COMING BY Synonyms: 72 Similar and Opposite Words

coming by

verb

present participle of come by

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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Relevance

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 None of them calling, coming by again or inviting me to dinner to get out of my now lonely empty house. — R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 27 Aug. 2026 The stores are adding tap to pay to checkouts at select locations with the full rollout coming by the end of the year, the company said in a news release. — Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 26 Aug. 2026 But yeah, Oppenheimer increased tourism in Los Alamos and the places that Stranger Things shot last year have already seen an uptick in people coming by. — Erik Hayden, HollywoodReporter, 20 Aug. 2026 Whether The Bathroom Is Prepped Don’t forget to stay on top of the state of your bathroom, whether or not a pro organizer is coming by! — Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 14 Aug. 2026 The Tar Heels stumbled to a 2-5 start and lost their first five games to power conference opponents, with the first three coming by an average of 29 points. — Ralph D. Russo, New York Times, 17 July 2026 The two recent launches give Disney a fleet of eight ships but five more are coming by 2031. — Christian Sylt, Fortune, 16 July 2026 Instead, Newport said, folks mainly liked coming by and posing for pictures with them. — Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026 Garbrandt, once an undefeated bantamweight king, now holds a 15-8 record, with most losses coming by finish. — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 12 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for coming by

Verb

Todd, who produces the film, recalls the emotions of visiting the set for the first time, during a scene that struck a personal chord with her experience with her son.

— Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 26 Aug. 2026
There are also the vendors, games, rides, and exhibitors that must juggle visiting other state fairs into their schedules.

— Jeff Wagner, CBS News, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of visiting

Verb

All the drama from last week’s showdown with the season-21 designers is resolved by season 22 winning the unconventional-materials challenge.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026
The screenplay placed second in the horror category at the 2025 Slamdance Screenplay Competition, winning Filmmatic’s Horror/Thriller Screenplay Awards, and selected for the 2026 Grey List.

— Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of winning

Verb

Some soldiers distinguished themselves by helping to render emergency trauma response and first aid to civilians, earning individual service commendations, according to the Arkansas National Guard.

— Neal Earley, Arkansas Online, 29 Aug. 2026
As tuition climbs and federal oversight tightens on low-earning programs, a new tool lets families compare outcomes across California campuses.

— Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of earning

Verb

In a dash camera video shared by police, an officer can be seen stepping out quickly from a patrol vehicle as Ross was seen running in the street.

— Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Aug. 2026
Phil Foden did not quite hit the ground running in pre-season, which does present an opportunity for Rayan Cherki to cement a place in the XI for the big kick-off.

— Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of running in

Verb

The 36-year-old Hubble is also dropping in orbit because of all the sun's recent outbursts and is expected to reenter the atmosphere in the 2030s if nothing is done.

— CBS News, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
Players will have months to contemplate their futures in golf while dropping in on the odd European tour or Asian Tour event.

— ABC News, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of dropping in

Verb

Summary An 11-year-old Ontario entrepreneur, Ashton Meyer, transformed his $10 bin cleaning side hustle into a viral success, gaining over 110,000 Instagram followers.

— Sarah Hernholm, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Visiting people in their communities and gaining firsthand insight into Norway’s diverse realities became a fundamental part of their work.

— Stefania Conrieri, Vanity Fair, 28 Aug. 2026