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as in to agree
to give or express one's approval (as to a proposal)
she's cool to the idea right now, but sooner or later she'll come round
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Recent Examples of come round
But when opening night comes round, Duse realizes that her daughter will be in the audience.
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Damon Wise, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025
Just below the horizon, but headed our way, is the rough beast John Lithgow [in HBO’s upcoming Harry Potter TV series], his hour come round at last.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2025
What rough wireless provider, its hour come round at last, slouches toward Los Angeles to be born?
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 10 June 2025
Simon [Kirke] came round to help me with the lyrics.
—Jim Clash, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
The first round of the 2025 NFL Draft April 24 is coming round the bend and at us like like a freight train.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2025
For the coming round, various complexities in the French electoral system make predictions difficult.
—Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2024
Every year, the big COP climate conference comes round again.
—Solitaire Townsend, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023
These public statements signal political will by many leading G-20 members, making the coming round of G-20 meetings in September an opportune time to act.
—Landry Signé, Foreign Affairs, 26 Apr. 2023
Damon Wise, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025
Just below the horizon, but headed our way, is the rough beast John Lithgow [in HBO’s upcoming Harry Potter TV series], his hour come round at last.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2025
What rough wireless provider, its hour come round at last, slouches toward Los Angeles to be born?
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 10 June 2025
Simon [Kirke] came round to help me with the lyrics.
—Jim Clash, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
The first round of the 2025 NFL Draft April 24 is coming round the bend and at us like like a freight train.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2025
For the coming round, various complexities in the French electoral system make predictions difficult.
—Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2024
Every year, the big COP climate conference comes round again.
—Solitaire Townsend, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023
These public statements signal political will by many leading G-20 members, making the coming round of G-20 meetings in September an opportune time to act.
—Landry Signé, Foreign Affairs, 26 Apr. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for come round
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Licensed psychotherapist Lucas Saiter agreed that a decline in crushes is common in adulthood.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Oct. 2025
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Reasonable people from all sides of the current AI conversation agree that this particular paradigm shift is just different.—
Nick Tzitzon,
Fortune,
18 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Eventually, Berube may just have to come around to the best option for the position being the best right winger on the team.—
Jonas Siegel,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
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But by the time summer came around, Anthropic did a massive U-turn on its policy.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
12 Oct. 2025
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China has built Russia’s defense industrial base, helped Iran provide Russia with one-way attack uncrewed aerial vehicles, and assented as North Korea has sent troops to fight in Europe.—
Kurt M. Campbell,
Foreign Affairs,
10 Apr. 2025
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His representatives soon assented to de Moraes’s orders, including taking down the offending accounts and paying the fines.—
Jon Lee Anderson,
New Yorker,
7 Apr. 2025
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Currently, children as young as 12 years old must consent to share online medical records with their parents.—
Jessie Balmert,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
15 Oct. 2025
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But as Sora sits atop the iOS App Store with over 1 million downloads, experts worry about its potential to deluge the internet with historical misinformation and deepfakes of deceased historical figures who cannot consent to or opt out of Sora’s AI models.—
Jared Perlo,
NBC news,
12 Oct. 2025
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“Come round.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/come%20round. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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