Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stop (by)
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The Marlins outfielder posted 20 RBI, 10 homers, and 16 runs in 24 games while slashing .364/.451/.818 with a 1.269 OPS for the month.—
Steve Gorten,
Miami Herald,
4 Aug. 2025 -
The Orioles put up single runs in the third and fourth, then the Cubs staged a two-out rally off reliever Dietrich Enns in the sixth, with Swanson driving in the go-ahead run.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Aug. 2025
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After a long, stressful summer for Miami-Dade’s school district with a federal funding freeze that had the superintendent mobilized to get lawmakers to step in, the first day of school kicked off on a more positive note.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
14 Aug. 2025
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Launched in June, the initiative combines community events with social outreach to raise awareness and inspire neighbors to step in where help is needed most.—
Symiah Dorsey,
Southern Living,
14 Aug. 2025
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One evening, a colleague of Berns’s, Monica Kleinman, came over for dinner and looked across the table at Sam.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
13 Aug. 2025
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Jones is chirping at the Lions offensive line; Brooks came over to grab Jones and settle him down.—
C. Isaiah Smalls II,
Miami Herald,
13 Aug. 2025
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The palm-sized plushie, which has a bunny body, elf-like face and sharp teeth, is so popular that genuine versions are becoming increasingly difficult to come by.—
Lianne Kolirin,
CNN Money,
13 Aug. 2025
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As such, the show feels like a playbook for a type of rosy coexistence that, in the real world, seems harder and harder to come by.—
Adrienne Matei,
The Atlantic,
13 Aug. 2025
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“Stop (by).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stop%20%28by%29. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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