as in to visit
to make a brief visit
come over sometime and I'll show you my garden
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Recent Examples of come over
Perez had been inside his trailer, finishing dinner as hail fell, when the Gonzaleses urged him to come over and wait out the storm.
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Amelia Mugavero, CBS News, 1 May 2026
The proof of a thorough and well-trod search will ultimately come over the course of the next week, as the club begins to make decisions on who to hire.
—Thomas Drance, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2026
The move comes over nine months after the July 4 tragedy at the historic Christian sleepaway camp.
—Brian Brant, PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026
Demary was just in the same position last year, coming over from Georgia.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 29 Apr. 2026
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Amelia Mugavero, CBS News, 1 May 2026
The proof of a thorough and well-trod search will ultimately come over the course of the next week, as the club begins to make decisions on who to hire.
—Thomas Drance, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2026
The move comes over nine months after the July 4 tragedy at the historic Christian sleepaway camp.
—Brian Brant, PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026
Demary was just in the same position last year, coming over from Georgia.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 29 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for come over
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These days, many of those visiting the mall are not shopping at all.—
Audrey Pachuta,
Chicago Tribune,
9 May 2026
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In one scene in the novel, a black ram named Othello, who lives in misery in a carnival, forced to fight dogs, is visited in his pen by a strange ram bearing advice.—
Jill Lepore,
New Yorker,
9 May 2026
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The Sox tacked on two more runs in the seventh inning.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
3 May 2026
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Sheehan gave up four runs in 4 2/3 innings Friday, his velocity wavering as his delivery fell out of sync.—
Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
3 May 2026
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Hard data on the cask investment sector is hard to come by, but data from Whiskystats indicates that the broader Scotch market has lost almost a third of its value over a torrid three years.—
Hugh Leask,
CNBC,
9 May 2026
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That level of level of reliability is hard to come by in high school baseball, but Dorshorst appreciates Overholt for more than his contributions on the field.—
Noah Poser,
Chicago Tribune,
8 May 2026
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“Come over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/come%20over. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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