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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His mother, Lucia Ayala, visited him weekly and noticed the onset of a cough, the outlet said.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025 -
Washington Examiner spoke to young adults who were impacted by Charlie Kirk’s faith while visiting the makeshift memorial outside of the Turning Point USA headquarters in Arizona.—
Amy DeLaura,
The Washington Examiner,
24 Sep. 2025
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The Cardinals scored a run apiece in the third and fourth following Ramos’ homer, but the Giants scored three runs in the fourth to take a 4-2 lead on an RBI single from Patrick Bailey and a two-run single from Ramos.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
23 Sep. 2025
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The two hooked up on a 33-yard pass that set up Kareem Hunt’s 1-yard TD run in the fourth quarter and put the game away.—
The Athletic Staff,
New York Times,
22 Sep. 2025
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Her character bonds with Joey (Matt LeBlanc) when Monica (Courteney Cox) and Chandler come by to look at her house in an attempt to move to the suburbs.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
24 Sep. 2025
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Dallas has a 1-2 record, and its lone win came by three points in overtime in Week 2 against the New York Giants, a team that has even more problems.—
Robert Marvi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Sep. 2025
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“Drop by.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drop%20by. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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