as in visits
to make a brief visit
come over sometime and I'll show you my garden
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Recent Examples of comes over
The update comes over a year after the streamer revealed the adaptation of Laura Ingalls Wilder’s semi-autobiographical books back in January 2025, with the show having been in talks for several years.
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Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 13 Apr. 2026
His mother, Kristina, often comes over after games to cook him a sprawling meal.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
The announcement, which was preceded by a series of cryptic posts from the singer, comes over five years after her last major solo concert.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026
Episode 1, for example, comes over as a political thriller with horror tropes where Prime Minister Adolfo Saúrez battles in 1976 to persuade – or bribe – a Francoist parliament to vote itself out of existence.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 26 Mar. 2026
Erika comes over and gives Amanda some advice.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 20 Feb. 2026
The Asics Superblast 3, which has been announced for a March launch, switches from the FlyteFoam Turbo Plus midsole of its predecessor to FF Leap, the most advanced foam in Asics’ fleet that comes over from its Metaspeed Sky/Edge Tokyo and Metaspeed Ray super shoes.
—Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 13 Feb. 2026
The statue comes over two years after the death of the Grammy-winning singer, who died at her longtime home in Switzerland at age 83 after a long illness.
—Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 1 Oct. 2025
Gilchrist comes over to smell it on me.
—Sarah Turner, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 13 Apr. 2026
His mother, Kristina, often comes over after games to cook him a sprawling meal.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
The announcement, which was preceded by a series of cryptic posts from the singer, comes over five years after her last major solo concert.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026
Episode 1, for example, comes over as a political thriller with horror tropes where Prime Minister Adolfo Saúrez battles in 1976 to persuade – or bribe – a Francoist parliament to vote itself out of existence.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 26 Mar. 2026
Erika comes over and gives Amanda some advice.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 20 Feb. 2026
The Asics Superblast 3, which has been announced for a March launch, switches from the FlyteFoam Turbo Plus midsole of its predecessor to FF Leap, the most advanced foam in Asics’ fleet that comes over from its Metaspeed Sky/Edge Tokyo and Metaspeed Ray super shoes.
—Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 13 Feb. 2026
The statue comes over two years after the death of the Grammy-winning singer, who died at her longtime home in Switzerland at age 83 after a long illness.
—Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 1 Oct. 2025
Gilchrist comes over to smell it on me.
—Sarah Turner, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for comes over
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Conservative party leader Kemi Badenoch visits the Well-Safe Protector Oil Rig at Aberdeen's South Harbour, on March 30, 2026 in Aberdeen, Scotland.—
Sam Meredith,
CNBC,
15 Apr. 2026
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Decades into the future, a team of scientists visits in order to evaluate their progress.—
James Folta,
Literary Hub,
14 Apr. 2026
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After the Twins tied the score with a ninth-inning rally of their own, Garrett Acton yielded three unearned runs in a 7-4 loss to the Reds in 10 innings.—
Dan Hayes,
New York Times,
20 Apr. 2026
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Visions du Réel runs in Nyon until April 26.—
Lise Pedersen,
Variety,
20 Apr. 2026
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Just be sure to let your neighbors know to wake you when the drink cart comes by.—
Carin Ryan,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Apr. 2026
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Transcription comes by its tragicomic suspicion of devices honestly.—
Hannah Gold,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
Verb
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That amounts to 3 drops in a 55-gallon barrel.—
Kaan Ozcan,
NBC news,
13 Apr. 2026
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They’re usually given as drops in the mouth, not shots, WebMD said.—
Don Sweeney
April 6,
Sacbee.com,
6 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Magically, too, Michael drops by for a few bites.—
Jocelyn Noveck,
Boston Herald,
10 Apr. 2026
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Rodney’s mother drops by with a plate of homemade fish cakes.—
NPR,
NPR,
4 Apr. 2026
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