as in visited
to make a brief visit
drop in any time—we're always home
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Recent Examples of dropped in
The Aztecs won both games amid a six-game winning streak, but attendance dropped in each of their final three home games.
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Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2026
Aledo thumps Colleyville Heritage, Joshua next Tiara Butler dropped in 13 points to lead Aledo to a 48-21 win over Colleyville Heritage in a Class 5A Division I bi-district playoff on Monday.
—Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Feb. 2026
Days earlier, Snoop Dogg dropped in on one of Malinin’s practices, and just like Djokovic, the famous rapper was left in awe by the high flyer’s backflip.
—Dave Skretta, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2026
An egg, dropped in a slop of melting butter, was crisping up from a cloudy white into a golden brown.
—Jessica Ma, Dallas Morning News, 3 Feb. 2026
Elsewhere in the program, Stewart balked at being name-dropped in the emails themselves.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 2 Feb. 2026
The stock dropped in October after the company upped its spending guidance, and CFO Amy Hood said capex growth in 2026 would mark an increase from 2025, after previously saying that growth would slow.
—Samantha Subin, CNBC, 27 Jan. 2026
Vaccination rates for measles have dropped in recent years, with many areas falling below the herd immunity threshold experts say is necessary to keep the disease from circulating.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2026
The Virginia native’s last studio album, Black Messiah, dropped in 2014 and received widespread acclaim.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 11 Nov. 2025
Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2026
Aledo thumps Colleyville Heritage, Joshua next Tiara Butler dropped in 13 points to lead Aledo to a 48-21 win over Colleyville Heritage in a Class 5A Division I bi-district playoff on Monday.
—Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Feb. 2026
Days earlier, Snoop Dogg dropped in on one of Malinin’s practices, and just like Djokovic, the famous rapper was left in awe by the high flyer’s backflip.
—Dave Skretta, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2026
An egg, dropped in a slop of melting butter, was crisping up from a cloudy white into a golden brown.
—Jessica Ma, Dallas Morning News, 3 Feb. 2026
Elsewhere in the program, Stewart balked at being name-dropped in the emails themselves.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 2 Feb. 2026
The stock dropped in October after the company upped its spending guidance, and CFO Amy Hood said capex growth in 2026 would mark an increase from 2025, after previously saying that growth would slow.
—Samantha Subin, CNBC, 27 Jan. 2026
Vaccination rates for measles have dropped in recent years, with many areas falling below the herd immunity threshold experts say is necessary to keep the disease from circulating.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2026
The Virginia native’s last studio album, Black Messiah, dropped in 2014 and received widespread acclaim.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 11 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dropped in
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When Zelensky visited Prague last year, every minute of his schedule was meticulously planned.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
20 Feb. 2026
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The Netherlands, sitting second in the Kansas City pecking order, had visited in early 2025 and again soon after the draw.—
Henry Bushnell,
New York Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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The White House has touted success in bringing down stubbornly high egg costs, which dropped by 34% from a year ago as the industry recovered from the avian flu.—
Enda Curran,
Fortune,
15 Feb. 2026
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Overall, cancer death rates in people younger than 50 have dropped by 44% since 1990.—
Kaitlin Sullivan,
NBC news,
15 Feb. 2026
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Now, the Jacques Pepin Foundation has stepped in to save the year.—
Pamela McLoughlin,
Hartford Courant,
19 Feb. 2026
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So the City of Rancho Cordova stepped in to help by paying to replace it.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
18 Feb. 2026
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His agency, also called Wasserman, has lost clients over the Maxwell emails.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
17 Feb. 2026
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Jackson was hospitalized in November and later diagnosed with a degenerative condition called progressive supranuclear palsy, CBS News reported.—
Mabinty Quarshie,
The Washington Examiner,
17 Feb. 2026
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Music ran in her family’s blood.—
Cheyenne Roundtree,
Rolling Stone,
31 Jan. 2026
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Harrison, who in 2020 ran in the Democratic primary for her Nebraska congressional district, sees an immediate impact on her business and the broader economy.—
Caitlyn Reilly,
Fortune,
11 Nov. 2025
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