as in to stop (by or in)
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Recent Examples of stop (over)
Reuters, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2025
But National Geographic now has us on a flight with a stopover.
—Christopher Elliott The Travel Troubleshooter, Sun Sentinel, 11 Aug. 2025
But National Geographic now has us on a flight with a stopover.
—Christopher Elliott, Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2025
Extreme drought is causing breeding grounds, molting spots and migration stopover sites to vanish.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 7 Aug. 2025
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The incident occurred in Chasoti town of Kishtwar district, a stopover point on a popular pilgrimage route.
—Reuters, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2025
But National Geographic now has us on a flight with a stopover.
—Christopher Elliott The Travel Troubleshooter, Sun Sentinel, 11 Aug. 2025
But National Geographic now has us on a flight with a stopover.
—Christopher Elliott, Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2025
Extreme drought is causing breeding grounds, molting spots and migration stopover sites to vanish.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 7 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stop (over)
stop
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The Royals were looking to add to their lead after another stop, but Landon Dressell intercepted a Richland pass and returned it to the Royals’ 4-yard line.—
Jordan Neal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 Sep. 2025
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The Chiefs were out of timeouts, but ahead of the two-minute warning, a stop would give Patrick Mahomes a chance to run KC’s two-minute offense.—
Pete Sweeney,
Kansas City Star,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Stop (over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stop%20%28over%29. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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