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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stop (by)
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Hudson December gave up no runs in five innings for El Camino Real.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Feb. 2026 -
The supplements out today have an incredibly wide variety of electrolyte concentrations, said Patrick Burns, who practices emergency medicine at Stanford Health Care and occasionally runs in ultramarathons.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
28 Feb. 2026
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Legislators could step in and provide a more specific legal definition, Turley says, although the odds are slim.—
EMILY HEIL THE WASHINGTON POST,
Arkansas Online,
1 Mar. 2026
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Raisi’s untimely death in a helicopter crash in 2024 provided Khamenei with another opportunity to address public frustration, and many saw the election of the reform-leaning Masoud Pezeshkian as a step in that direction.—
Abbas Al Lawati,
CNN Money,
1 Mar. 2026
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Sabathia came over to the Bombers before the 2009 season after departing the Milwaukee Brewers to sign a seven-year, $161 million contract with the Yanks landing them their ace on their most recent championship club.—
James O'Connell,
New York Daily News,
26 Feb. 2026
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According to his probable cause affidavit, Ramirez said Beverley’s sister told him that her mother had called Beverley to come over after discovering that the girl had been out with her boyfriend without permission.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Feb. 2026
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But research convincingly demonstrating this has been difficult to come by.—
Anna Chorniy,
The Conversation,
27 Feb. 2026
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With 35 guests all following the same breakfast-beach-Bombay-and-tonic circuit, privacy on this private island is ironically hard to come by.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 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 2 Mar. 2026.
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