stop by
phrasal verb
stopped by; stopping by; stops by
informal
: to visit someone briefly
Feel free to stop by anytime.
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Fortesa Latifi, Rolling Stone, 22 Apr. 2025
The Pittsburgh rapper is rolling out his latest album Kush + Orange Juice 2 and stopped by The Joe Budden Podcast to discuss a variety of topics — one of which is the age-old (and centuries-ago-answered) question: Is the Earth flat or round?
—Angel Diaz, Billboard, 22 Apr. 2025
So lunch could be mom with her kids, college students eat later, and then young adults stop by after working out at the fitness center.
—Gary Stern, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
Bride stopped by police while running late to her wedding.
—Daniel Wine, CNN Money, 21 Apr. 2025
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Fortesa Latifi, Rolling Stone, 22 Apr. 2025
The Pittsburgh rapper is rolling out his latest album Kush + Orange Juice 2 and stopped by The Joe Budden Podcast to discuss a variety of topics — one of which is the age-old (and centuries-ago-answered) question: Is the Earth flat or round?
—Angel Diaz, Billboard, 22 Apr. 2025
So lunch could be mom with her kids, college students eat later, and then young adults stop by after working out at the fitness center.
—Gary Stern, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
Bride stopped by police while running late to her wedding.
—Daniel Wine, CNN Money, 21 Apr. 2025
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“Stop by.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stop%20by. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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