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 a result, real rental prices dropped by nearly 11 percent (even as rents rose across the country). —Idrees Kahloon, The Atlantic, 1 June 2026

Support for Democrats Katie Porter and Matt Mahan dropped by 5% and 3%, respectively. —Josh Meyer, USA Today, 31 May 2026

California refinery production has dropped by about 18% compared to around this time last year, according to both Chevron and the Fuels Watch Inputs and Production dashboard managed by the California Energy Commission, a state agency charged with overseeing energy production. —Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 30 May 2026

Inventory levels for gasoline have dropped by 40 million barrels in that time and now sit 6% below the five-year average. —Matt Randolph, Forbes.com, 29 May 2026

After the clip went viral, Mustafa was dropped by Huda Beauty as a brand partner. —Bethy Squires, Vulture, 22 May 2026

Besides McCartney, celebrity guests who dropped by included Bryan Cranston, Paul Rudd, Tim Meadows, Tig Notaro, Ryan Reynolds, Neil de Grasse Tyson, Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel, Seth Meyers, John Oliver, Jon Stewart and Andy Cohen. —Michael Schneider, Variety, 22 May 2026

That’s the latest 15-second spot dropped by the Calvert campaign on Tuesday. —Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 19 May 2026

The obvious guess would be country oldies, but that was done and dropped already … Go Country Gold ran on 1260 AM and one of the HD streams for a few months beginning late 2024, only to be dropped by April of 2025. —Richard Wagoner, Daily News, 18 May 2026