STOPPING (BY) Synonyms: 20 Similar and Opposite Words

stopping (by)

verb

present participle of stop (by)

as in coming over

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The report said the number of requests had more than doubled from 3,656 in 2020 to 8,123 in 2025, with the largest surge coming over the last two years.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026
The Celtics are still the Celtics, with a healthy Jayson Tatum, a likely better-shooting version of Derrick White and Mitchell Robinson coming over from the Knicks.

— Alex Kirshner, New York Times, 28 July 2026

Definition of coming over

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Several agents work a task at once, with implementation running in parallel while reviewers watch in the background.

— Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
The labor market is running in a lower gear, so income growth should continue to slow, Vanguard’s Schickling said.

— Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 30 July 2026

Definition of running in

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While the world’s oceans have generally been heating up, one patch of the Atlantic located south of Greenland has been dropping in temperature.

— Devika Rao, TheWeek, 22 June 2026
And then, her par putt on 18 – measured at 2 feet, 10 inches – spun tantalizingly around the rim of the cup before dropping in and ending the suspense.

— Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 8 June 2026

Definition of dropping in

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The Tar Heels stumbled to a 2-5 start and lost their first five games to power conference opponents, with the first three coming by an average of 29 points.

— Ralph D. Russo, New York Times, 17 July 2026
The two recent launches give Disney a fleet of eight ships but five more are coming by 2031.

— Christian Sylt, Fortune, 16 July 2026

Definition of coming by

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Even when the play returns to the familiar rhythm of Shaw provoking Dreyfuss and Scheider stepping in to restore peace, the performances keep the interactions engaging.

— Michelle F. Solomon, Miami Herald, 29 July 2026
As Bay Area art schools flounder under financial strain, Silicon Valley is increasingly stepping in as an influential force in the region’s cultural landscape.

— Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 22 July 2026

Definition of stepping in

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In addition, reports suggest that Mexican tomato production declined after the agreement ended, with tomato imports dropping by 13% year over year.

— Elizabeth Canales, The Conversation, 16 July 2026
The group also found that diagnoses of gambling disorders fell in the 11 states that did not legalize sports betting, with cases dropping by about 30% from 2018 to March 2026.

— Suzy Khimm, NBC news, 26 June 2026

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