Thesaurus results for CAME OVER

came over

verb

past tense of come over

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 Goalkeeper Brandon Kincaid came over from Johnson County Community College. — Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 11 Oct. 2026 Reportedly, the band continued to play instrumentals before a voice came over the PA saying the show was over. — Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 10 Oct. 2026 The first mega-splash came over the summer, with the $20 million-a-year agreement between Monster Energy and college sports’ Big 12 Conference (which includes the caffeine-avoidant Brigham Young University). — Kent Sepkowitz, STAT, 5 Oct. 2026 Freddy Peralta came over at the deadline after a miserable start with the Mets. — David Troy Outkick, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026 That night, two of my parents’ friends came over with a bottle of wine. — Trisha Thadani Kirsten Potter Tanya Pérez Devin Murphy, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026 The idea for the series, explains Sarlanis, came over drinks about three years ago. — Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2026 But one of her clearest lessons came over lunch with Warren Buffett. — Alyson Shontell, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026 The ruling came over the objections of the court’s three liberal justices, who did not write a dissent. — Julian Mark, Washington Post, 29 Sep. 2026

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Lake Pueblo State Park, consistently the most-visited in Colorado, welcomed about 3 million people in 2025, according to data from Colorado Parks and Wildlife, provided to The Denver Post.

— Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 10 Oct. 2026
The former heavyweight champion visited the White House on Friday and offered a brief prediction when reporters asked how Republicans would fare in the midterms.

— Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of visited

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Wilson’s work in music includes the albums Sound of a Woman, released earlier this year (a deluxe version dropped in September); AM/FM; Rita Wilson; Bigger Picture, and Halfway to Home.

— Matthew Carey, Deadline, 5 Oct. 2026
Marketplace enrollment dropped in every state except New Mexico this year, according to KFF.

— Sydney Lake, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of dropped in

Verb

According to provincial data, Quebec’s exports of metal ores and non-metallic minerals dropped by nearly 25% in 2025, alongside double-digit declines in autos, chemicals, and plastics products.

— Tiago Ventura, Time, 7 Oct. 2026
In response, his program was dropped by World Harvest Television and GEB America Network — two of the few networks that carried his new show — and was cut off by credit card companies.

— Steve Marble, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of dropped by

Verb

Online sellers, street vendors and WhatsApp and Telegram groups have also stepped in to fill gaps left by state pharmacies, which for decades were the main source of subsidized medicines.

— ABC News, ABC News, 11 Oct. 2026
After the physical altercation, both men retreated toward their vehicles after witness Jamie Jedlinsky, 70, reportedly stepped in to defuse the situation.

— Leigh Egan, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of stepped in

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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

Definition of came by

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It was put on by a company called Candle House, which, though little-known as of yet in the theatrical mainstream, has enough of a cult national reputation that nearly all of the 76 shows sold out pretty much just on word of mouth, at $247 a pop.

— Chris Willman, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026
The pop-up, called Sheep, debuted on July 8 in the rooftop restaurant space at the hotel, offering a $95 per person four-course tasting menu focused on open-fire cooking.

— The Know, Denver Post, 11 Oct. 2026

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