coming by

verb

Definition of coming bynext
present participle of come by
1
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
2
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 Synonyms for coming by
  1. winning
  2. earning
  3. reaping
  4. gaining
  5. making
  6. garnering
  7. obtaining
Verb
  • The two women fought in 2019, with Ribas winning by unanimous decision.
    Brian Mazique, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Carter served as president from 1977-81, winning office as an outsider in the wake of the Vietnam War and Watergate.
    Bill Barrow, Chicago Tribune, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of winning
Verb
  • What were your first steps toward earning one of the coolest titles in the world – Malt Master of Glenfiddich?
    Noel Burgess, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
  • After earning its first-ever nomination for season 3 at last year's Globes, season 4 of Slow Horses brought in three more nominations for the thriller series, as stars Gary Oldman and Jack Lowden were nominated for their roles as Jackson Lamb and River Cartwright, respectively.
    Julia Moore, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of earning
Verb
  • Unlike traditional monolithic systems, reaping the benefits of microservices requires a more structured approach to logging and error handling.
    Koushik Sundar, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Industries such as finance, retail and healthcare are already reaping the benefits, using AI to address pain points like fraud detection, inventory management and patient care coordination.
    Ehsan Ahmadi, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of reaping
Verb
  • Their quick thinking prevents rioters from gaining control of the official records sent by the states declaring which candidate received the most votes.
    Sarah D. Wire, USA TODAY, 4 Jan. 2025
  • Yet that didn’t stop me from gaining my first exposure to bitcoin at the end of 2020.
    Taesik Yoon, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025
Definition of gaining
Verb
  • As America entered World War II, the daily beehive of activity at Michigan Central rebounded as Detroit’s automotive plants shifted on a dime from making cars to whatever Uncle Sam desired.
    Patrick Sauer, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
  • When students saw their peers striving to better themselves through education and making better choices, Saffold said the kids’ attitudes changed.
    La Risa R. Lynch, Journal Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of making
Verb
  • The actress — who’s garnering Oscar buzz for her role in Netflix's Emilia Pérez — also talked about how her very first kiss ended up being on TV.
    Victoria Edel, People.com, 4 Jan. 2025
  • In February 2007, O'Reilly won a special mayoral election to fill the rest of Guido's term, garnering 94% of the vote in a crowded race of 11 candidates.
    Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of garnering
Verb
  • Leaders often focus on obtaining buy-in from senior leaders and forget about those doing and managing the work.
    Forbes, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
  • By obtaining a minister license, the Oscar winner can now be ordained in the future.
    Zack Sharf, Variety, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of obtaining
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coming clean (about)

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