Synonyms of dropped by

dropped by

verb

past tense of drop by

as in visited

to make a brief visit

I'll either drop by on the way there or on the way back

Synonyms & Similar Words

• visited
• dropped in
• stopped (by or in)
• popped (in)
• ran (over)
• stepped in
• called
• ran in
• came over
• came by
• saw
• happened (by)
• looked up
• hung (at)
• resorted (to)
• haunted
• barged (in)
• bopped (into)
• frequented

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of dropped by

As if this wasn’t a bad enough start to the year, he was soon dropped by his team and faced an uncertain future — all as reigning Tour de France champion. — Tom Campbell, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026

Shares dropped by more than 6% after the market closed on Thursday following Apple’s earnings report. — Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 31 July 2026

Total revenue again held steady with a 2% uplift but EBITA dropped by 9% to £97 million from last year’s £107 million (itself a 20% drop on the previous year). — K.j. Yossman, Variety, 31 July 2026

Nationwide, the total number of Canadians returning from the United States last year dropped by more than 25%, according to data from the Canadian government. — Anna Clark, ProPublica, 31 July 2026

The number of daily users on Snapchat dropped by 1 million in the EU between Q4 2025 and Q1 2026. — Sam Birchall, Fortune, 30 July 2026

Brown and Akinlolu both previously pleaded not guilty to those charges, and at a short hearing Friday, the pair pleaded guilty to a charge of affray, while the more serious charges were dropped by the court, the BBC reports. — Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 24 July 2026

The left-leaning Center on Budget and Policy Priorities estimated that enrollment in SNAP dropped by more than 4 million people between then and March of this year. — Joe Hernandez, NPR, 23 July 2026

Missed days of work or school because of asthma dropped by about 80%. — Ashwini Sehgal, The Conversation, 23 July 2026