as in to stop (by or in)
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Recent Examples of stop (over)
Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 1 Jan. 2026
Some stays were quick stopovers; others were full-throttle escapes.
—Livia Caligor, Architectural Digest, 23 Dec. 2025
Icelandair is offering stopover savings Icelandair is keeping its popular stopover program running with bookings open through March 31, 2026, for travel through December 2026.
—Paris Wilson, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Dec. 2025
Meanwhile, December homecomings have long been part of Nigerian culture, with Lagos serving mainly as a brief stopover before travelers returned to their home states.
—Vanessa Offiong, CNN Money, 19 Dec. 2025
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Auckland, New Zealand New Zealand's largest city is often seen as a stopover, but not in 2026.
—Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 1 Jan. 2026
Some stays were quick stopovers; others were full-throttle escapes.
—Livia Caligor, Architectural Digest, 23 Dec. 2025
Icelandair is offering stopover savings Icelandair is keeping its popular stopover program running with bookings open through March 31, 2026, for travel through December 2026.
—Paris Wilson, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Dec. 2025
Meanwhile, December homecomings have long been part of Nigerian culture, with Lagos serving mainly as a brief stopover before travelers returned to their home states.
—Vanessa Offiong, CNN Money, 19 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stop (over)
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Shillinglaw says the most powerful stop is the small town of Ypres, where the Last Post Ceremony has been held nearly every night since the end of World War I to honor the men who died on the front lines in Flanders.—
Laura Begley Bloom,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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One hundred forty-one blocks crowded in Germans, Scandinavians, the Jews, the Irish, Italians, blacks, Puerto Ricans, Cubans, Dominicans, and Mexicans who wanted to make this patch of Manhattan their first stop on the island.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Stop (over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stop%20%28over%29. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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