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
This move comes over two decades after the U.S. Supreme Court found the ban unconstitutional in Lawrence v. Texas.
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Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Colapinto came over from Williams during the offseason as the reserve driver for a big fee.
—Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 July 2025
More calls came over the next 20 minutes, mostly from family members of students.
—Rachel Wegner, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Season two, which premiered Dec. 26, 2024, had a higher opening-week total of 68 million views, but those came over four days.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 1 July 2025
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Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Colapinto came over from Williams during the offseason as the reserve driver for a big fee.
—Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 July 2025
More calls came over the next 20 minutes, mostly from family members of students.
—Rachel Wegner, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Season two, which premiered Dec. 26, 2024, had a higher opening-week total of 68 million views, but those came over four days.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 1 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for come over
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Texas Governor Greg Abbott has since visited Camp Mystic, declaring a state of emergency and pledging continued support for search and rescue operations.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
8 July 2025
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This thirsty Courier Journal employee has visited every local brewery in the Louisville area.—
Leo Bertucci,
The Courier-Journal,
7 July 2025
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Domínguez allowed a run in the eighth on a single by Jesús Sánchez while Blewett surrendered another RBI single to Hill, an RBI double to Javier Sanoja and a two-run homer to Xavier Edwards.—
Jacob Calvin Meyer,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 July 2025
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New Jersey has the talent to go on a deep run in the playoffs, but between the injuries at forward and defense and the good-but-aging goalie tandem of Jacob Markström and Jake Allen, the situation feels fragile.—
The Athletic NHL Staff,
New York Times,
12 July 2025
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Another major complication: Skilled manufacturing labor is hard to come by in the United States.—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
7 July 2025
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But optimism is hard to come by right now, both inside the building and for longtime fans who’ve come to expect success after appearing in seven consecutive WNBA Playoffs.—
Emily Adams,
Hartford Courant,
7 July 2025
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“Come over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/come%20over. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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