COMES ROUND Synonyms: 44 Similar and Opposite Words

comes round

verb

present tense third-person singular of come round

as in comes to

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

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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. — Damon Wise, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025

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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

Definition of comes to

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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

Definition of comes around

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No one specifically consents to be included in them, but people have no choice.

— Anne Toomey McKenna, The Conversation, 30 June 2026
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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