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. Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.:

   Beware of the man who works hard to learn something, learns it, and finds himself no wiser than before He is full of murderous resentment of people who are ignorant without having come by their ignorance the hard way.

2. 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.

3. 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.

4. Lisa Jorillo:

   Money is hard to come by, so I only buy sachets, it's likely the garbage will still be there when my son grows up.

5. Ruth Terry:

   Mostly, I was afraid I was going to make him crazy, he needs his alone time, and that was already hard to come by in such a small place.