comes around

present tense third-person singular of come around
as in comes to
to gain consciousness again she came around surprisingly quickly after falling off the horse

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Recent Examples of comes around Some purists may also argue that, in a competition like this, which comes around so rarely, there is a moral responsibility for teams to go full strength every time. Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 27 June 2026 This move comes around two years after he was elected in a landslide victory. Brittney Melton, NPR, 22 June 2026 If there’s a will to make money during the most globally significant event that only comes around twice a decade, then there’s a way to design marketing campaigns skirting the line of trademark infringement. Lilian Raji, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026 Moore argues the city should be doing annual sand management, rather than scraping for funds and coming up short each time the larger-scale project comes around. Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 18 June 2026 Unlike major American sports, the moment when everyone is focusing on soccer comes around every four years rather than (at least) once a season. Ben Church, CNN Money, 14 June 2026 Every so often, an amazing sale that’s absolutely worth dropping everything to shop comes around. Ali Faccenda, PEOPLE, 8 May 2026 When winter comes around, there’s ice skating and snow tubing plus all kinds of any-season activities and events to keep the whole family well entertained. Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 6 May 2026 The challenge comes around the greens. Stephen Hudak, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 May 2026
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  • That three-week period comes to an end for those who were eliminated at the round of 32 (played between June 29 and July 3) this week.
    Art de Roché, New York Times, 22 July 2026
  • The first use case that comes to mind for me is knowledge distribution at the shift level.
    Harmjan Derksen, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
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  • But when opening night comes round, Duse realizes that her daughter will be in the audience.
    Damon Wise, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025

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“Comes around.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comes%20around. Accessed 26 Jul. 2026.

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