1
as in comes to
to gain consciousness again
the medic waved smelling salts under his nose until he came round
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2
as in agrees
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 comes 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
Damon Wise, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for comes round
Verb
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Trudy Seeley is a North Park resident who comes to Balboa Park twice a week to volunteer at the Model Railroad Museum and as a member of the San Diego Mineral & Gem Society.—
Maura Fox,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Jan. 2026
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January through April is a period oddly devoid of major meteor showers, but that comes to an end with the Lyrids, a moderate shower with typical rates of 10-20 meteors per hour on the peak night.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
25 Jan. 2026
Verb
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David Schuler, the executive director of the School Superintendents Association (AASA) agrees.—
Brennan Barnard,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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However, not everyone agrees that price discovery - the process of establishing a market price at which demand and supply for an item are matched - has collapsed altogether.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
29 Jan. 2026
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November 4th comes around every two years.—
Outside Online,
Outside Online,
28 Jan. 2026
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There's a horror story brewing every morning during mid-winter when the obligatory weather app check comes around.—
Frances Solá-Santiago,
InStyle,
25 Jan. 2026
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The site adds that the winner's identity (in this case, the beneficiary) is kept confidential under Ohio law, unless the winner consents to be identified in writing.—
Alex Perry,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
30 Aug. 2025
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Under Virginia law, the identity of a winner cannot be disclosed by the lottery if their prize is valued at $1 million or more, unless the person consents to that disclosure in writing.—
David Chiu,
People.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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“Comes round.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comes%20round. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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