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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Allen stops by McDermott’s house now and then and has stayed for dinner.
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Dan Pompei, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
Once a passenger in a car when the driver was stopped by police for a traffic offense, Warren Township High School sophomore Rocco Mireles has a different view of such situations after spending four days at in the Waukegan Police Department’s Youth Citizen Police Academy.
—Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
Chaclan Velasquez was detained on July 11 after being stopped by Florida Highway Patrol near Jog Road and Northlake Boulevard in Palm Beach Gardens.
—Katie Bente, Sun Sentinel, 6 Jan. 2026
The bullet hit a vehicle stopped by traffic nearby.
—Dan Raby, CBS News, 5 Jan. 2026
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Dan Pompei, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
Once a passenger in a car when the driver was stopped by police for a traffic offense, Warren Township High School sophomore Rocco Mireles has a different view of such situations after spending four days at in the Waukegan Police Department’s Youth Citizen Police Academy.
—Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
Chaclan Velasquez was detained on July 11 after being stopped by Florida Highway Patrol near Jog Road and Northlake Boulevard in Palm Beach Gardens.
—Katie Bente, Sun Sentinel, 6 Jan. 2026
The bullet hit a vehicle stopped by traffic nearby.
—Dan Raby, CBS News, 5 Jan. 2026
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“Stop by.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stop%20by. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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