stop by
verb
stopped by; stopping by; stops by
informal
: to visit someone briefly
Feel free to stop by anytime.
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These small books are in several Route 66 attractions around the town, tallying the thousands of people who stop by.
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Chelsea Torres, FOXNews.com, 16 May 2026
Vincent Cassel stops by the Parallel Tales dinner presented by Veuve Clicquot at the Cannes Film Festival in France on May 13.
—People Staff, PEOPLE, 16 May 2026
Staffers in the front office smoked, gabbed on the phone, and chatted with the illustrators and couriers stopping by the third-floor walk-up to drop off portfolios.
—Anne Kadet, Curbed, 15 May 2026
Cristopher Sánchez joined, and Andrew Painter briefly stopped by.
—Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 15 May 2026
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Chelsea Torres, FOXNews.com, 16 May 2026
Vincent Cassel stops by the Parallel Tales dinner presented by Veuve Clicquot at the Cannes Film Festival in France on May 13.
—People Staff, PEOPLE, 16 May 2026
Staffers in the front office smoked, gabbed on the phone, and chatted with the illustrators and couriers stopping by the third-floor walk-up to drop off portfolios.
—Anne Kadet, Curbed, 15 May 2026
Cristopher Sánchez joined, and Andrew Painter briefly stopped by.
—Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 15 May 2026
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“Stop by.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stop%20by. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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