Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stopped (by)
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The Aztecs won both games amid a six-game winning streak, but attendance dropped in each of their final three home games.—
Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Feb. 2026 -
Aledo thumps Colleyville Heritage, Joshua next Tiara Butler dropped in 13 points to lead Aledo to a 48-21 win over Colleyville Heritage in a Class 5A Division I bi-district playoff on Monday.—
Darren Lauber,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
17 Feb. 2026
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The White House has touted success in bringing down stubbornly high egg costs, which dropped by 34% from a year ago as the industry recovered from the avian flu.—
Enda Curran,
Fortune,
15 Feb. 2026
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Overall, cancer death rates in people younger than 50 have dropped by 44% since 1990.—
Kaitlin Sullivan,
NBC news,
15 Feb. 2026
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Now, the Jacques Pepin Foundation has stepped in to save the year.—
Pamela McLoughlin,
Hartford Courant,
19 Feb. 2026
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So the City of Rancho Cordova stepped in to help by paying to replace it.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
18 Feb. 2026
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Music ran in her family’s blood.—
Cheyenne Roundtree,
Rolling Stone,
31 Jan. 2026
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Harrison, who in 2020 ran in the Democratic primary for her Nebraska congressional district, sees an immediate impact on her business and the broader economy.—
Caitlyn Reilly,
Fortune,
11 Nov. 2025
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The news came over the intercom like an announcement about the lunch menu or a reminder about fire drills.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 Feb. 2026
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Boston’s other two-way players are second-round rookie guards Max Shulga, who made his NBA debut late in Wednesday’s win, and John Tonje, who came over from Utah in the Boucher trade.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
6 Feb. 2026
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As law enforcement vehicles sat outside the arena Tuesday, a few people came by with flowers to pay their respects.—
Colleen Cronin,
Boston Herald,
17 Feb. 2026
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All five assists came by Olympians as well, with Canadian Sam Reinhart, Balinskis and Tkachuk each having one and Lundell chipping in two.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Stopped (by).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stopped%20%28by%29. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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