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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stops (by or in)
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Their son still visits but ignores the family’s special days.—
Carolyn Hax,
Washington Post,
26 May 2026 -
Things are getting hot in Kayce's love life, even after the widower mournfully visits the East Camp memorial to his beloved wife, Monica Dutton (Kelsey Asbille).—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
25 May 2026
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The former ice cream wizard at Antico Nuovo is now behind limited ice cream drops in West Hollywood.—
Jenn Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
18 May 2026
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Kelce will be a staple of Hilfiger’s fall 2026 campaign, which drops in early September, and also its spring 2027 campaign, which likely launches in early February.—
Jeff Fedotin,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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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
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Magically, too, Michael drops by for a few bites.—
Jocelyn Noveck,
Boston Herald,
10 Apr. 2026
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This honor comes over a decade after you were inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.—
Jack Irvin,
PEOPLE,
11 May 2026
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But the message comes over the course of several years, not a couple minutes of gunfire.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Apr. 2026
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This has sparked criticism from the opposition who say that calls for sacrifice now do little to address India’s deeper economic vulnerabilities.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
21 May 2026
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But at least Netanyahu has a consistent strategic purpose for attacking Iran, which has for years been using its proxies to harm Israel and routinely calls for its elimination as a state.—
Marc Champion,
Twin Cities,
20 May 2026
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But the celebration in Colorado’s dugout was premature because the Dodgers scored four runs in the bottom of the frame.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
26 May 2026
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Troy had two doubles, including one in the second inning in his first big league at-bat, and scored two runs in the Diamondbacks’ 9-1 win over the Colorado Rockies at Chase Field in Phoenix on Sunday.—
Curtis Pashelka,
Mercury News,
25 May 2026
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“Stops (by or in).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stops%20%28by%20or%20in%29. Accessed 28 May. 2026.
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