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to make a brief visit
come over sometime and I'll show you my garden
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Recent Examples of came over
People came over to watch a statue of the Virgin Mary dance in her bathroom.
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Shanti Escalante-De Mattei, ARTnews.com, 27 Apr. 2026
Andrada was addressing the official in the middle of the pitch when Pulido came over to talk to him.
—Ryan Gaydos Outkick, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2026
The lights were turned on, and an announcement came over the speaker to immediately exit.
—Emily Longeretta, Variety, 26 Apr. 2026
Of course, the latter pick came over from Denver when the Dolphins trade Jaylen Waddle.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 26 Apr. 2026
News of Ross’ decision came over the weekend.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 15 Apr. 2026
The right-handed pitcher came over to the Phillies organization in a 2024 trade with the Baltimore Orioles.
—Tom Dougherty, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026
Until an American voice came over the radio.
—Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 12 Apr. 2026
Then, a very welcome callout came over the airwaves.
—Denise Chow, NBC news, 11 Apr. 2026
Shanti Escalante-De Mattei, ARTnews.com, 27 Apr. 2026
Andrada was addressing the official in the middle of the pitch when Pulido came over to talk to him.
—Ryan Gaydos Outkick, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2026
The lights were turned on, and an announcement came over the speaker to immediately exit.
—Emily Longeretta, Variety, 26 Apr. 2026
Of course, the latter pick came over from Denver when the Dolphins trade Jaylen Waddle.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 26 Apr. 2026
News of Ross’ decision came over the weekend.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 15 Apr. 2026
The right-handed pitcher came over to the Phillies organization in a 2024 trade with the Baltimore Orioles.
—Tom Dougherty, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026
Until an American voice came over the radio.
—Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 12 Apr. 2026
Then, a very welcome callout came over the airwaves.
—Denise Chow, NBC news, 11 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for came over
Verb
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Espada and a team trainer visited the mound during the inning’s second at-bat.—
Matt Kawahara,
Houston Chronicle,
7 May 2026
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The first two were a Dutch husband and wife who had visited sites on a birdwatching trip in Argentina where a species of rat known to carry the Andes strain was present.—
Aria Bendix,
NBC news,
7 May 2026
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Be careful to check if USPS staff is stamping mail after hours, otherwise, any postage dropped in the evening will be stamped April 16.—
Samantha Gowen,
Oc Register,
14 Apr. 2026
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The only first round Game 1 Minnesota has dropped in the Anthony Edwards-Chris Finch era came in 2023, when the Wolves played in Denver just two days after advancing through the play in.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
14 Apr. 2026
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The Monroe County Sheriff's K-9 team searched the area, and deputies found items that were possibly dropped by the suspects.—
Paula Wethington,
CBS News,
11 May 2026
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In the garden of the Kensington boarding house, just half a mile from the V&A, there is an unexploded bomb dropped by the Luftwaffe in 1941.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 May 2026
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Milner stepped in, helping complete paperwork, coordinating care and involving family members.—
Nancy Badertscher,
AJC.com,
7 May 2026
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Savannah Guthrie has been in the seat since 2012 and reported alongside Hoda Kotb for seven years before Craig Melvin stepped in following Kotb’s departure in 2025.—
Francesca Gariano,
PEOPLE,
30 Apr. 2026
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King was assassinated a month before the event, but people came by the thousands to advocate for America’s poor.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
6 May 2026
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The Knicks won the season series, 2-1, against the Hawks, but each of their two victories came by three-point margins.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
16 Apr. 2026
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The two sides ran in slates aligned against one another.—
Tanya Babbar,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 May 2026
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Ken’s parents also influenced how rinks were ran in the area, the two said.—
Camryn Dadey,
Sacbee.com,
15 Mar. 2026
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The National Coalition for Child Protection Reform has called it discriminatory and counterproductive.—
James R Mason,
Hartford Courant,
12 May 2026
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His post caught the attention of a producer working for a podcast called The Last Invention, which was documenting debates about artificial general intelligence (AGI), a hypothetical form of AI that could surpass human intelligence.—
Lorena O’Neil,
Rolling Stone,
11 May 2026
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