as in visits
to make a brief visit
come over sometime and I'll show you my garden
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Recent Examples of comes over
Joseph's arrest comes over a decade after his older brother Josh confessed to molesting multiple young girls, including sisters Jill (Duggar) Dillard and Jessa (Duggar) Seewald, as a teenager.
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Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 1 Apr. 2026
The announcement, which was preceded by a series of cryptic posts from the singer, comes over five years after her last major solo concert.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026
Episode 1, for example, comes over as a political thriller with horror tropes where Prime Minister Adolfo Saúrez battles in 1976 to persuade – or bribe – a Francoist parliament to vote itself out of existence.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 26 Mar. 2026
Erika comes over and gives Amanda some advice.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 20 Feb. 2026
The Asics Superblast 3, which has been announced for a March launch, switches from the FlyteFoam Turbo Plus midsole of its predecessor to FF Leap, the most advanced foam in Asics’ fleet that comes over from its Metaspeed Sky/Edge Tokyo and Metaspeed Ray super shoes.
—Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 13 Feb. 2026
The statue comes over two years after the death of the Grammy-winning singer, who died at her longtime home in Switzerland at age 83 after a long illness.
—Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 1 Oct. 2025
Gilchrist comes over to smell it on me.
—Sarah Turner, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
The deal comes over a week after Nexstar announced plans to buy smaller broadcasting rival Tegna, making the nation’s largest broadcast station owner even bigger.
—Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 1 Apr. 2026
The announcement, which was preceded by a series of cryptic posts from the singer, comes over five years after her last major solo concert.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026
Episode 1, for example, comes over as a political thriller with horror tropes where Prime Minister Adolfo Saúrez battles in 1976 to persuade – or bribe – a Francoist parliament to vote itself out of existence.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 26 Mar. 2026
Erika comes over and gives Amanda some advice.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 20 Feb. 2026
The Asics Superblast 3, which has been announced for a March launch, switches from the FlyteFoam Turbo Plus midsole of its predecessor to FF Leap, the most advanced foam in Asics’ fleet that comes over from its Metaspeed Sky/Edge Tokyo and Metaspeed Ray super shoes.
—Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 13 Feb. 2026
The statue comes over two years after the death of the Grammy-winning singer, who died at her longtime home in Switzerland at age 83 after a long illness.
—Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 1 Oct. 2025
Gilchrist comes over to smell it on me.
—Sarah Turner, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
The deal comes over a week after Nexstar announced plans to buy smaller broadcasting rival Tegna, making the nation’s largest broadcast station owner even bigger.
—Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for comes over
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Later in the book, after Thomas has died, the narrator visits Max at his home in California, where another hypnotic two-hander unfolds.—
Giles Harvey,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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Four-fifths of the Celtics’ starting lineup could be unavailable when the team visits Charlotte on Sunday.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
28 Mar. 2026
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Parker Messick tossed six scoreless innings and the Cleveland Guardians broke the game open with three runs in the seventh inning to beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-2 on Monday, spoiling the two-time World Series champions' perfect start.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
31 Mar. 2026
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It was discontinued in 1994 but was later re-released for limited runs in the 2010s following consumer campaigns.—
Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
30 Mar. 2026
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Transcription comes by its tragicomic suspicion of devices honestly.—
Hannah Gold,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
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Born in the California beach enclave of Montecito, the Napoleon comes by its refreshing summer vibes honestly, even if it is made with a seemingly unsummery spirit.—
Jeremy Repanich,
Robb Report,
7 Mar. 2026
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This news that comes at a time when American whiskey is facing some pretty tough times and the global spirits industry overall is dealing with drops in sales and profits.—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
30 Mar. 2026
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In real-world conditions, that assumption often breaks down due to damage or interference, leading to major drops in performance.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Mar. 2026
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Rodney’s mother drops by with a plate of homemade fish cakes.—
NPR,
NPR,
4 Apr. 2026
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In fact, Bain & Company research found that when a meeting includes more than seven people, decision quality drops by 10% per extra body.—
Claire Zillman,
Fortune,
1 Feb. 2026
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