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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Verb
  • Google Assistant’s days have been numbered for a while, but the company has now settled on a date to retire its pre-AI assistant robot.
    Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Allain Bougrain-Dubourg, president of France’s League for the Protection of Birds, told RMC radio that animals affected already numbered in the millions.
    Thomas Adamson, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Having no motor drive meant constant manual tracking, which rules out long-exposure astrophotography of nebulae or galaxies.
    Damian Peach, Space.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The minor issue meant that Marisa couldn’t pass on citizenship to her daughter or grandchildren.
    Julia Buckley, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The biggest threat to Ukraine’s cities can strike with little or no warning.
    Nathan Hodge, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The two countries struck a memorandum of understanding in June aimed at halting the conflict, restoring shipping traffic, launching negotiations over Iran's nuclear program and eventually loosening sanctions on Iran.
    Joe Walsh, CBS News, 7 Aug. 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
  • They were being recovered with the assistance of Phoenix police homicide unit when Benavidez spoke with reporters.
    Phil Helsel, NBC news, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Most people recover without treatment after 4 to 7 days, but the illness can be severe or even life-threatening in some people, including young children, the elderly, and people with weak immune systems.
    Dominique Mosbergen, Time, 6 Aug. 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 8 Aug. 2026.

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