around to score on a double steal, with Rengifo drawing a throw to second and Taylor Ward taking home.
    Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Importantly, the governed have consented to being governed and to live by the laws of the land.
    Big Think, Big Think, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The driver of the Jeep consented to a blood draw, an analysis of which is still pending, according to the complaint.
    Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 10 Sep. 2025
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“Came round.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/came%20round. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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