come round

verb

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as in to come to
to gain consciousness again the medic waved smelling salts under his nose until he came round

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as in to agree
to give or express one's approval (as to a proposal) she's cool to the idea right now, but sooner or later she'll come round

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Recent Examples of come round For the coming round, various complexities in the French electoral system make predictions difficult. — Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2024 These public statements signal political will by many leading G-20 members, making the coming round of G-20 meetings in September an opportune time to act. — Landry Signé, Foreign Affairs, 26 Apr. 2023 Every year, the big COP climate conference comes round again. — Solitaire Townsend, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for come round
  1. agree
  2. come around
  3. assent
  4. consent
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  • Green Bay agreed to a one-year deal with Hardman, who spent the majority of his first six NFL seasons with Kansas City.
    — Rob Reischel, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
  • And while there are options for those wanting to stick to brighter blonde shades, most experts agree that this spring is all about warmth and deep hues.
    — Audrey Noble, Vogue, 18 Mar. 2025
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  • When Master of Area came around, this same save transfer system was also present, allowing players to continue with their parts and money from the previous games.
    — Ollie Barder, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
  • After a while the female would come around, and none of the females observed during the study died as a result of the intoxication, said Chung, indicating some resistance to TTX.
    — Jack Guy, CNN, 13 Mar. 2025
Definition of come around
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  • Jordan’s king cannot assent to Mr. Trump’s plan without risking the ire of different important elements of his country’s population.
    — Ephrat Livni, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2025
  • Ramaphosa assented to the law on Jan. 23 after five years of public consultation and parliamentary debate.
    — Chad de Guzman, TIME, 7 Feb. 2025
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  • The three-year pact also offers a three percent 401(k) match and terms on artificial intelligence, requiring the company to consent to use a union member’s voice or likeness and allowing workers to decline a byline on work generated or edited by AI.
    — Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Mar. 2025
  • Under current law, Swiss financial institutions disclose account details directly to U.S. tax authorities with the consent of the U.S. clients (when U.S. clients do not consent, the U.S. requests the information through administrative channels).
    — Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
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