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made a stop vs stopped by

0He was welcomed by Foreign Minister Nya Win before signing a condolence book for cyclone victims. He01b00 made a stop02b00 at the gilded Shwedagon Pagoda -- a historic landmark also known as the Golden Pagoda -- and then met Prime Minister Thein Sein for lunch. 02br
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00Is 'made a stop' equal to 'stopped by'?02br
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0 He made a stop at the ......02br
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00He stopped by the .........0-
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0Do they have the same meaning? Does 'making a stop' indicate it's part of the original schedule whereas stopping by doesn't?0-
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0 I can't see any difference in meaning here02br
00To stop at something to stop by (next to) something02br
00I know in American English that the phrase stop by is used to mean an impromptu visit.02br
00I stopped by some friends at the weekend = I visited some friends0-
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