come around

verb

came around; come around; coming around; comes around
Synonyms of come aroundnext

Synonyms of come around

Examples of come around in a Sentence

she came around surprisingly quickly after falling off the horse
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Suwa’s father comes around for him in an arc that moved me deeply, surprising and intimately felt. Literary Hub, 12 Mar. 2026 This doesn’t come around too often. Brent Lang, Variety, 12 Mar. 2026 Harker wasn’t holding a weapon but was tinkering with something on a table outside the RV when Wolf came around the side and shot him, the detective said. Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2026 But by the time Tuesday’s opening bell came around, Cramer argued that investors had to confront rhetoric from Washington — namely, an early morning press conference from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth — that sounded much harsher than Trump’s Monday afternoon message. Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 10 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for come around

Word History

First Known Use

1773, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of come around was in 1773

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“Come around.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/come%20around. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.

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