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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For the first time in 10 years, Patricia Altschul will stop by the Southern Charm reunion to celebrate a its decade-long history.
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Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 18 Mar. 2025
Piker’s mother stopped by during the Coates interview.
—Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2025
For breakfast and lunch, consider stopping by Elizabeth Street Café, a French-Vietnamese eatery serving up plates of ginger-chili oil dumplings and cajun fried oyster banh mi in a shaded garden courtyard.
—Kristin Braswell, Travel + Leisure, 16 Mar. 2025
That’s what greeted anyone who stopped by All the Sudden, a DIY arts space a few miles outside downtown, for the showcase put on by the esteemed Philly/North Carolina indie label Dear Life Records.
—Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rolling Stone, 16 Mar. 2025
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Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 18 Mar. 2025
Piker’s mother stopped by during the Coates interview.
—Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2025
For breakfast and lunch, consider stopping by Elizabeth Street Café, a French-Vietnamese eatery serving up plates of ginger-chili oil dumplings and cajun fried oyster banh mi in a shaded garden courtyard.
—Kristin Braswell, Travel + Leisure, 16 Mar. 2025
That’s what greeted anyone who stopped by All the Sudden, a DIY arts space a few miles outside downtown, for the showcase put on by the esteemed Philly/North Carolina indie label Dear Life Records.
—Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rolling Stone, 16 Mar. 2025
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“Stop by.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stop%20by. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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