as in coming to
to gain consciousness again
she came around surprisingly quickly after falling off the horse
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Recent Examples of coming around
Collective bargaining, in some form, is the only answer, and more and more people in the industry are coming around on that.
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Joe Rexrode, New York Times, 11 Jan. 2026
Figure skating remains a sport dominated by youth, and with the Winter Games coming around only once every four years, 2026 could likely be the couple’s last shot at cementing their legacy as a pair on the ice.
—Sean Neumann, PEOPLE, 8 Jan. 2026
The health-conscious clean-eating trend Compton capitalized on a half-century ago when mood rings, Elton John and post-Watergate relief was all the rage, is coming around again, Nude Miami’s owners say.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 7 Jan. 2026
There’s no light at the end of the tunnel, the light is the train coming around the other end.
—Nikki McCann Ramirez, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2025
Mighty Bay has tears in his eyes from laughing so hard at the funky drum machine beats of Keith LeBlanc’s Major Malfunction, coming around to it by the final track.
—Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 17 Oct. 2025
The group runs through rapid-fire questions about what stood out and what is coming around the corner after four concentrated days on the Croisette talking business and international distribution.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 16 Oct. 2025
And friends started coming around.
—James Folta, Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2025
No cause for alarm, just weird to see these records with October coming around the corner.
—Tyler Palmateer, Nashville Tennessean, 18 Sep. 2025
Joe Rexrode, New York Times, 11 Jan. 2026
Figure skating remains a sport dominated by youth, and with the Winter Games coming around only once every four years, 2026 could likely be the couple’s last shot at cementing their legacy as a pair on the ice.
—Sean Neumann, PEOPLE, 8 Jan. 2026
The health-conscious clean-eating trend Compton capitalized on a half-century ago when mood rings, Elton John and post-Watergate relief was all the rage, is coming around again, Nude Miami’s owners say.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 7 Jan. 2026
There’s no light at the end of the tunnel, the light is the train coming around the other end.
—Nikki McCann Ramirez, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2025
Mighty Bay has tears in his eyes from laughing so hard at the funky drum machine beats of Keith LeBlanc’s Major Malfunction, coming around to it by the final track.
—Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 17 Oct. 2025
The group runs through rapid-fire questions about what stood out and what is coming around the corner after four concentrated days on the Croisette talking business and international distribution.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 16 Oct. 2025
And friends started coming around.
—James Folta, Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2025
No cause for alarm, just weird to see these records with October coming around the corner.
—Tyler Palmateer, Nashville Tennessean, 18 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coming around
coming to
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With 104 matches across 16 host cities, the tournament is bigger than ever and coming to the United States for the first time in decades.—
Irene Wright,
USA Today,
15 Jan. 2026
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Familiar foe coming to Moody Center Now with Texas A&M (13-4, 3-1) rolling into town Saturday, the Longhorns — who are tied with six other teams at 2-2 in the SEC, one game behind five 3-1 squads — have suddenly become a tough out.—
Cedric Golden,
Austin American Statesman,
15 Jan. 2026
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