DROP IN (ON) Synonyms: 10 Similar and Opposite Words

drop in (on)

verb

Definition of drop in (on)

as in to visit

to make a social call upon as long as we're in town, we should drop in on my aunt

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The popular Dearborn Homecoming Festival is returning to Ford Field Park this weekend, with tens of thousands of people expected to visit and even see musical guest Chance the Rapper.

— Heath Kalb, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
After discovering years’ worth of letters and cards hidden in her dad’s safe and reading the letter Gordon left for her, Annie slips away to Canada to visit Sterling Point and discover exactly who her mom was.

— Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 5 Aug. 2026

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Wednesday's meeting saw more than 60 members of the public address the AQMD board to explain how the ongoing situation has affected them.

— Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Washington hasn’t seen a race like this since Thomas Jefferson helped mark America’s 25th birthday on July 4, 1801.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026

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