STOPS (OVER) Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

stops (over)

verb

present tense third-person singular of stop (over)

as in stops (by or in)

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The numbers across the city were a setback for Bass, who has made homelessness one of her signature issues and previously touted two straight years of drops in street homelessness.

— Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2026
Previous winners of this award have earned big moves off the back of the achievement, but others have suffered drops in form afterwards.

— Eduardo Tansley, New York Times, 18 July 2026

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