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

Fueled by mass layoffs, the Bay Area’s tech talent workforce dropped by 6% from 2022 to 2025. — Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026

From 2020 to 2025, the number of vaccinated kindergarteners dropped by nearly 3%, accounting for 286,000 children in the United States. — Irene Wright, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026

Earlier this month, the Hamilton star, 44, and the pregnant Umbrella Academy actress, 37, dropped by the Babylist showroom in Los Angeles and were able to pick out a few items for their baby-to-be. — Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 19 Aug. 2026

Prices dropped by just a tenth of a cent from June to roughly 20 cents per kilowatt-hour, the second-highest on record, according to BLS data. — Claire Malon, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026

Previously, the incline was about 3ft (91cm) from the Leazes down to the Gallowgate, but that is believed to have dropped by around a third after the installation of a state-of-the-art drainage system and improved foundations. — Chris Waugh, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026

Motor vehicle theft, which had spiked in 2022 and 2023 following a social media challenge that helped people exploit a manufacturing issue in some models of Kia and Hyundai vehicles, dropped by almost 23% to the lowest levels in more than 20 years. — ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026

Chinese export volumes of solar cells, which make up solar panels, jumped 73 percent in the first half of 2025 on a year-over-year basis, while the average unit price of those cells dropped by roughly 25 percent year-over-year. — Michael B. G. Froman, Foreign Affairs, 13 Aug. 2026

During jury deliberations, Tupac dropped by a New York recording studio at the invitation of a producer to contribute to a track. — Andy Rose, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026