Synonyms for come by
come by

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1. drop by, drop in, come byverb

   visit informally and spontaneously

   "We frequently drop by the neighbors' house for a cup of coffee"

   Synonyms:
   come into, drop by, drop in

2. come by, come intoverb

   obtain, especially accidentally

   Synonyms:
   come into, drop by, drop in

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1. come by

   Synonyms:
   get, obtain, gain, get possession of

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1. Dave Morrow:

   Joanna Gaines ' had big crews here working seven days a week. We’re not allowed to come by when Joanna Gaines ' were working on it, but my neighbors told me there were five, six, seven trucks outside everyday until 9 or 10 o’clock at night, it was a big push but Joanna Gaines ' did a great job.

2. Ben Carson:

   He was a quiet, shy kid, not too outgoing, bennie stayed home a lot or went to the library to work. We would have been at the ballfield, so maybe he would have come by to watch.

3. Kermit Eby:

   I am for integrity, if only because life is very short and truth is hard to come by.

4. Jim Hutton:

   Cash is necessary for most transactions and ATMS are hard to come by, if you plan on exchanging U.S. dollars make sure they’re crisp, unmarked bills printed after 2006.

5. James Gardiner:

   Our brains rely heavily on glucose for energy,.. but in our evolutionary past it would have been hard to come by. So we have a deep-rooted preference for glucose-rich foods and seek them out.