STOPS (BY OR IN) Synonyms: 19 Similar Words

stops (by or in)

verb

present tense third-person singular of stop (by or in)

as in visits

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

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Again, this gap is not hospitals’ fault but the system that makes hospital stays, surgeries and emergency room visits out of reach for many Americans with limited incomes even with insurance.

— Eric Khant, Sun Sentinel, 19 July 2026
In the final months of Odysseus’ voyage, his son Telemachus leaves Ithaca and visits the ancient Greek city of Sparta in search of news from his former comrade Menelaus.

— Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 17 July 2026

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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
Both showed drops in pTau217, a blood biomarker linked to Alzheimer’s progression, of 47% and 19%.

— Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 13 July 2026

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Cristobal calls change ‘a positive step’ This new process would have benefited Miami greatly last year when determining who would make the conference championship.

— Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026
These 126 spacecraft will be part of a larger LEO network that the SDA calls the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture.

— Mike Wall, Space.com, 16 July 2026

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