as in to visit
to make a brief visit
I'll either drop by on the way there or on the way back
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The exes went back and forth over whether Michelle could take their daughter on a trip to visit her dying mother.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
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12 Aug. 2025
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After pitching through a hip issue in June and spending July trying to heal and find his prior form, Ober returned on Saturday from the injured list, giving up four runs in his five-inning start in the Twins’ 5-4 loss to the Cleveland Guardians at Progressive Field.—
Betsy Helfand,
Twin Cities,
4 Aug. 2025
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Arizona added a run in in the third inning after Tyler Locklear was walked, stole second and scored on an Alek Thomas single to left field.—
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4 Aug. 2025
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Sometimes the fathers would come by and talk with him.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Aug. 2025
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As such, the show feels like a playbook for a type of rosy coexistence that, in the real world, seems harder and harder to come by.—
Adrienne Matei,
The Atlantic,
13 Aug. 2025
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“Drop by.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drop%20by. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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