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Recent Examples of drop (off)
Noun
The Off-Duty Staple For coffee strolls, dog parks, kindercare drop-offs, and other weekend activities, look to Ugg. Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2025 Despite a restraining order against her, Lisa skulks around the twins’ school at drop-off and stalks them in the grocery store. Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2025 That’s right, the two reportedly have a rule that at least one of them will be around for Prince George, 12, Princess Charlotte, 10, and Prince Louis, 7, particularly for things like school drop-offs. Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 6 Oct. 2025 Pick-up and drop-off locations for ride sharing are at East Pete Rose Way and Mehring Way. Haadiza Ogwude, Cincinnati Enquirer, 5 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for drop (off)
Recent Examples of Synonyms for drop (off)
Verb
  • Moreover, parlay bets are getting more complicated as time goes on, decreasing the chances of winning.
    Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2025
  • In early January, the restuarant closed for two weeks to regroup after sales decreased by 37%.
    Matthew Cupelli, Cincinnati Enquirer, 10 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • After one year, participants in all three groups saw reductions not only in their distress but in levels of hemoglobin A1C (a key indicator of blood glucose; higher levels mean worse control).
    Lauren J. Young, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Rudolph said the tools, which are mainly used to automate session notes, to autogenerate care plans and to interpret lab results, have resulted in a 65 percent reduction in documentation time.
    Katherine Fung, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Bean and squash yields (as measured by weight) were reduced when intercropped with maize, while maize yields were only slightly diminished when intercropped.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Give ample space to large vehicles - Trucks or buses can create a water spray that diminishes visibility.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 14 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • New additives like preservatives, flavorings and vitamins were infused into them, and they were packaged in novel ways to withstand hard helicopter drops, wet beach landings and days at the bottom of rucksacks.
    Alice Callahan, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Drag performance, with its abundance of wigs, campy makeup and death drops, is ready-made for Halloween.
    John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • By day 10, my entire nervous system was hijacked—every fiber of my being was at ease, and all cravings subsided.
    Essence, Essence, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Their base case assumes that recovery will resume once uncertainty subsides.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • That research has also linked ultraprocessed foods to health concerns like obesity, Type 2 diabetes, cognitive decline and cardiovascular disease.
    Alice Callahan, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • These participants tended to report good physical health and strong social relationships, but their testing revealed small declines in memory and emotional awareness.
    Faye Chiu, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Studies show that fines that don’t put a significant dent in a company’s profit don’t deter companies from future violations, Leffel said.
    Anjeanette Damon, ProPublica, 10 Oct. 2025
  • There is no porthole, but dents in the wall mark where nails must once have held up maps or schedules, maybe photographs from home, and slotted into a niche in the wall is a small gilt mirror.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Try to find a place that will block blowing or falling debris.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 12 Oct. 2025
  • However, compared to his older stepbrothers, his net worth falls a little bit short.
    StyleCaster Editors, StyleCaster, 12 Oct. 2025

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“Drop (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drop%20%28off%29. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.

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