as in visited
to make a brief visit
come over sometime and I'll show you my garden
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Recent Examples of came over
Check out this Japanese sports reporter who came over from the Land of the Rising Sun to sample some of the local fare.
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Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 12 June 2026
Nimmo also came over to check on his former New York Mets’ teammate.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 11 June 2026
My grandparents came over on a boat from Germany generations ago and instilled a fandom for their national team that hasn’t left the family.
—Tamerra Griffin, New York Times, 11 June 2026
This is a group that came over, as Cory said, from the German-Swiss area in the early 1700s [and] settled in Lancaster.
—Torie Bosch, STAT, 6 June 2026
Barron wondered what she was supposed to do when her son’s friends came over.
—Thomas Lake, AJC.com, 4 June 2026
Mostly to the adults who came over for dinner.
—Literary Hub, 2 June 2026
Jamie hesitated and then, in an actorly kind of trance, came over and joined her on the bed.
—Jonathan Franzen, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
In an interview with PA Local (via BCTV), Brian Knoebel recalled how Knoebels Amusement Resort in Elysburg came to be after his ancestors — farmers who had Christmas trees and animals — came over from Germany and bought a plot of land.
—Lexi Lane, PEOPLE, 30 May 2026
Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 12 June 2026
Nimmo also came over to check on his former New York Mets’ teammate.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 11 June 2026
My grandparents came over on a boat from Germany generations ago and instilled a fandom for their national team that hasn’t left the family.
—Tamerra Griffin, New York Times, 11 June 2026
This is a group that came over, as Cory said, from the German-Swiss area in the early 1700s [and] settled in Lancaster.
—Torie Bosch, STAT, 6 June 2026
Barron wondered what she was supposed to do when her son’s friends came over.
—Thomas Lake, AJC.com, 4 June 2026
Mostly to the adults who came over for dinner.
—Literary Hub, 2 June 2026
Jamie hesitated and then, in an actorly kind of trance, came over and joined her on the bed.
—Jonathan Franzen, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
In an interview with PA Local (via BCTV), Brian Knoebel recalled how Knoebels Amusement Resort in Elysburg came to be after his ancestors — farmers who had Christmas trees and animals — came over from Germany and bought a plot of land.
—Lexi Lane, PEOPLE, 30 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for came over
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In 2012, a powerful quake visited terrible damage on the city of Modena, Bottura’s home and host to his restaurant.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
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The government's recent release of UFO files has some Americans saying we've already been visited by extraterrestrial life.—
Jennifer De Pinto,
CBS News,
11 June 2026
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And Steyer’s spending spree was nowhere near the $1 billion that Michael Bloomberg dropped in just 104 days on his 2020 campaign for president.—
Michelle Cottle,
Mercury News,
16 June 2026
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The lawsuit was reportedly dropped in 2013 after State Farm reached a settlement with Von D, per People magazine.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
16 June 2026
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The county’s share of liquor revenue dropped by several hundred thousand dollars, Tripple said, part of a plan executed at the end of the session to divert liquor revenue to state police to make up for straggling wages.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
15 June 2026
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Within a month, shipments of rare earth magnets from China dropped by 74% year-on-year, and automakers in the United States, Japan, and Europe, dependent on these inputs, slowed or, in some cases, closed production.—
Jared Cohen,
Time,
15 June 2026
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That’s when Eddie Ritchie stepped in and delivered.—
Jack Murray,
Boston Herald,
4 June 2026
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But these warnings aren’t the first time the federal government has stepped in to ensure that telemedicine is being used appropriately, said Mei Wa Kwong, executive director of the Center for Connected Health Policy.—
Maia Rosenfeld,
NBC news,
29 May 2026
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San Antonio’s lone victory in the series came by 4 points.—
Joelle Gross,
NBC news,
11 June 2026
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Other noteworthy performances Friday came by way of recent Big Loud/DeVille Records signee Cody Lohden, rapidly rising Australian neo-traditional country music singer-songwriter Mack Geiger and Texas native Erin Kinsey, respectively.—
Chris Barilla,
PEOPLE,
9 June 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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As a walk-on at UTSA, Thibert brought his 5K track time down to a very respectable 14 minutes, 57 seconds and ran in the 32-minute range for the 10K before graduating with a degree in marketing in 1997.—
Brom Hoban,
Austin American Statesman,
22 Mar. 2026
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The Las Vegas airport confirmed the pilot called an alert, but a British Airways spokesperson told CBS News the aircraft arrived as scheduled and did not declare an emergency.—
Kiki Intarasuwan,
CBS News,
16 June 2026
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New Jersey governor Mikie Sherrill has been determined to avoid offsetting the costs on to taxpayers, and unsuccessfully called for FIFA to help share the cost burden, and Mamdani sympathizes with her position.—
Adam Crafton,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
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