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
Adoptions for senior dogs also dropped by 2 percent in 2025, while adoptions for large dogs fell by 9 percent.
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Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
On Thursday night, the second part of the three-part reunion, the room was still reeling from the bombshell dropped by Julia Lemigova, who is married to tennis star Martina Navratilova.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2025
There’s a lot of people out there who are afraid of being dropped by their representatives.
—Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 9 Oct. 2025
The order was later blocked by a federal judge and dropped by the Biden administration.
—James Powel, USA Today, 7 Oct. 2025
Compared to eating fresh bread, glucose response dropped by as much as 40%.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2025
That amount, known as plant capacity, dropped by about half in recent years.
—Jordan Blum, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2025
After the study and the label change, prescriptions for hormone replacement therapy drugs for women dropped by more than 70%, and doctors became reluctant to prescribe them.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2025
After College Humor was dropped by its corporate overlords in early 2020 and the creative team regrouped under the Dropout brand, Reich, the new site’s CEO, was looking for content.
—Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2025
Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
On Thursday night, the second part of the three-part reunion, the room was still reeling from the bombshell dropped by Julia Lemigova, who is married to tennis star Martina Navratilova.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2025
There’s a lot of people out there who are afraid of being dropped by their representatives.
—Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 9 Oct. 2025
The order was later blocked by a federal judge and dropped by the Biden administration.
—James Powel, USA Today, 7 Oct. 2025
Compared to eating fresh bread, glucose response dropped by as much as 40%.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2025
That amount, known as plant capacity, dropped by about half in recent years.
—Jordan Blum, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2025
After the study and the label change, prescriptions for hormone replacement therapy drugs for women dropped by more than 70%, and doctors became reluctant to prescribe them.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2025
After College Humor was dropped by its corporate overlords in early 2020 and the creative team regrouped under the Dropout brand, Reich, the new site’s CEO, was looking for content.
—Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dropped by
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Bethune visited the home of Malik Mustapha after practice to watch film and then texted him about play calls and route concepts.—
Jerry McDonald,
Mercury News,
20 Oct. 2025
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Tulane University professor Susann Lusnia, part of the team who identified the artifact, recently visited the museum in Civitavecchia as part of the repatriation efforts.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
19 Oct. 2025
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The third installment from Simone Rocha and Crocs dropped in April, with that release introducing the Fisherman Stomp Sandal and offering new colors of the Siren style as well.—
Jaden Thompson,
Footwear News,
14 Oct. 2025
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The collection also includes the two brands’ Birthday Cake release, which dropped in September in honor of Bath & Body Works’ 35th anniversary.—
Erin Clements,
PEOPLE,
14 Oct. 2025
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Veteran backup quarterback Andy Dalton stepped in for Young to begin the fourth quarter and led the team on an 11-play drive to inside New York’s 30-yard line.—
Joseph Person,
New York Times,
19 Oct. 2025
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Then Buffett stepped in to purchase about $5 billion of the company’s stock.—
Steve Booren,
Denver Post,
19 Oct. 2025
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The incident on Saturday morning began when Oakland police were called about person who had broken into a home on the 11000 block of Ettrick Street, in a hills neighborhood near the Oakland Zoo.—
Jakob Rodgers,
Mercury News,
20 Oct. 2025
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What used to be a popular burger spot in this small North Carolina town has transformed into a go-to destination for real-deal Mexican street food called Tacos Oaxaca.—
Natalie Hoy,
Southern Living,
19 Oct. 2025
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