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  - come about
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  - come around or round
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  - come back
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  - come by
  - come clean
  - come down
  - come down on
  - come down with
  - come for
  - come forward
  - come full circle
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come by
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Sense: To pass

Synonyms:

go by, overtake, move past, pass , go past, shoot ahead of

Sense: To acquire

Synonyms:

get , win , procure, obtain, acquire, get hold of, get one's hands on (slang), find , catch , capture , reap , receive , secure , take , earn , gain , harvest , have , come into

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