as in visiting
to make a brief visit
come over sometime and I'll show you my garden
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Recent Examples of coming over
Henderson follows with 146 yards with a touchdown, with 107 of his yards coming over the past two weeks.
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Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Oct. 2025
The victims are coming over here from China.
—Brooke Taylor, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2025
On the first power play, Buium missed the net on one chance, tried to go one-on-one with no support from his teammates and slipped coming over the blue line for a turnover and soon after missed catching a drop pass.
—Michael Russo, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
From there, Ben will handle most of the build, with friends occasionally coming over to help out on special projects.
—Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
Since its season-opening loss to Florida State, Alabama has rebounded nicely with four straight wins, its last two coming over formidable foes in Georgia and Vanderbilt.
—Quentin Corpuel, Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2025
Look, even if there are six people coming over, my mama’s cooking for an army.
—Sid Evans, Southern Living, 2 Oct. 2025
As people left their shelter in the woods, the family saw Josie coming over a hill.
—Georgea Kovanis, Freep.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Conklin hasn’t done much for Los Angeles since coming over in the offseason as a free agent, after the Chargers missed out on Evan Engram.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 19 Sep. 2025
Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Oct. 2025
The victims are coming over here from China.
—Brooke Taylor, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2025
On the first power play, Buium missed the net on one chance, tried to go one-on-one with no support from his teammates and slipped coming over the blue line for a turnover and soon after missed catching a drop pass.
—Michael Russo, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
From there, Ben will handle most of the build, with friends occasionally coming over to help out on special projects.
—Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
Since its season-opening loss to Florida State, Alabama has rebounded nicely with four straight wins, its last two coming over formidable foes in Georgia and Vanderbilt.
—Quentin Corpuel, Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2025
Look, even if there are six people coming over, my mama’s cooking for an army.
—Sid Evans, Southern Living, 2 Oct. 2025
As people left their shelter in the woods, the family saw Josie coming over a hill.
—Georgea Kovanis, Freep.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Conklin hasn’t done much for Los Angeles since coming over in the offseason as a free agent, after the Chargers missed out on Evan Engram.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 19 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coming over
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How to Watch Grizzlies vs Warriors Rookie Cedric Coward scored 22 of his game-high 27 points in the second half as Memphis pulled away from the visiting Indiana Pacers on Saturday night for a 128-103 blowout victory.—
Kilty Cleary,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Oct. 2025
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As kobolds go, Heinzelmann was more harmless than most, going about his business protecting the castle from giants and dwarves and keeping the staff updated on faerie gossip, as well as protecting the chambermaids from unwelcome attentions from visiting noblemen.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Oct. 2025
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Carrillo presented a rough schedule for how Franklin could get the market up and running in 2026.—
Erik S. Hanley,
jsonline.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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Meanwhile, two other high-profile Republicans running in the race have raised six-figure numbers — far surpassing the 2023 gubernatorial candidate.—
Hannah Pinski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
17 Oct. 2025
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When playing within their own half, United adjust into a 5-4-1 with the No 10s dropping in to better protect central midfield.—
Carl Anka,
New York Times,
26 Oct. 2025
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But this year Swift has a new album dropping in just a few weeks.—
Toni Fitzgerald,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Later in the week, get ready for what could be Kansas City’s first frost of the season, with a good soaking rain coming by week’s end, the National Weather Service said.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
20 Oct. 2025
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Two billion children and teenagers live on Earth, with 3 billion more coming by 2050.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Sep. 2025
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As seasoned workers retire, the next generation is not stepping in fast enough to replace them.—
Mark Rayfield,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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Trotter’s wife, Tanya, echoes her husband’s enthusiasm and is even looking forward to stepping in the ring for some physicality, if needed.—
Carl Lamarre,
Billboard,
20 Sep. 2025
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But these folks keep dropping by and consuming precious time.—
Jeanne Phillips,
Mercury News,
16 Oct. 2025
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The Standard versions are indeed cheaper than yesterday’s Premium trims, with the Model Y dropping by $5,000 and the Model 3 by $5,500.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Oct. 2025
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