as in visited
to make a brief visit
come over sometime and I'll show you my garden
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Recent Examples of came over
During our time away, our neighbors visited with us at the hospital, looked after our house and came over daily to feed and spend time with our cat.
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Dawn M. Turner,
Chicago Tribune,
5 July 2026
Robert Laucella’s grandparents came over to Ellis Island in 1922, doubling the significance for the family.
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Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
4 July 2026
Paramount Skydance came over the top with a hostile all-cash offer, raised it to $31 a share with a personal financing guarantee from Larry Ellison, and won the contest in February at roughly $110 billion.
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Maureen Kerr,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
Myers, writhing in pain on the warning track, was bent over when his fellow outfielders came over to tend to him, while the Reds training staff started the sprint out onto the field.
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Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
30 June 2026
As their lips touched, a stillness came over them even as the cane swayed and the dupatta wrapped itself around them.
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Literary Hub,
30 June 2026
One late afternoon in early winter, two of my mom’s siblings and their spouses, all in their 20s and early 30s, came over to hang out.
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Eythana Miller,
The Dial,
23 June 2026
The man came over to me, his face a foot away from mine, and stared into my eyes.
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Bob Brody,
New York Daily News,
21 June 2026
Zendaya was visibly shocked at first, gasping and clasping her hands over her face, but got into the performance, laughing and dancing along as Holland came over to dance on her.
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Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
21 June 2026
Dawn M. Turner,
Chicago Tribune,
5 July 2026
Robert Laucella’s grandparents came over to Ellis Island in 1922, doubling the significance for the family.
—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
4 July 2026
Paramount Skydance came over the top with a hostile all-cash offer, raised it to $31 a share with a personal financing guarantee from Larry Ellison, and won the contest in February at roughly $110 billion.
—
Maureen Kerr,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
Myers, writhing in pain on the warning track, was bent over when his fellow outfielders came over to tend to him, while the Reds training staff started the sprint out onto the field.
—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
30 June 2026
As their lips touched, a stillness came over them even as the cane swayed and the dupatta wrapped itself around them.
—
Literary Hub,
30 June 2026
One late afternoon in early winter, two of my mom’s siblings and their spouses, all in their 20s and early 30s, came over to hang out.
—
Eythana Miller,
The Dial,
23 June 2026
The man came over to me, his face a foot away from mine, and stared into my eyes.
—
Bob Brody,
New York Daily News,
21 June 2026
Zendaya was visibly shocked at first, gasping and clasping her hands over her face, but got into the performance, laughing and dancing along as Holland came over to dance on her.
—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
21 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for came over
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Elizabeth Stanziano reluctantly visited Norfolk, Virginia's Sail 250 festival after her mother raved for weeks about seeing the tall ships during the Bicentennial.
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In his 10 years living on Skid Row, Gaines visited the post office at least twice a month, mailing money to his family in New Orleans to help care for his elderly mother.
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The biggest bombshell dropped in 2017.
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Markets dropped in response, but only temporarily.
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The number of people staying in emergency shelters dropped by 273.
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Weddings among members of Gen Z have tripled since 2019, according to the Bank of America report, while the number of millennial weddings dropped by roughly 20% over the same time period.
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In 1968, the federal government stepped in and started selling flood insurance managed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA.
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The Democratic National Committee and attorney Marc Elias had stepped in to defend the limits.
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The image was recorded about 90 minutes before her father came by the house.
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Before the game, Mørch came by my apartment, in Brooklyn, to watch the afternoon matches.
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The two sides ran in slates aligned against one another.
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Ken’s parents also influenced how rinks were ran in the area, the two said.
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Mauney, widely seen as the best rider of his generation and someone who braved the hardest bulls to ride, had to retire in 2023 after a neck break on a bull called Arctic Assassin.
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Fireflies go through four life stages – egg, larva, pupa and adult – in a process called complete metamorphosis.
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“Came over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/came%20over. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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