Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stops (by)
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The ever-dependable Jason Isbell drops by with the 400 Unit on March 6-7 at Salt Shed.—
Bob Gendron,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Jan. 2026 -
After an office romance begins, employee retention at the organization drops by six percentage points, meaning turnover is 14% greater than in comparable firms.—
Emily Nix,
Fortune,
9 Nov. 2025
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Dip Buyer Analyses for insights on how the stock has recovered from significant drops in the past.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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Now, but as the statistics and figures come in here in Minneapolis, there's double-digit drops in crime, coupled with a lot of bad people and bad things being taken off of your streets.—
Esme Murphy,
CBS News,
13 Jan. 2026
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O'Heir and Offerman's reunion comes over a decade after Parks and Recreation's finale aired in February 2015.—
Brenton Blanchet,
PEOPLE,
14 Oct. 2025
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The separation comes over five years after the parents pleaded guilty to paying half a million dollars to get both their children into the University of Southern California during the infamous Varsity Blues college admissions scandal.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
2 Oct. 2025
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Outside of a brief overlap in Ring of Honor in 2004, the matchup never happened, despite Punk’s runs in WWE and AEW and Styles’ defining stretches in TNA, NJPW, and eventually a decade-long run in WWE.—
Rob Wolkenbrod,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Mural Festival runs in early fall, adding fresh walls to the permanent collection.—
Audrey T. Williams,
Mercury News,
26 Jan. 2026
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Corporate America comes by its trepidation honestly.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
23 Jan. 2026
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That sounds cheap, but Green comes by the sentiment honestly.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
23 Jan. 2026
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Aura steps in during those quiet stretches, offering engagement instead of an empty room.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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The federal officer steps in front of the Honda SUV, parked nearly perpendicular across a one-way residential street in Minneapolis, with snow piled up on the curb.—
Claire Galofaro,
Fortune,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Stops (by).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stops%20%28by%29. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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