as in to visit
to make a brief visit
drop in any time—we're always home
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as in visitor
a person who visits another
we're having open house for New Year's, and drop-ins are welcome to come and go as they please
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Recent Examples of drop in
Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 25 July 2025
Pickleball players can still participate in drop-in sessions for $20, during certain times.
—Sacbee.com, 18 July 2025
There is a particular focus on New York’s modular stadium in Long Island and whether there was a cost blowout on a ground that received criticism for its sluggish drop-in pitch with batting proving particularly difficult.
—Tristan Lavalette, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
Others, like House of Wonder, are open to drop-ins but require parents to watch their own kids.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 16 July 2025
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Noun
But the second stage for Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket would be a more challenging match for SLS for several reasons, chiefly its 7-meter (23-foot) diameter—too wide to be a drop-in replacement for the interim upper stage used on Block 1.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 25 July 2025
Pickleball players can still participate in drop-in sessions for $20, during certain times.
—Sacbee.com, 18 July 2025
There is a particular focus on New York’s modular stadium in Long Island and whether there was a cost blowout on a ground that received criticism for its sluggish drop-in pitch with batting proving particularly difficult.
—Tristan Lavalette, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
Others, like House of Wonder, are open to drop-ins but require parents to watch their own kids.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 16 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for drop in
Verb
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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,
13 Aug. 2025
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To get started, Visa cardholders are encouraged to visit FIFA.com/tickets to register their interest and create a FIFA ID.—
Michelle Kaufman
August 12,
Miami Herald,
12 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Entering the Bob Dylan Center, visitors are greeted in the lobby with a 16-foot metalwork designed and built for the center by Dylan at his Black Buffalo Artworks studio in Malibu, California.—
Gary Stoller,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Footage of the incident shows a man kneeling beside the memorial, which appears to be off limits to visitors.—
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
7 Aug. 2025
Noun
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About 2,600 people, including representatives from more than 90 countries, attended a memorial event at Nagasaki Peace Park, where Mayor Shiro Suzuki and Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba spoke, among other guests.—
Mari Yamaguchi,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Aug. 2025
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Lukashenko, a professed teetotaler, raised a toast of vodka and urged his American guest to drink.—
Simon Shuster,
Time,
8 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Tips for proper form: From a plank position, drive one knee toward your chest, then switch quickly, like running in place, keeping your shoulders over your hands.—
Sherri Gordon,
Health,
4 Aug. 2025
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The Orioles put up single runs in the third and fourth, then the Cubs staged a two-out rally off reliever Dietrich Enns in the sixth, with Swanson driving in the go-ahead run.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Aug. 2025
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“Drop in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drop%20in. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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