COMING BY Synonyms: 72 Similar and Opposite Words

coming by

verb

Definition of coming by next

present participle of come by

as in visiting

to make a brief visit come by after work and I'll give you some clothes for the rummage sale

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Relevance

as in winning

to receive as return for effort a literary award like that isn't easy to come by

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Recent Examples of coming by Tomlin won a Super Bowl and never had a losing season in 19 years as a coach but hasn’t won a playoff game in a decade, with the previous five losses coming by double digits, including a 30-6 home loss to Houston on Monday. —

Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 13 Jan. 2026 The $5 billion expansion program has grown beyond the scope of what airport officials originally imagined, with a total of 32 gates coming by the early 2030s. —

Austin American Statesman, 12 Jan. 2026 Residents placed their recyclables into blue bins, and city crews picked them up once a week, coming by in separate trucks from the ones that collected the regular garbage. —

Adam Harrington, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2026 Wind chills will be biting on Monday, but a big warm-up is coming by midweek. —

Kansas City Star, 10 Nov. 2025 The Orange allowed at least 30 points in each of those losses, with their defeats in this stretch coming by 35, 13, 17 and 25 points. —

Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025 Thank you so much for coming by. —

Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2025 And the number of people coming by with offers of work has also decreased significantly. —

Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2025 The undrafted rookie receiver – who starred in Friday’s preseason opener – kept the highlights coming by boxing out Marcus Jones’ tight coverage and snagging the ball at his highest point with one-hand. —

Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 10 Aug. 2025

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Hamidreza Azizi, a visiting fellow at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs, said Shamkhani’s appointment signals that Iran is preparing for the possibility of a US decapitation strike – potentially targeting the Supreme Leader himself.

— Farida Elsebai, CNN Money, 20 Feb. 2026
Sunderland 1-1 Fulham Everton vs Manchester United An evening kick-off at Goodison Park, under the floodlights, could be intimidating for visiting teams — and sometimes for the home team.

— Oliver Kay, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2026