STOPPING (BY OR IN) Synonyms: 19 Similar Words

stopping (by or in)

verb

present participle of stop (by or in)

as in visiting

to make a brief visit stop by on your way to the game so we can go there together

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Details about the funeral arrangements for Nolan Wells, the teen who was found dead on July 6 after visiting Horn Island, Mississippi, have been released.

— Meagan Jordan, Rolling Stone, 15 July 2026
Next to the baggage claim, Pissenem’s chauffeurs held up iPhones for the visiting DJs who’d flown commercial.

— Max Marshall, Vanity Fair, 15 July 2026

Definition of visiting

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That pitch has already landed early customers like workspace platform Notion and AI customer‑service startup Decagon, where Aiden is running in production.

— Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 16 July 2026
Vantrack plans to reveal the production Lightcamp van in September and will show it at the Netherlands' big Camper Trade Fair in Utrecht, running in late September/early October.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 9 July 2026

Definition of running in

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The German fell to the ground and clutched his right knee in pain, with Sinner coming over to check on his opponent before helping Zverev up off the grass.

— ABC News, ABC News, 12 July 2026
Popular drag performer Trixie Mattel has signed with CAA for representation, except in audio work, after coming over from UTA.

— Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 8 July 2026

Definition of coming over

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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 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
Although it’s credited to the core duo of Shabason and Krgovich, Four Days in June leans on a community of treasured collaborators; some are longtime members of the duo’s Toronto cohort and others outsiders dropping by.

— Zach Schonfeld, Pitchfork, 18 June 2026

Definition of dropping by

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