1
as in coming to
to gain consciousness again
the medic waved smelling salts under his nose until he came round
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2
as in agreeing
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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When coming to a flooded road, turn around and head back.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
29 Oct. 2025 -
How You Dough’n, South Florida’s sourdough pizza sensation, is coming to Coral Springs this year.—
Allison Beck,
Miami Herald,
22 Oct. 2025
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Trump’s measure was followed by the EU rolling out additional sanctions and agreeing to finance Ukraine for the next two years.—
Mitchell McCluskey,
CNN Money,
24 Oct. 2025
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Many people in the Reddit community responded to the post, agreeing that OP wasn't in the wrong for his emotions and feelings.—
Kayla Grant,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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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
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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
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User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
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Like Kennedy, Anderson was criticized over the eight-minute tape, which was meant for private consumption and created by consenting spouses.—
Angela Andaloro,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Coming round.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coming%20round. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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