coming round

verb

present participle of come round
1
as in coming to
to gain consciousness again the medic waved smelling salts under his nose until he came round

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2
as in agreeing
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 coming round But after seven wins in nine games, even some of Carrick’s more sceptical colleagues from playing days must be coming round to his candidacy by now. — Mark Critchley, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026 When Samson starts coming round in search of more of the morphine darts Kelson has been using to subdue him — not even zombies are immune to the appeal of opiates — Kelson starts treating his wounds, then joining him in his doses, then dancing with him to fragments of ’80s songs. — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 17 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coming round
  1. coming to
  2. agreeing
  3. coming around
  4. assenting
  5. consenting
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  • The Syrian civil war that began during that period eventually saw the demise of the Assad regime – Hafez’s son Bashar had continued his father’s hard-line legacy after coming to power in 2000.
    — Jason M. Blazakis, The Conversation, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The United States is the canal’s biggest user — about 70% of all the goods moving through it are coming to or going from the US.
    — Hira Humayun, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of coming to
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  • The Philadelphia 76ers had plans last year to build a Center City arena before agreeing to a new arena with the Philadelphia Flyers across the street from their current site in the stadium complex.
    — Zach Berman, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026
  • The board had scheduled a vote on Alston’s fate last week, but a judge intervened, agreeing that Alston was legally entitled to mediation.
    — Rafael Olmeda, Miami Herald, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of agreeing
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  • The first big wreck came when David Malukas went into the wall and Sting Ray Robb could do little to avoid crashing into him coming around a turn.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 23 Aug. 2026
  • The wheel went over in 2023 and the ship is already coming around, whatever the water beside the hull looks like.
    — Tony Julianelle, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of coming around
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  • Switzerland voted to enshrine the availability of cash in its constitution, assenting to a push designed to guard against the demise of physical money.
    — Bastian Benrath-Wright, Bloomberg, 8 Mar. 2026
Definition of assenting
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  • User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement.
    — Mark Medina, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • On that ground the United States can not properly be put in the position of countenancing a wrong after its commission any more than in that of consenting to it in advance.
    — Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of consenting

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“Coming round.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coming%20round. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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