as in visited
to make a brief visit
I'll either drop by on the way there or on the way back
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Recent Examples of dropped by
Ferrandino said the state has closed seven prisons over the last 15 years, as Colorado's prison population has dropped by nearly 6,000 inmates.
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Shaun Boyd, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
Futures open interest has dropped by 40% from its peak.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Booz Allen Hamilton's stock price dropped by more than 10% on the heels of the Treasury Department's announcement.
—Dan Mangan, CNBC, 26 Jan. 2026
The number of Chinese tourists in Japan dropped by almost a half last month year on year, to around 330,000, Tourism Minister Yasushi Kaneko said last week.
—Chris Lau, CNN Money, 25 Jan. 2026
Nine of them dropped by 10% or more, including homicides, which saw a 21% drop.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 25 Jan. 2026
One day, Tony Wilson dropped by.
—Brad Shoup, Pitchfork, 24 Jan. 2026
For extrapolation tasks involving objects outside the training range, position error dropped by 74 percent.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 14 Jan. 2026
Mayor Quinton Lucas said that nonfatal shootings had dropped by roughly 30 percent in 2025 when compared to 2024.
—Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 12 Jan. 2026
Shaun Boyd, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
Futures open interest has dropped by 40% from its peak.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Booz Allen Hamilton's stock price dropped by more than 10% on the heels of the Treasury Department's announcement.
—Dan Mangan, CNBC, 26 Jan. 2026
The number of Chinese tourists in Japan dropped by almost a half last month year on year, to around 330,000, Tourism Minister Yasushi Kaneko said last week.
—Chris Lau, CNN Money, 25 Jan. 2026
Nine of them dropped by 10% or more, including homicides, which saw a 21% drop.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 25 Jan. 2026
One day, Tony Wilson dropped by.
—Brad Shoup, Pitchfork, 24 Jan. 2026
For extrapolation tasks involving objects outside the training range, position error dropped by 74 percent.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 14 Jan. 2026
Mayor Quinton Lucas said that nonfatal shootings had dropped by roughly 30 percent in 2025 when compared to 2024.
—Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 12 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dropped by
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On average, each cruise passenger visited four Norwegian ports during a single voyage.—
David Nikel,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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Huang visited mainland China at least three times last year, including in January for Lunar New Year celebrations.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
23 Jan. 2026
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The stock dropped in October after the company upped its spending guidance, and CFO Amy Hood said capex growth in 2026 would mark an increase from 2025, after previously saying that growth would slow.—
Samantha Subin,
CNBC,
27 Jan. 2026
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Vaccination rates for measles have dropped in recent years, with many areas falling below the herd immunity threshold experts say is necessary to keep the disease from circulating.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
20 Jan. 2026
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To the crowd’s disappointment, Kastelic lost his balance before any real shots were thrown and the linesmen stepped in to end it.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
23 Jan. 2026
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That's when Mitchell stepped in, beginning volunteer work at the school.—
Brad Hamilton,
CBS News,
23 Jan. 2026
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More than two dozen congressional Republicans have called for a thorough investigation of the shooting of Alex Pretti, according to a count by ABC News.—
Boston Herald editorial staff,
Boston Herald,
27 Jan. 2026
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The tight end was asked who called plays for a Kansas City Chiefs offense that had cycled through different offensive coordinators early in his career.—
Jeff Fedotin,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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