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. Deutsche Bank:

   (This is) not the most straightforward transaction as Xerium's leverage is high and financial restructuring is required, but assets like this do not come by easily in a late-cycle stock market, we think Andritz could be a very beneficial long-term owner of this business.

2. Jim Weems:

   There are search and screening locations all around the town. So when you come by car, if you park and walk into town, or you come by rail, you will go through one of our search locations, every kind of police resourcing you can think of is probably involved in here somewhere along the line.

3. Curtis Penix:

   When a large truck would come by, we had this little technique where we would lean (on their walking sticks) into the ditch and away from the road, just long enough for them to go by, and then we'd pop back out on the road.

4. Anupam Jena:

   The take-home message for patients is that healthy lifestyle choices and good health are important but are n’t easy to come by, both take work and even health care professionals find it difficult.

5. Trooper Ed Andersson:

   I kicked him into the fast lane hoping that a car would come by and hit him.