Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stop (by)
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As a rookie, Gardner scored the final run in the old Yankee Stadium in 2008, which was replaced the following year.—
Jordan Freiman,
CBS News,
26 Mar. 2025 -
But much like the European run in October/November 2024 that followed the Outlaw Festival, this was a reversion to the standard Rough and Rowdy Ways show.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
26 Mar. 2025
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When Arakawa became ill, there was no backup system—no one to step in for her or her husband.—
Joseph Coughlin,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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The staff reductions are the first step in shutting down the 46-year-old agency, McMahon has said.—
Nicquel Terry Ellis,
CNN,
22 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Despite this, the pontiff seemed alert, shaking his head when an aide came over to ask him something.—
Christopher Lamb,
CNN,
23 Mar. 2025
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Don’t blame us if your friends want to keep coming over for some java.—
Sarah Madaus,
Architectural Digest,
21 Mar. 2025
Verb
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More generally, the cult invites everyone to focus on themselves and to accept what may come by avoiding materialism as much as possible.—
Emilien Hofman (Tr. Elettra Pauletto),
The Dial,
20 Mar. 2025
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What’s important is to recognize that visibility doesn’t just come by itself.—
Joseph Liu,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
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“Stop (by).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stop%20%28by%29. Accessed 30 Mar. 2025.
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