stop (by or in)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stop (by or in)
Verb
  • His mother, Lucia Ayala, visited him weekly and noticed the onset of a cough, the outlet said.
    Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Washington Examiner spoke to young adults who were impacted by Charlie Kirk’s faith while visiting the makeshift memorial outside of the Turning Point USA headquarters in Arizona.
    Amy DeLaura, The Washington Examiner, 24 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The Cardinals scored a run apiece in the third and fourth following Ramos’ homer, but the Giants scored three runs in the fourth to take a 4-2 lead on an RBI single from Patrick Bailey and a two-run single from Ramos.
    Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 23 Sep. 2025
  • The two hooked up on a 33-yard pass that set up Kareem Hunt’s 1-yard TD run in the fourth quarter and put the game away.
    The Athletic Staff, New York Times, 22 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Under the hood, Seider took some real steps in his ability to retrieve pucks and defend his blue line, both hallmarks of high-end blueliners.
    The Athletic NHL, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2025
  • The meeting is the first step in a long process, officials said, as demonstrated by previous streetcar construction projects.
    PJ Green, Kansas City Star, 23 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The airport staff told Resnik his picture ID did not match the one in the system, so a supervisor had to come over to approve him to fly.
    Lillian Metzmeier, Louisville Courier Journal, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Jana’s video comes over 10 years after the family’s original reality show was canceled by TLC in July 2015.
    Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 23 Sep. 2025
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“Stop (by or in).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stop%20%28by%20or%20in%29. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.

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