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

The Monroe County Sheriff's K-9 team searched the area, and deputies found items that were possibly dropped by the suspects. —Paula Wethington, CBS News, 11 May 2026

In the garden of the Kensington boarding house, just half a mile from the V&A, there is an unexploded bomb dropped by the Luftwaffe in 1941. —Literary Hub, 11 May 2026

The rioting charge was dropped by the Canyon County Prosecutor’s Office. —Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 11 May 2026

Bird populations have dropped by more than 3 billion individuals in the past five decades. —Sheryl De Vore, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2026

Public school enrollment has dropped by tens of thousands of students since 2020, with the younger grades among the slowest to recover. —Tina Dello Russo, Boston Herald, 10 May 2026

By the time the merger closed a year later, AOL Time Warner shares had dropped by a third. —Shawn Tully, Fortune, 9 May 2026

Conservation advocates note the whale population dropped by roughly 25% between 2010 and 2020, and recovery efforts have been slow. —Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 8 May 2026

As part of its earnings, Sonly also said that PS5 sales dropped by 46 percent year over year following significant price hikes. —Jay Peters, The Verge, 8 May 2026