CAME BY Synonyms: 73 Similar and Opposite Words

came by

verb

Definition of came by next

past tense of come by

as in visited

to make a brief visit come by after work and I'll give you some clothes for the rummage sale

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as in won

to receive as return for effort a literary award like that isn't easy to come by

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Recent Examples of came by All five assists came by Olympians as well, with Canadian Sam Reinhart, Balinskis and Tkachuk each having one and Lundell chipping in two. —

Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 5 Feb. 2026 Muhammad's fear eased when she was matched with a volunteer who came by on Sunday and Monday to clear her sidewalk as part of the new initiative. —

Hannah Kliger, CBS News, 28 Jan. 2026 Roker, 71, delivered breakfast sandwiches to hospice, Melvin, 46, visited Ojeh often and Hoda Kotb even came by the hospital with devotional books. —

Alex Ross, PEOPLE, 21 Jan. 2026 Nooraan’s mother, whose name the Tribune is keeping private, came by the restaurant with her daughter. —

Zareen Syed, Chicago Tribune, 13 Jan. 2026 Just minutes before our interview, a hotel staffer came by to shake JOP’s hand, as if the two had known each other for years. —

Andrea Flores jan. 8, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2026 In addition, about one-third of the SNAP cuts came by shifting the program’s cost to state budgets. —

Christopher Neubert, The Conversation, 7 Jan. 2026 In a statement to the Statesman, Crapo declined to acknowledge Wyden’s official request of him to support issuing subpoenas to the bank, which came by way of a formal letter, Carey said. —

Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 30 Oct. 2025 Each of those losses came by 10 points or less. —

Matt Audilet, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025

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The Princess of Wales of also visited Melin Tregwynt, a woolen mill on the Pembrokeshire coast that has been in continuous operation since 1841.

— Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 5 Feb. 2026
Hundreds of visitors have visited the chapel in recent days to take photos of the image, the parish priest Father Daniele Micheletti said.

— Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 5 Feb. 2026