stop (by)

verb

Definition of stop (by)next
as in to run in

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  1. run in
  2. step in
  3. come over
  4. come by
Verb
  • After scoring a run in the fourth when Willy Adames grounded into a double play with a runner on third, San Francisco called upon a double steal with runners at the corners to swipe its third run.
    — Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 7 July 2026
  • Proxima is developing stellarator technology, one of a handful of approaches to fusion, and hopes to have its fusion demonstrator — a proof-of-concept precursor to a commercial power plant — up and running in the early 2030s.
    — Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 7 July 2026
Definition of run in
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  • The developers will next prepare construction drawings and take other steps in anticipation of breaking ground in about two years.
    — Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
  • In 1968, the federal government stepped in and started selling flood insurance managed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA.
    — Brian New, CBS News, 1 July 2026
Definition of step in
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  • Paramount Skydance came over the top with a hostile all-cash offer, raised it to $31 a share with a personal financing guarantee from Larry Ellison, and won the contest in February at roughly $110 billion.
    — Maureen Kerr, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • The hire comes over a year after former President Marlene Tromp took a new job at the University of Vermont and left the university.
    — Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 1 July 2026
Definition of come over
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  • The image was recorded about 90 minutes before her father came by the house.
    — Michael Loria, USA Today, 30 June 2026
  • Sunday's rain chance comes by way of an isolated storm or two, with most being dry.
    — Ron Smiley, CBS News, 26 June 2026
Definition of come by
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