comes round

present tense third-person singular of come round
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as in comes to
to gain consciousness again the medic waved smelling salts under his nose until he came 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. — Damon Wise, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for comes round
Verb
  • Developed through the collaboration of Xuelei, Baralan and CPL Aromas, the project will bring together expertise in fragrance formulation, premium packaging and strategic co-development, offering a tangible view of how a fragrance comes to life.
    — Advertorial, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Auburn will need to get it together quickly because Florida comes to town this week and the October slate includes Tennessee (road), Georgia (road), LSU (home) and Ole Miss (road).
    — Antonio Morales, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
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  • Dan Freeman, litigation director for the Democratic National Committee, agrees there is a low likelihood of immigration agents at voting locations, but his team is prepared to go to court should the administration try.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Warren senior defender Julio Diaz agrees that Sandoval has adjusted well.
    — Bobby Narang, Chicago Tribune, 2 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Sometimes a once-in-a-lifetime gig comes around a second time.
    — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 30 Sep. 2026
  • The family’s get-together comes around a month after Lipa celebrated her first birthday since marrying her husband, Turner, 36.
    — Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 28 Sep. 2026
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  • False endorsement and misappropriation, FanDuel could insist, are inapplicable to a personalized video setting where the video’s talent voluntarily assents in exchange for compensation.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 14 July 2026
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  • Under Massachusetts law, Sullivan can encourage the jury to go back to the jury room, but not more than twice unless the jury consents to it.
    — Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 1 Sep. 2026
  • No one specifically consents to be included in them, but people have no choice.
    — Anne Toomey McKenna, The Conversation, 30 June 2026

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“Comes round.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comes%20round. Accessed 4 Oct. 2026.

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