CAME BY Synonyms: 73 Similar and Opposite Words

came by

verb

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 The truest sign that Joseph had tripped the Rams up with Hufanga’s blitz came by looking at Rams right guard Kevin Dotson. — Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2026 The discovery came by accident, said the study’s co-lead author Paola Nogales-Ascarrunz to NBC News. — Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2026 The dystopia depicted in the ad came by way of George Orwell’s imagination, but the fears underlying it had deep American roots. — Jake Lundberg, The Atlantic, 3 Sep. 2026 Chris Barish, the co-owner, came by our table and stayed to tell stories, which is how the best dinners come to be. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Sep. 2026 This question came by way of a book called Éloge du risque by French philosopher Anne Dufourmantelle. — Brian Laidlaw, Longreads, 1 Sep. 2026 Then, in early June, a woman named Dominique Rice came by with a video crew. — Diamy Wang august 15, Charlotte Observer, 15 Aug. 2026 Several parents came by the school after the shooting, concerned about what happened inside. — Todd Feurer, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026 The little worker with the broom came by, passed them, moved right along. — Sheila Heti, New Yorker, 26 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for came by

Verb

Ferrando has visited Sacramento each year for the last decade.

— CBS News, CBS News, 8 Nov. 2026
But with the desert in bloom, 15,000 tourists have visited over the last few weeks alone.

— John Bartlett, NPR, 8 Nov. 2026

Definition of visited

Verb

After more than a week of counting outstanding, absentee ballots and affidavit — or provisional — ballots, Colom won the closest Senate race in the country by just a few thousand votes.

— Elena Moore, NPR, 12 Nov. 2026
Most of the Democrats who won countywide races did so by a double-digit margin.

— Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Nov. 2026

Definition of won

Verb

But on November 29, 1777, a small group of Spanish settlers moved into the area to establish a civilian agricultural town, called El Pueblo de San Jose, to provide food for the missions and presidios.

— John Ramos, CBS News, 8 Nov. 2026
Their calculations used a feature of the model called a universal scaling function, which describes how physical quantities with dimensions, such as length, change over cosmic time.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 8 Nov. 2026

Definition of called

Verb

Since interim head coach Ryan Richter took over during the World Cup break, Philadelphia earned 43 of a possible 57 points while outscoring opponents 48-22 during that span.

— CBS News, CBS News, 8 Nov. 2026
Philo earned the starting job during the offseason and won the confidence of his coaches and teammates in September.

— Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Nov. 2026

Definition of earned

Verb

Wheaton North responded with a score, but then Wendell followed up with a 3-yard TD run and Konkey ran in the 2-point conversion to cut the deficit to 30-29.

— Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 7 Nov. 2026
As part of the redistricting shuffle, Wasserman Schultz ran in a different congressional district and easily won re-election.

— Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of ran in

Verb

Over the last 15 years, Loveless has gained acclaim for their ability to turn vulgarities into poetry and twist impossibly low romantic standards into dire punchlines.

— Stephen M. Deusner, Pitchfork, 3 Nov. 2026
But the Broncos gained a scant 77 yards on the ground, a solid performance by the Chiefs.

— Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of gained

Verb

Cocoa prices have dropped in the last year, but relief is coming too late to help prices for this Halloween, said David Branch, sector manager at Wells Fargo Agri-Food Institute.

— Aoife Walsh, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2026
Buhler faced two other counts of unlawful possession of a firearm that were dropped in accordance with the plea deal.

— Harllie Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 26 Oct. 2026