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
  • While a nonstop parade of human beings moves through this space every day, raccoons numbering in the hundreds are moving back and forth among this static urban architecture above us.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 July 2026
  • Spearheaded by film commissioner Marysela Zamora, the market expects to host 900 business meetings among a host of international players numbering some 350, an uptick from last year’s 275.
    Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 13 July 2026
Verb
  • Lots of acorns one year means lots of mice the next, which gives baby ticks a greater chance of biting a mouse and surviving long enough to bite us.
    Meg Tirrell, CNN Money, 14 July 2026
  • But with many of the bosses atop those agencies exiting, a new concern over what that may mean is starting.
    Chris Tye, CBS News, 14 July 2026
Verb
  • But, with that ceasefire now in tatters, and after Iran has retaliated by striking neighboring countries Qatar, Kuwait and Jordan, oil prices have returned to prices last seen over a month ago.
    Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
  • Only five weeks before, another one hit farther west, and in no memory, living or recorded, had two storms struck the same coast in one season.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 July 2026
Verb
  • No matter how many new pasta salads come around, this one never gets old.
    Nellah Bailey McGough, Southern Living, 2 July 2026
  • Even critics of new infrastructure will come around because of the jobs these projects will create.
    Vinod Khosla, Fortune, 30 June 2026
Verb
  • Whether prediction markets could aggregate useful data for forecasting wildfires remains an open question.
    Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
  • Georgia’s 2026 election results will be aggregated on Election Night by the secretary of state from a secret emergency bunker, which is off-limits to candidates, the public, and even to the State Election Board, which has requested access.
    Hanna Rosin, The Atlantic, 16 July 2026
Verb
  • The body of a second victim was recovered Thursday following the sinking of a three-level yacht near Alcatraz Island and has been identified by San Francisco authorities as a Sacramento County resident.
    Michael McGough Updated July 16, Sacbee.com, 17 July 2026
  • This could soon change, at least for China, which recovered its first reusable orbital-class rocket booster following a launch earlier this month.
    Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 16 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 19 Jul. 2026.

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