swing by
verb
swung by; swinging by; swings by
US, informal
: to make a brief visit
I'll swing by after work to drop off the paperwork.
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From there, travelers can swing by Old Snowmass (the newest Dark Sky Community in Colorado) near Aspen, before heading further south on the scenic Highway 133 toward the Dark Sky Community of Paonia, which is known for its fruit orchards.
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Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 4 June 2026
Wallace’s cousin just so happened to be recording at the same studio that day and told him to swing by and try out for the gig.
—Selena Fragassi, SPIN, 1 June 2026
The trade elevated the Rams to Super Bowl favorites and is yet another blockbuster deal swung by GM Les Snead, whose eagerness to use his draft picks in trades for star veterans has kept the Rams among the NFL’s top teams during coach Sean McVay’s decade on the sideline.
—Joe Reedy, Chicago Tribune, 1 June 2026
Ted Sarandos has swung by, and David Zaslav is often sitting courtside.
—Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 19 May 2026
Laika is also taking a swing by partnering on the film’s release with Fathom Entertainment.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 15 May 2026
The two-time James Beard Award–winning chef and Milk Bar founder swung by the Bon Appétit Test Kitchen to show just how precise her Weigh Gram Jewelry Scale really is.
—Francesca Krempa, Bon Appetit Magazine, 6 May 2026
Change a single assumption about how quickly AI chips become obsolete, and cumulative spending swings by hundreds of billions of dollars.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 6 May 2026
Rene Morales, senior curatorial fellow at the Bakehouse Art Complex in Wynwood and former chief curator at PAMM, recently swung by for a studio visit with Palazzolo-Daboul, and, intrigued, ended up scouting out the rest of Tunnel.
—Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2026
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Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 4 June 2026
Wallace’s cousin just so happened to be recording at the same studio that day and told him to swing by and try out for the gig.
—Selena Fragassi, SPIN, 1 June 2026
The trade elevated the Rams to Super Bowl favorites and is yet another blockbuster deal swung by GM Les Snead, whose eagerness to use his draft picks in trades for star veterans has kept the Rams among the NFL’s top teams during coach Sean McVay’s decade on the sideline.
—Joe Reedy, Chicago Tribune, 1 June 2026
Ted Sarandos has swung by, and David Zaslav is often sitting courtside.
—Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 19 May 2026
Laika is also taking a swing by partnering on the film’s release with Fathom Entertainment.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 15 May 2026
The two-time James Beard Award–winning chef and Milk Bar founder swung by the Bon Appétit Test Kitchen to show just how precise her Weigh Gram Jewelry Scale really is.
—Francesca Krempa, Bon Appetit Magazine, 6 May 2026
Change a single assumption about how quickly AI chips become obsolete, and cumulative spending swings by hundreds of billions of dollars.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 6 May 2026
Rene Morales, senior curatorial fellow at the Bakehouse Art Complex in Wynwood and former chief curator at PAMM, recently swung by for a studio visit with Palazzolo-Daboul, and, intrigued, ended up scouting out the rest of Tunnel.
—Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2026
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