Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stop (by)
Verb
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Courtney Day cut the lead to one run in the second with a two-RBI single, then in the next at-bat Kailey Wyckoff added a one-run single to even the score.—
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette,
Arkansas Online,
26 May 2025 -
Baty drove in an insurance run in the bottom of the eighth with a double off right-hander Bobby Miller, his second RBI of the night and his sixth in the last three games.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
25 May 2025
Verb
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That’s when automakers and recyclers step in to give these batteries a new job.—
Melanie Marshall,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 May 2025
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Somehow, my phone always feels too small, and my laptop’s just too much, which is exactly where a good tablet steps in.—
Juhi Wadia,
PC Magazine,
22 May 2025
Verb
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When Fryer called, the husband told him to come over and fight.—
Meredith Colias-Pete,
Chicago Tribune,
19 May 2025
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The intimacy coordinator would come over with an iPad and flip through new positions.—
Matt Donnelly,
Variety,
19 May 2025
Verb
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If intuition, patterns or past behavior may point to wrongdoing, but hard proof is hard to come by, narcissists lean on this fallacy to rewrite the narrative in their favor.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2025
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Listen to this article NEW YORK — The punchlines would be easy to come by, and the factoids that illuminate futility on an historic scale are easy to list.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
31 May 2025
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“Stop (by).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stop%20%28by%29. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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