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

Those charges were later dropped by the state’s attorney’s office. —Evy Lewis, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026

Other comments claimed that Bressington had been charged by authorities and dropped by a record label. —Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 5 Jan. 2026

According to the Hartford Police Department CompStat report, murders in the city for most of 2025 have dropped by 50%. —Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 1 Jan. 2026

Berkley, who had emerged years earlier as a teen TV star on Saved by the Bell, faced critics’ unrelenting wrath and was promptly dropped by her team at CAA. —David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 10 Nov. 2025

After the study and the label change, doctors became reluctant to prescribe them, and prescriptions for hormone therapy for menopause dropped by more than 70%. —Jacqueline Howard, CNN Money, 10 Nov. 2025

Time will tell if Giulia's WWE Women's United States Championship loss will cause a rift between her and Kiana James, who tried interfering in the match before being dropped by Fyre. —Fernando Quiles Jr, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2025

End-of-month inventory rose by 14% year-over-year, while new listings dropped by 5% during the same time. —Sara B. Hansen, Denver Post, 7 Nov. 2025

In the same period, the number of children 14 or under dropped by half, while the number of people aged 65 and up increased by over 70%. —John Ruwitch, NPR, 30 Oct. 2025