came by

verb

Definition of came bynext
past tense of come by
1
as in visited
to make a brief visit come by after work and I'll give you some clothes for the rummage sale

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2
as in won
to receive as return for effort a literary award like that isn't easy to come by

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for came by
  1. won
  2. earned
  3. gained
  4. reaped
  5. made
  6. garnered
  7. obtained
  8. landed
Verb
  • It's only been won three times, which is the fewest won in any single year since the game began.
    Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The Power Play multiplier does not apply to prizes won in the Double Play drawing.
    Tanya Wildt, Detroit Free Press, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of won
Verb
  • According to our friends from STATS Perform, exactly one team has ever done that … at least since earned (and unearned) runs became an official stat in both leagues in 1913.
    Jayson Stark, The Athletic, 26 Dec. 2024
  • According to the lawsuit the BOP has unlawfully treated credits earned under FSA as discretionary rather than a mandate clearly stated in the law.
    Walter Pavlo, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
Definition of earned
Verb
  • Nvidia – The chipmaker gained almost 1%, adding to the gains seen in the previous session.
    Sean Conlon, CNBC, 31 Dec. 2024
  • Over time, the tradition gained cultural significance, and many started copying it in the hopes of a prosperous year ahead.
    George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
Definition of gained
Verb
  • In recent years, no investment has reaped bigger profits than Baron’s longtime bet on Tesla.
    Sergei Klebnikov, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
  • The Kansas City Chiefs and the Baltimore Ravens notched big Christmas Day victories on their way to the playoffs, and the Netflix streams of those games reaped record ratings.
    Hank Sanders, New York Times, 27 Dec. 2024
Definition of reaped
Verb
  • The ability to draw statistical conclusions and use predictive analytics to reduce hazards with fewer resources is made possible by them.
    Chuck Brooks, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Butterflies made a historic trans-Atlantic flight, an Antarctic penguin made a surprise appearance on a sandy beach, and a gray whale traveled thousands of miles from home.
    Danielle Hall, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of made
Verb
  • The footage, which has garnered almost 225,000 views, captures a scenario familiar to anyone who has struggled with teaching their dog to reliably come when called.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
  • The show's seven episodes garnered 82% on Rotten Tomatoes, with just 64% for its audience score.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of garnered
Verb
  • Most sodium is obtained nowadays by processing the mineral halite, also known as common table salt.
    David Bressan, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
  • However, nowadays, most elemental magnesium is obtained by electrolysis of magnesium chloride, which can be obtained in virtually unlimited quantities from salt water.
    David Bressan, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
Definition of obtained
Verb
  • Tiffany Boone was done with voiceover auditions when the script for an unspecified lioness landed in her inbox.
    Brande Victorian, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Jan. 2025
  • Priscilla landed on Max roughly four months after its theater debut, while MaXXXine had a quicker turnaround, becoming available on the platform just three months later.
    Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
Definition of landed
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came back

came by

came clean (about)

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