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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stop (by)
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Savolainen played a huge role in Finland’s historic run in the 2019 hockey women’s world championship, in which the country made it to the final against the United States who, along with Canada, had previously dominated the competition and its gold medal matches.—
Hannah Ryan,
CNN Money,
14 Feb. 2026 -
The junior right-hander gave up two runs in five innings with five strikeouts.—
Lawrence Dow,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Feb. 2026
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In economics, if productivity is strong, then growth can run hot without stoking inflation — this means the Fed doesn’t have to step in with interest rate hikes.—
Bryan Mena,
CNN Money,
15 Feb. 2026
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Unlike in previous crises, Cuba’s regime lacks foreign partners that can step in to help, according to Robert Munks, head of Americas research at risk intelligence company Verisk Maplecroft.—
Sam Meredith,
CNBC,
14 Feb. 2026
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Unfortunately, Matthew came over to Liz and Derek’s house to bring his dad a favorite snack at that exact moment.—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
18 Feb. 2026
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After Hadick came over from the traditional finance side in 2022, though, Dragonfly shifted its focus, realizing that crypto was quickly converging with fintech.—
Leo Schwartz,
Fortune,
18 Feb. 2026
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But those issues were hard to come by.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
11 Feb. 2026
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Both mishaps were unfortunate events as medals have been hard to come by through the early days of the Winter Olympics.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Stop (by).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stop%20%28by%29. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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