Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stopped (by)
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The statistic parallels a Council on Criminal Justice report in July showing that most categories of crime have also dropped in other cities across America.—
Terry Collins,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025 -
The official trailer for The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity dropped in early June, offering fans a glimpse into the story’s tender moments.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Its demands usually came through Coulter, the DOGE lead with the Harvard and hedge fund background, who early on dropped by Dudek’s office unannounced multiple times a week, Dudek said.—
Eli Hager,
ProPublica,
8 Sep. 2025
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By Monday, some eighteen hundred students had dropped by, and the goods had largely been picked clean—Tetris’d into Ubers, hauled down subway stairs, or just stashed in reusable bags.—
Ben McGrath,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The complaint states Wallace could not answer questions during an open hearing before the Joint Budget Committee and Profiri stepped in to testify.—
Penny Weaver,
Arkansas Online,
8 Sep. 2025
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Earlier this month, the Missouri State Tax Commission stepped in to require the county to increase assessed property values for all homes.—
Madeline King,
Kansas City Star,
7 Sep. 2025
Verb
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This producer named Justin Raisen came over to meet me.—
Kim Gordon,
Rolling Stone,
3 Sep. 2025
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Chris Paddack came over from the Minnesota Twins in a trade July 28.—
Bernie Pleskoff,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The club has won five out of its last six league games, but each of those victories came by just a single goal.—
Joseph O'Sullivan,
Forbes.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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Most invites were physical and came by courier.—
Karissa Mitchell,
Essence,
17 Aug. 2025
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“Stopped (by).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stopped%20%28by%29. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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