stop by
phrasal verb
stopped by; stopping by; stops by
informal
: to visit someone briefly
Feel free to stop by anytime.
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Before the night’s over, stop by the Fountains of Bellagio to watch the iconic water show dance to holiday music beneath the city’s glittering skyline.
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Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 27 Oct. 2025
For Caribbean cuisine, stop by The Jerk Shack, where Chef Nicola Blaque channels a decade of Army discipline into flavorful jerk chicken and oxtail plates.
—Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 26 Oct. 2025
And visitors to those galleries like to stop by Café Telegrama, a bright and lovely café with famous pancakes and crisp, crunchy salads.
—Jocelyn Silver, Vogue, 25 Oct. 2025
His biggest save came midway through the first, as Dawson Mercer, stationed to Askarov’s right, sent a pass to the middle of the ice that was redirected slightly by Jack Hughes to Nico Hischier, whose one-timer was stopped by a sliding Askarov.
—Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2025
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Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 27 Oct. 2025
For Caribbean cuisine, stop by The Jerk Shack, where Chef Nicola Blaque channels a decade of Army discipline into flavorful jerk chicken and oxtail plates.
—Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 26 Oct. 2025
And visitors to those galleries like to stop by Café Telegrama, a bright and lovely café with famous pancakes and crisp, crunchy salads.
—Jocelyn Silver, Vogue, 25 Oct. 2025
His biggest save came midway through the first, as Dawson Mercer, stationed to Askarov’s right, sent a pass to the middle of the ice that was redirected slightly by Jack Hughes to Nico Hischier, whose one-timer was stopped by a sliding Askarov.
—Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2025
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“Stop by.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stop%20by. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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