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
Now the head-to-heads are coming around, and Sinner and Alcaraz are ready for them.
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Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2026
True to his commitment, Steve kept coming around.
—Taylor Batten, Charlotte Observer, 13 Mar. 2026
After some persuasion, the Klaxons vocalist started coming around.
—Hannah Malach, InStyle, 26 Feb. 2026
For one thing, Woolley is slow coming around on suffrage.
—Manuel Mendoza, Dallas Morning News, 19 Feb. 2026
As the group was coming around one of the first turns, Kim, Handei and Eybog all crashed.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 16 Feb. 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
Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2026
True to his commitment, Steve kept coming around.
—Taylor Batten, Charlotte Observer, 13 Mar. 2026
After some persuasion, the Klaxons vocalist started coming around.
—Hannah Malach, InStyle, 26 Feb. 2026
For one thing, Woolley is slow coming around on suffrage.
—Manuel Mendoza, Dallas Morning News, 19 Feb. 2026
As the group was coming around one of the first turns, Kim, Handei and Eybog all crashed.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 16 Feb. 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coming around
coming to
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Candelora cautioned that the state’s large budget surpluses of the past seven years may be coming to an end due to economic volatility as thousands of residents are preparing their annual April 15 income tax returns.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
26 Mar. 2026
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With the streamers coming to Europe and investing, there’s an opportunity to create more shows, but also local shows.—
Marta Balaga,
Variety,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Coming around.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coming%20around. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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