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as in to throw
to cause to fall intentionally or unintentionally I dropped the fly ball drop the anchor

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as in to lose
to fail to win, gain, or obtain the local hockey team has dropped two out of the last three contests

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noun

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as in bead
the quantity of fluid that falls naturally in one rounded mass a drop of water fell from the leaky faucet every few seconds

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as in depth
distance measured from the top to the bottom of something a drop of 10 feet from the roof to the ground

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as in dip
the act or process of going to a lower level or altitude the sudden drop of the plane really shook up the passengers

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Recent Examples of drop
Verb
Barry Morphew was initially charged with the murder of Suzanne Morphew in 2021, but those charges were dropped after prosecutorial misconduct. Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2025 Seventeen Republican governors have asked GOP leaders to drop the provision. Kevin Freking, Chicago Tribune, 30 June 2025
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The knock followed some other defensive shenanigans from the A’s, as Trent Grisham began the inning with a popup but ended up on second base after Sacramento’s second drop of the game. Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 29 June 2025 Great reviews haven’t shielded director Danny Boyle’s zombie thriller from a sharp drop. J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 28 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for drop
Recent Examples of Synonyms for drop
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  • However, if Lillard is planning to sign with a team this year and wants to land more than the minimum, that throws a wrench into the larger free-agent landscape.
    Bryan Toporek, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
  • And most recently, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg went so far as to throw cold water on the entire higher education system, saying college is no longer needed to land a role in the current market.
    Preston Fore, Fortune, 1 July 2025
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  • That sent the stock of America’s biggest credit score company plunging Tuesday.
    Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 8 July 2025
  • Her strapless gown also touted a plunging neckline with subtle boning, teamed with a massive feather boa for added drama.
    Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 7 July 2025
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  • The toddler stopped crying about 15 minutes after she had been put down for a nap.
    Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 July 2025
  • Consumers should stop using the covers immediately and dispose of them.
    MSNBC Newsweek, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 July 2025
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  • Never desert a blaze: Avoid abandoning any fire without supervision.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 1 July 2025
  • Retired repos add risk: When maintainers abandon a namespace, attackers can adopt it and push trojan updates.
    Syed Ahmed, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
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  • Partner that with another warning sign: A declining ratio of U.S. exports to imports while the U.S. deficit increases into record territory – like trade falling two months in a row, atypical since the former tends to remain steady even as the deficit increases.
    Ken Roberts, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
  • As 2024 began, demand for electricity on the national grid started falling—not because the economy was in decline but because (as careful scrutiny of images on Google Earth revealed) so many Pakistanis were putting up solar panels.
    Bill McKibben, New Yorker, 9 July 2025
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  • Twenty-four flights have been canceled at DIA as of 4:30 p.m. A ground delay has been issued at DIA from 4:30 p.m. to 8 p.m., according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
    Elizabeth Hernandez, Denver Post, 8 July 2025
  • Here’s what should happen: If an accommodation provider cancels your reservation, which is what appeared to have happen, then Booking.com should have notified you as soon as possible — not three days before your trip.
    Christopher Elliott The Travel Troubleshooter, Sun Sentinel, 7 July 2025
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  • The rum has been produced by Compañía Licorera de Nicaragua since 1890.
    Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
  • The song was produced by Glyn Johns, whose history with Leadon goes all the way back to the first Eagles album in 1972.
    Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 10 July 2025
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  • On the women’s side, defending champion Miki Sudo of Tampa, Florida, won her 11th title, downing 33 dogs, and beating out 12 others, including a mother-daughter pair.
    Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 4 July 2025
  • Under sunny skies in 78-degree weather, which could be described as near-perfect conditions to spend July 4th outside in Brooklyn consuming frankfurters, Chesnut’s victory wasn’t even close, with the next closest competitor downing 24 fewer hot dogs.
    David Close, CNN Money, 4 July 2025

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