come around

as in to come to
to gain consciousness again she came around surprisingly quickly after falling off the horse

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Recent Examples of come around His father, Troy Adams, a driving coach and former NASCAR driver, had briefly discouraged the idea of becoming a race car driver, knowing the expense would be a factor, but soon came around. Eric D. Lawrence, Freep.com, 4 Nov. 2025 His jumper also continued to come around throughout his high school career. Sam Vecenie, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025 Investigators determined that two men were talking at the gas station near a gas pump when an unknown man came around the building and started shooting, police said. Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Oct. 2025 Both runs came around to score. Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for come around

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“Come around.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/come%20around. Accessed 18 Nov. 2025.

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