come round

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as in to come to
to gain consciousness again the medic waved smelling salts under his nose until he came round

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Recent Examples of come round 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 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 Every year, the big COP climate conference comes round again. Solitaire Townsend, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023 By the time the 1990s came round, nylons were a thing of the past—seen only on first ladies, or ripped up on the legs of Courtney Love. Laia Garcia-Furtado, Vogue, 26 Oct. 2023 Each fearful face comes round, what terror’s taught is soundless. Carol Muske-Dukes, The New Yorker, 17 July 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for come round
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  • His quest to get out of Phoenix became relatively painless, as the Suns reportedly agreed to trade him to the Houston Rockets for Jalen Green, Dillon Brooks, this year’s 10th pick and five second-round selections.
    Zach Harper, New York Times, 22 June 2025
  • The Phoenix Suns reportedly agreed to trade Kevin Durant to the Houston Rockets on Sunday, marking one of the first major moves of the NBA offseason.
    Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 22 June 2025
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  • Goldschmidt hit a lot earlier in the season and Grisham produced better power numbers than Soto’s with the Mets and Cody Bellinger came around.
    Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 20 June 2025
  • By the time high school came around, Bailey traded dance and gymnastics for soccer and rugby.
    Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 18 June 2025
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  • The lead lawyer for the plaintiffs, Seth P. Waxman, a solicitor general for the Clinton administration, initially refused, but eventually assented after further criticism from Judge Reyes.
    Chris Cameron, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2025
  • 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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  • Then again, the Justices’ unease about whether children and adolescents can genuinely consent to life-altering treatments would be lacking in the case of adults.
    Jeannie Suk Gersen, New Yorker, 20 June 2025
  • With a filing in State Bar Court on Tuesday, Aaron Spolin pleaded no contest to misconduct involving eight clients, all current or former California prisoners, and consented to the stripping of his law license.
    Harriet Ryan, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2025

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“Come round.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/come%20round. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.

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