as in to visit
to make a brief visit
come over sometime and I'll show you my garden
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Recent Examples of come over
The Stage 2 breast cancer diagnosis came over a phone call when Morris was working from home, while her mother played with the baby in his bedroom nearby.
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Yuki Noguchi, NPR, 17 Mar. 2025
The stock is up 28% since Niccol took over as the company’s CEO in early September, Tengler said, adding that Starbucks should save costs since the CEO, who came over from Chitpotle, has moved quickly to remove discounts and simplify the coffee chain’s menu.
—Pia Singh, CNBC, 14 Mar. 2025
Three of their 10 games with fewer than 40 3-point attempts this season have come over the last two weeks.
—Jay King, The Athletic, 11 Mar. 2025
Something in my gut seems to relax and a feeling of safety comes over me.
—Katharina Schmidt, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
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Yuki Noguchi, NPR, 17 Mar. 2025
The stock is up 28% since Niccol took over as the company’s CEO in early September, Tengler said, adding that Starbucks should save costs since the CEO, who came over from Chitpotle, has moved quickly to remove discounts and simplify the coffee chain’s menu.
—Pia Singh, CNBC, 14 Mar. 2025
Three of their 10 games with fewer than 40 3-point attempts this season have come over the last two weeks.
—Jay King, The Athletic, 11 Mar. 2025
Something in my gut seems to relax and a feeling of safety comes over me.
—Katharina Schmidt, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for come over
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The child is not a resident of the neighborhood and was visiting his grandmother at the time of the incident.—
Samira Asma-Sadeque,
People.com,
21 Mar. 2025
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Russian drone attack sparks massive blazes in Odesa The strike came shortly before Czech Republic President Petr Pavel visited Odesa on Friday morning, meeting with the city’s leaders and officials from other southern regions.—
Illia Novikov,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Mar. 2025
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And Fitzgerald provided the bulk of their offense from the nine-hole, ripping a two-run home run to left-center in the third inning and scoring the go-ahead run in the seventh on Grant McCray’s single up the middle.—
Evan Webeck,
Mercury News,
26 Mar. 2025
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Probably one of the best seven-year runs in the game.—
Cody Stavenhagen,
New York Times,
26 Mar. 2025
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More generally, the cult invites everyone to focus on themselves and to accept what may come by avoiding materialism as much as possible.—
Emilien Hofman (Tr. Elettra Pauletto),
The Dial,
20 Mar. 2025
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What’s important is to recognize that visibility doesn’t just come by itself.—
Joseph Liu,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
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“Come over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/come%20over. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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