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
  • Police said groups numbering from several hundred to more than 1,000 people formed unauthorized marches across central Paris on Saturday.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Autograph tickets will be numbered, with fans who purchase earlier receiving priority placement in line, the store said.
    — Raul Trey Lopez, San Antonio Express-News, 15 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • For a trailer covering 100,000 miles annually, that could mean approximately USD 1,854 in yearly fuel savings.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2026
  • That means studying GRBs may tell us about how these elements originated.
    — Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The event’s jaw-dropping radiance stunned astronomers, who think that a GRB of this strength strikes Earth only once every 10,000 years.
    — Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
  • The Houthis also struck two tankers in the Strait of Hormuz on Friday.
    — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Palacios scored and when DeLauter allowed the ball under his glove, Walls came around from second.
    — Joe Reedy, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026
  • The practical point is that an assumption behind a decision can change outside your organization, sometimes before your own approval cycle comes around again.
    — Maman Ibrahim, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • To the extent that data centers are up and everything else is down, that’s not aggregate overheating.
    — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 13 Oct. 2026
  • The Post aggregated this block-group, tract and county data to congressional districts.
    — Eric Lau, Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The condor’s return shows that nearly extinct species can recover with help.
    — David Ginsburg, The Conversation, 20 Oct. 2026
  • For executives, that means not only developing the resilience to perform under pressure, but also recognizing when to step back and recover.
    — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 20 Oct. 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 21 Oct. 2026.

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