as in came to
to gain consciousness again
she came around surprisingly quickly after falling off the horse
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Recent Examples of came around
An earlier, prominent instance of tech companies using their platforms to influence legislation came around the Stop Online Piracy Act and the PROTECT IP Act when major companies, including Google, organized to shut down their websites for a day in September 2012 to oppose those laws.
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Calmatters, Mercury News, 11 Sep. 2025
The third run of the inning came around to score on a double steal, with Rengifo drawing a throw to second and Taylor Ward taking home.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 10 Sep. 2025
That could have squashed any chances of a late rally, but Carlos Narvaez drew a walk and pinch runner Ceddanne Rafaela came around to score from first on Refsnyder’s double into the left field gap.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
Aranda came around first to third.
—Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
Even Eli, who hated the book on sight, came around to it by way of class discussions.
—Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2025
After some harsh words and a difficult night, Sarah came around the next morning.
—Christine Ro, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Leterrier recalled explaining his vision for Jakob's sacrifice to the actor in between takes, and how Cena eventually came around to the idea.
—EW.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Cutter Ricafort singled to right field, and Griffin Vargas came around to score when the ball was misplayed.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
Calmatters, Mercury News, 11 Sep. 2025
The third run of the inning came around to score on a double steal, with Rengifo drawing a throw to second and Taylor Ward taking home.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 10 Sep. 2025
That could have squashed any chances of a late rally, but Carlos Narvaez drew a walk and pinch runner Ceddanne Rafaela came around to score from first on Refsnyder’s double into the left field gap.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
Aranda came around first to third.
—Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
Even Eli, who hated the book on sight, came around to it by way of class discussions.
—Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2025
After some harsh words and a difficult night, Sarah came around the next morning.
—Christine Ro, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Leterrier recalled explaining his vision for Jakob's sacrifice to the actor in between takes, and how Cena eventually came around to the idea.
—EW.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Cutter Ricafort singled to right field, and Griffin Vargas came around to score when the ball was misplayed.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for came around
came to
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When the machines came to town, everyone knew the jig was up.—
Alexander Puutio,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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However, his second run with the company came to an abrupt and reportedly contentious end just last week, as he was fired for what has been described as disciplinary reasons.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Came around.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/came%20around. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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