come around

verb

came around; come around; coming around; comes around

Examples of come around in a Sentence

she came around surprisingly quickly after falling off the horse
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Republican members of Congress who once opposed expanding – and even wanted to repeal – the Affordable Care Act are coming around to extending subsidies that allow more Americans to buy individual coverage, also known as Obamacare. Bruce Japsen, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025 Because a Nikola Jokic comes around about as often as Halley’s comet. Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 30 Dec. 2024 Her lead was large enough that the game was out of reach by the time Final Jeopardy came around. David Faris, Newsweek, 28 Dec. 2024 The Teamsters fight for better conditions for Amazon workers comes around the same time that the Retail, Wholesale, and Department Store Union (RWDSU), is urging for more strong safety measures at Tyson (TSN) poultry processing plants. Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 27 Dec. 2024 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 Jan. 2025.

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