as in to stop (by or in)
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Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 21 May 2025
Many diners at Naar have been planning quick trips with their eye on the prize—in addition to dinner service, Sadhu’s team introduced lunch to cater to visitors looking to break up the drive from Chandigarh to Shimla with a stopover for a meal.
—Sarah Khan, Bon Appetit Magazine, 3 Apr. 2025
Planting a pollinator garden with milkweed — the only plant the butterflies will lay eggs on — and nectar-producing plants for food can provide a hospitable stopover for migrating monarchs between August and October.
—Madalyn Mendoza, Axios, 21 Mar. 2025
Cascade Locks Situated about halfway through the gorge, this tiny town is worth a stopover.
—Zoe Baillargeon, Travel + Leisure, 31 May 2025
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That changed with the rise of European sailing power, with Bermuda soon becoming a critical stopover for ships moving between Europe, the Caribbean, and the Americas.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 21 May 2025
Many diners at Naar have been planning quick trips with their eye on the prize—in addition to dinner service, Sadhu’s team introduced lunch to cater to visitors looking to break up the drive from Chandigarh to Shimla with a stopover for a meal.
—Sarah Khan, Bon Appetit Magazine, 3 Apr. 2025
Planting a pollinator garden with milkweed — the only plant the butterflies will lay eggs on — and nectar-producing plants for food can provide a hospitable stopover for migrating monarchs between August and October.
—Madalyn Mendoza, Axios, 21 Mar. 2025
Cascade Locks Situated about halfway through the gorge, this tiny town is worth a stopover.
—Zoe Baillargeon, Travel + Leisure, 31 May 2025
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Andy Rojas, a winger for New York Red Bulls II, stepped up and saw Freese make his third save of the shootout with another diving stop.—
Jeff Rueter,
New York Times,
30 June 2025
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Our week-long foray includes two stops—the first being Estancia Santa Elena, a working ranch in the heart of some of the country’s best bird hunting.—
Chris Dorsey,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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“Stop (over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stop%20%28over%29. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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