STOPS (BY) Synonyms: 20 Similar and Opposite Words

stops (by)

verb

present tense third-person singular of stop (by)

as in drops by

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However, once heated, its electrical resistance drops by four orders of magnitude, turning it into a shield.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 3 May 2026
Magically, too, Michael drops by for a few bites.

— Jocelyn Noveck, Boston Herald, 10 Apr. 2026

Definition of drops by

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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

Definition of drops in

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Wicked Wonderland comes over a decade after the original trilogy with Dove Cameron, Sofia Carson, Cameron Boyce and Booboo Stewart arrived on the Disney Channel in 2015.

— Brenton Blanchet, PEOPLE, 22 July 2026
The latest escalation comes over a battle for the Strait of Hormuz.

— Erin Mansfield, USA Today, 15 July 2026

Definition of comes over

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Prior to the ninth, Miami scored five runs in the first two innings against Phillies starter Zack Wheeler to take a 5-2 lead.

— Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 28 July 2026
The Braves next went to right-hander Tyler Kinley, who has given up eight homers and 18 runs in 36 innings pitched.

— Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 27 July 2026

Definition of runs in

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Expansion onto the mainstream scene likely comes by way of popular music, movies, and social media, which have made African-American language visible to young people of other backgrounds.

— Valerie Fridland, Time, 22 July 2026
The latest announcement comes by way of a manual fix, deep joy, for the sync delay issues that have impacted users of both client and server platforms.

— Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

Definition of comes by

Verb

Missing Link steps in to provide support while the police are doing their work.

— Veronica Fulton, NBC news, 29 July 2026
The neighborhood/area Daunt’s sits in the middle of Montauk’s classic motel zone, with the Plaza and restaurants and shops along Highway 27 a few steps in one direction and Kirby Park Beach in the other.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 July 2026

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