come (to) 1 of 2

Definition of come (to)next

come to

2 of 2

verb (2)

as in to come around
to gain consciousness again after being in a coma for months, the patient quite unexpectedly came to

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for come (to)
Verb
  • By September 1 the total number of combatants numbered between 10,000 and 20,000.
    Elijah TanAll, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 July 2026
  • Haiti’s security forces have never numbered 30,000, even when the country had an active military, a senior State Department official, Michael Kozak, added at the hearing.
    Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 27 July 2026
Verb
  • Planning Director Cori Reaume told the council that the specific use permits means city staff would consider noise, water systems and effects of data centers on adjacent properties.
    Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 July 2026
  • Florida’s attempt to crack down on cashless businesses During the pandemic, many businesses turned to contactless payment — meaning electronic payment through a device.
    Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 28 July 2026
Verb
  • Emergency crews on the ground and in helicopters are scouring the Karakoram mountain range for the 10 climbers, including one American, who are believed to be have been on 8,047-meter-tall Broad Peak when an avalanche struck around midday Thursday.
    Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 31 July 2026
  • In Kyiv, Russian forces struck the capital with ballistic missiles, killing a 31-year-old man and wounding two others, the National Police press service said.
    ABC News, ABC News, 30 July 2026
Verb
  • Teams can build depth and acquire role players regularly, but the carrying forces don’t come around often.
    Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026
  • John Rave hit a two-out double and Carter Jensen came around to score.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2026
Verb
  • In total, the government now owes the equivalent of $113,000 per person, according to USAFacts, a nonprofit civic initiative cofounded by former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer which aggregates and analyzes government data.
    Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 29 July 2026
  • On fraud, aggregating transaction data across institutions means that a suspicious destination account flagged by one bank can protect customers at every other bank in the network.
    Peter High, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
Verb
  • Wells, 18, disappeared July 4 during a boat trip with three friends to Horn Island in Jackson, Mississippi, and his body was recovered two days later by a National Park Service ranger on a nearby island.
    Margaret Baker, Sacbee.com, 31 July 2026
  • Investigators recovered numerous pieces of evidence, including pieces of clothing, fired shell casings, DNA swabs and bullet fragments collected from Cherry’s body, according to the report.
    Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 July 2026
Verb
  • But after seven wins in nine games, even some of Carrick’s more sceptical colleagues from playing days must be coming round to his candidacy by now.
    Mark Critchley, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Smalls come round and large pizzas are sheet-pan-style.
    Gail Ciampa, The Providence Journal, 5 Mar. 2026
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“Come (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/come%20%28to%29. Accessed 4 Aug. 2026.

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