stopped (over)

verb

past tense of stop (over)
as in stopped (by or in)

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  1. dropped in
  2. dropped by
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  • Ismael Saibari’s finish after 67 seconds — the earliest goal in this tournament — was brilliant before, as with their first game, Morocco’s energy dropped in the second half.
    — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 5 July 2026
  • The biggest bombshell dropped in 2017.
    — Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 28 June 2026
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  • The number of people staying in emergency shelters dropped by 273.
    — Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 2 July 2026
  • Weddings among members of Gen Z have tripled since 2019, according to the Bank of America report, while the number of millennial weddings dropped by roughly 20% over the same time period.
    — Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 1 July 2026
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“Stopped (over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stopped%20%28over%29. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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