COMES AROUND Synonyms: 12 Similar and Opposite Words

comes around

verb

present tense third-person singular of come around

as in comes to

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

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Recent Examples of comes around The practical point is that an assumption behind a decision can change outside your organization, sometimes before your own approval cycle comes around again. — Maman Ibrahim, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026 News of the streaming rights comes around a month after Microsoft announced some major changes to Xbox Cloud Gaming. — Tom Warren, The Verge, 6 Oct. 2026 Sometimes a once-in-a-lifetime gig comes around a second time. — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 30 Sep. 2026 The family’s get-together comes around a month after Lipa celebrated her first birthday since marrying her husband, Turner, 36. — Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 28 Sep. 2026 Specs AccordionItemContainerButton Upsides AccordionItemContainerButton Downsides When winter comes around, snow and slush are just waiting to be tracked into the house. — Lauren Arzbaecher, Architectural Digest, 9 Sep. 2026 Before long, Nyota comes around and joins Pike in his quarters to cook Coq au vin. — Keith Phipps, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2026 The busiest period comes around Christmas, with teams currently due to play on December 26, December 30, January 2 and January 6 (before matches are moved for television), a run of four games in 12 days. — Tim Spiers, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2026 The Perseids can be observed annually from mid- to late July and through most of August as the asteroid comes around the sun. — Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2026

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An American who knows nothing about real football comes to the place where it was invented and attempts to tell the creators of the sport how to play.

— Jay Martel, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2026
The Lucky Brand x Madhappy collection comes to life in a campaign shot in California by photographer Gillian Garcia.

— Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026

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