STOP (BY) Synonyms: 20 Similar and Opposite Words

stop (by)

verb

Definition of stop (by)

as in to run in

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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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Australia’s online platforms are stumbling at the very first step in implementing age checks for users, rendering a world-first teen social media ban ineffective, a study by a team that advised the government’s rollout of the curbs found.

— Reuters, NBC news, 7 July 2026
That dynamic could mean there is less institutional firepower around to buy a future dip in stocks if conviction in the AI trade wanes, making Wall Street even more reliant on retail investors to step in in the event of a selloff.

— Bernard Goyder, Fortune, 7 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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Half of those 3,200 layoffs are effective today, new Xbox CEO Asha Sharma wrote, while the other half will come by the end of Microsoft’s 2027 fiscal year (which runs through June 30, 2027).

— Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 6 July 2026
Born in the California beach enclave of Montecito, the Napoleon comes by its refreshing summer vibes honestly, even if it is made with a seemingly unsummery spirit.

— Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 4 July 2026

Definition of come by

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