COME AROUND Synonyms: 12 Similar and Opposite Words

come around

verb

Definition of come around

as in to come to

to gain consciousness again she came around surprisingly quickly after falling off the horse

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Recent Examples of come around On a candlelit Wednesday evening in Chinatown, the 2026 Image Makers came around an open-air table to celebrate each other. — Ashley Sp, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026 Sometimes a once-in-a-lifetime gig comes around a second time. — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 30 Sep. 2026 Much like the SaaSpocalypse pain in enterprise software, which was awful, the market did come around to the idea that Cramer had espoused at the time — that enterprise software tools and AI can co-exist and even make each other better. — Alexa Lomonaco, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026 But with the Ravens, Texans and Colts next up, opportunities against teams such as the Giants, who lost their starting quarterback a week ago, don’t come around very often. — Mike Jones, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for come around

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