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to make a brief visit drop in any time—we're always home Synonyms come by, come over, drop by, call, pop (in), run (over), run in, step in, stop (by or in), visitRelated Words barge (in); look up, see; bop (into), happen (by); frequent, hang (at), haunt, resort (to)

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