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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stop (by)
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As the inversion lifts in the afternoon, fire behavior will increase to the north and northeast, with group torching, spotting, and uphill runs in mixed conifer stands containing heavy dead and down material.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
2 Sep. 2025 -
His run in New England made everyone forget that tenure.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
2 Sep. 2025
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Those looking to get their steps in might ping pong between the Lake Stage, near Polk Bros Park at the Pier’s entrance point, and the East Stage, at the very end, practically in the lake.—
Lauren Warnecke,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Sep. 2025
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With Gleeson’s Ned stepping in, the staff at The Toledo Truth Teller finally gets a shot of the optimism that’s been missing from their office (and industry) for a long time.—
Andy Meek,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Storing any kind of food, including your pets', in these areas is basically asking pests to come over for a dinner party.—
Mary Shannon Wells,
Southern Living,
3 Sep. 2025
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This producer named Justin Raisen came over to meet me.—
Kim Gordon,
Rolling Stone,
3 Sep. 2025
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Solid local population counts are hard to come by, especially for individual Burmese ethnic groups.—
Sophie Carson,
jsonline.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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Success won’t come by individuals shining.—
Andy Naylor,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Stop (by).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stop%20%28by%29. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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