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 number of people staying in emergency shelters dropped by 273. — Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 2 July 2026

Weddings among members of Gen Z have tripled since 2019, according to the Bank of America report, while the number of millennial weddings dropped by roughly 20% over the same time period. — Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 1 July 2026

Since routine childhood vaccination began, infection rates have dropped by more than 95%, according to the NIH. — Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2026

After being dropped by Amazon MGM Studios, Luca Guadagnino’s OpenAI movie Artificial is in advanced talks to find a new home with Neon, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. — Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 30 June 2026

But last week, the film was dropped by the studio in the wake of Amazon setting a major deal with Altman’s OpenAI for the AI company to use Amazon Web Services cloud functionality in a $50 billion deal. — Brian Welk, IndieWire, 30 June 2026

Meanwhile in the same period interest in comedy as well as action and adventure fell by 9% while crime and thriller dropped by 5%. — K.j. Yossman, Variety, 29 June 2026

The movie, which stars Andrew Garfield as the OpenAI boss, was abruptly dropped by AmazonMGM despite being nearly finished. — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 22 June 2026

My check engine light came on and my mileage dropped by 3–4 miles per gallon. — John Paul Senior Manager Public Affairs and Traffic Safety Aaa Northeast, Hartford Courant, 20 June 2026