as in to stop (by or in)
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Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 21 May 2025
Many diners at Naar have been planning quick trips with their eye on the prize—in addition to dinner service, Sadhu’s team introduced lunch to cater to visitors looking to break up the drive from Chandigarh to Shimla with a stopover for a meal.
—Sarah Khan, Bon Appetit Magazine, 3 Apr. 2025
Planting a pollinator garden with milkweed — the only plant the butterflies will lay eggs on — and nectar-producing plants for food can provide a hospitable stopover for migrating monarchs between August and October.
—Madalyn Mendoza, Axios, 21 Mar. 2025
Cascade Locks Situated about halfway through the gorge, this tiny town is worth a stopover.
—Zoe Baillargeon, Travel + Leisure, 31 May 2025
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That changed with the rise of European sailing power, with Bermuda soon becoming a critical stopover for ships moving between Europe, the Caribbean, and the Americas.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 21 May 2025
Many diners at Naar have been planning quick trips with their eye on the prize—in addition to dinner service, Sadhu’s team introduced lunch to cater to visitors looking to break up the drive from Chandigarh to Shimla with a stopover for a meal.
—Sarah Khan, Bon Appetit Magazine, 3 Apr. 2025
Planting a pollinator garden with milkweed — the only plant the butterflies will lay eggs on — and nectar-producing plants for food can provide a hospitable stopover for migrating monarchs between August and October.
—Madalyn Mendoza, Axios, 21 Mar. 2025
Cascade Locks Situated about halfway through the gorge, this tiny town is worth a stopover.
—Zoe Baillargeon, Travel + Leisure, 31 May 2025
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The evening prior to this cover shoot, Coco delivered a headlining set at the Brooklyn Paramount for the New York City stop of her Why Not More?—
Regina Cho,
VIBE.com,
18 June 2025
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Then, last week, the new South Korean president, Lee Jae Myung, ordered a stop to South Korea's broadcasts.—
Se Eun Gong,
NPR,
18 June 2025
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“Stop (over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stop%20%28over%29. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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