drop by

verb

Definition of drop bynext
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for drop by
  1. visit
  2. run in
  3. come by
Verb
  • The aid workers who once regularly visited her village to help pregnant women had stopped coming, after foreign aid cuts by the United States shuttered a program aimed at saving mothers’ and babies’ lives.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • There has been, though, a repeat of mistakes made elsewhere, including a homogenous design that leaves Swansea’s home boasting precious little of what made their old Vetch Field such a pleasure to visit.
    — Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of visit
Verb
  • Brandon Nimmo singled home the go-ahead run in the 10th inning and the Texas Rangers beat the Los Angeles Angels 4-1 on Monday night to snap a five-game road losing streak.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The governing Labour Party and opposition Conservatives, Liberal Democrats and Greens all declined to run in Clacton.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of run in
Verb
  • Several parents came by the school after the shooting, concerned about what happened inside.
    — Todd Feurer, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026
  • And in terms of oversight, each tenant has a social worker who comes by at least once a year, Lubinsky said.
    — Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of come by
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