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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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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.
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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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coming by
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China has been particularly busy, with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, Ireland's Prime Minister Michael Martin, Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo and Starmer all visiting Beijing this month.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
31 Jan. 2026
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Warsh has been working as a visiting economics fellow at the Hoover Institution, a conservative think tank located at Stanford University.—
Josh Boak,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Jan. 2026
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Belichick also was one of the game's top defensive assistants before taking over in New England, winning two earlier Super Bowls as defensive coordinator for the New York Giants.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
28 Jan. 2026
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Penny Weaver is an award-winning journalist who covers crime, law enforcement, court proceedings and more for the River Valley Democrat-Gazette.—
Penny Weaver,
Arkansas Online,
28 Jan. 2026
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Cannon-Grant was well-known in activist circles in Boston, earning numerous awards, including Boston Globe Magazine’s Bostonian of the Year award and a Boston Celtics Heroes Among Us award, both in 2020 amid nationwide protests following the killing of George Floyd.—
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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Only seven units are market rate while the remainder are reserved for residents earning 30%, 50% and 60% of the area median income.—
Nick Wooten,
Dallas Morning News,
29 Jan. 2026
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Smith, 41, is coming over from holding the same assistant GM role with the Atlanta Falcons the past three seasons.—
David Furones,
Sun Sentinel,
23 Jan. 2026
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My grandmother is angry at her friends for not coming over.—
Judith Martin,
Mercury News,
22 Jan. 2026
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The money flowing into AI and new technology has been a major source of debate on Wall Street as investors increasingly want to see that companies are reaping rewards from the massive spending over the last year.—
Samantha Subin,
CNBC,
29 Jan. 2026
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The North Stars are reaping the benefits of all that hard work.—
Paul Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Jan. 2026
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Al-Maliki’s government increasingly excluded Sunni Arabs from political life, including barring nine parties and over 450 candidates from running in the 2010 parliamentary elections, overseeing the arrests of prominent Sunni politicians by security forces, and suppressing peaceful protests.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
28 Jan. 2026
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Power On Demand Sennheiser says the RS 275 kit can be up and running in a matter of minutes and the settings can be personalized using the Sennheiser’s free Smart Control Plus app, which is available for Android and iOS devices.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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There are also a number of fascinating candidates who might need a couple of tries, along with returning fixtures who have been gaining momentum and could at some point hit the 75% threshold needed for election.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
25 Jan. 2026
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Since then, more pandas have arrived or were born locally, gaining a huge following.—
Chris Lau,
CNN Money,
25 Jan. 2026
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Hamas is seemingly rebuilding its military capabilities, including its tunnel infrastructure damaged by Israeli airstrikes, and bringing in new cash that pays its fighters and hires new recruits.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
11 Jan. 2026
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Westbrook-Ikhine has been targeted five times, bringing in three receptions for 25 yards.—
Omar Kelly
October 24,
Miami Herald,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Coming by.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coming%20by. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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