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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
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.
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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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Love recalled visiting a Nashville-area location with her best friend when they were told it had been discontinued.—
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As part of the collaboration with Villa Albertine, Unifrance oversees film bookings, institutional partnerships and logistics for visiting filmmakers.—
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Bregman played his first nine seasons with the Houston Astros, winning World Series titles in 2017 and 2022 — although the first of those yielded a sign-stealing scandal that earned Bregman and his teammates plenty of scorn.—
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Miami is just 7-15 against teams with a winning record this season.—
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While many wealthier Americans have enjoyed years of double-digit stock market gains, advancing home prices and rising wages, those earning less have been squeezed by the combination of higher prices, debt and a slowing job market.—
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Current court battles include players seeking to play longer, without lower-college seasons counting against their eligibility, and earning NIL money while doing it.—
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Some of those teams are guaranteed to have at least three losses because of head-to-head meetings coming over the season’s final month.—
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New York is currently undefeated at home (4-0), with their last two wins coming over the Chicago Bulls and Washington Wizards.—
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Advertisement Geerlings-Simons is hopeful, however, that Indigenous people who live in and rely on forests might serve as an example for how to manage natural resources while still reaping economic benefits.—
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That steady push of Ralph Lauren into the consumer consciousness is reaping other rewards and more exposure.—
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People were running in every direction.—
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In a conversation with CBS News Detroit in December, Sheffield said her focus is on building an administration that can hit the ground running in her first 100 days.—
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A week after a 27-10 road win at Syracuse, North Carolina turned in a dreadful first half against Stanford (3-7, 2-5 ACC), gaining only 47 total yards on its way to a 3-3 halftime tie.—
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The allegations contained in the recent NBA gambling indictment check the box of gaining widespread attention and headlines.—
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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.—
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Westbrook-Ikhine has been targeted five times, bringing in three receptions for 25 yards.—
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“Coming by.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coming%20by. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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