Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stop (by)
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Grapevine’s offense started strong with four runs in the first two innings.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 June 2025 -
The Phillies’ offense exploded for six runs in the first inning this week at Rogers Centre, then mustered four runs over the subsequent 26 innings.—
Matt Gelb,
New York Times,
6 June 2025
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For the 500 that don’t process correctly, 100 of those are because there is one step in the decision tree that is missing, for which, a new agent can be introduced, pushing accuracy up even higher.—
Nathan Furr,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2025
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Pierre’s character steps in as Taylor’s romantic interest with a steamy makeout session.—
DeMicia Inman,
VIBE.com,
3 June 2025
Verb
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Holmes, like Soto, came over as a free agent from the Yankees, where he had been used as a short reliever.—
Tony Blengino,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2025
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In the recent Lollapalooza: The Uncensored Story of Alternative Rock’s Wildest Festival oral history, Andrews talked about Tool getting the band on the tour and being nervous that so many other bands would come over to watch their sets.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
3 June 2025
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If intuition, patterns or past behavior may point to wrongdoing, but hard proof is hard to come by, narcissists lean on this fallacy to rewrite the narrative in their favor.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2025
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Meanwhile, superstars are hard to come by, while depth players can be approached with trial, error and creativity.—
Murat Ates,
New York Times,
31 May 2025
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“Stop (by).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stop%20%28by%29. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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