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 statistic parallels a Council on Criminal Justice report in July showing that most categories of crime have also dropped in other cities across America.
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Terry Collins, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
The official trailer for The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity dropped in early June, offering fans a glimpse into the story’s tender moments.
—EW.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Volunteers gathered recently to plant about 1,800 pine seedlings, grown from pinecones dropped in nearby forest areas.
—John Leos, AZCentral.com, 29 Aug. 2025
During the pandemic, Republicans — and some moderate Democrats — parlayed concerns about visible property crime and blight in blue cities into winning electoral strategies, even as violent crime has dropped in recent decades.
—Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2025
The second disturbance, nearer to Africa, dropped in its development chances.
—Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 22 Aug. 2025
Agency stocks dropped in a day.
—Jeremy Barnett, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
The plane then rapidly ascended and dropped in what the mother and daughter referred to as a complete free fall.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Terry Collins, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
The official trailer for The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity dropped in early June, offering fans a glimpse into the story’s tender moments.
—EW.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Volunteers gathered recently to plant about 1,800 pine seedlings, grown from pinecones dropped in nearby forest areas.
—John Leos, AZCentral.com, 29 Aug. 2025
During the pandemic, Republicans — and some moderate Democrats — parlayed concerns about visible property crime and blight in blue cities into winning electoral strategies, even as violent crime has dropped in recent decades.
—Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2025
The second disturbance, nearer to Africa, dropped in its development chances.
—Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 22 Aug. 2025
Agency stocks dropped in a day.
—Jeremy Barnett, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
The plane then rapidly ascended and dropped in what the mother and daughter referred to as a complete free fall.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dropped in
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Harry also visited his grandmother's resting place in 2023.—
Simon Perry,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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Fant, 27, -- who has 300 receptions, 15 TDs and 83 starts in seven seasons -- visited Miami and instantly would have become the team’s best in-his-prime tight end and wouldn’t have left the Dolphins reliant on Waller.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
6 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Its demands usually came through Coulter, the DOGE lead with the Harvard and hedge fund background, who early on dropped by Dudek’s office unannounced multiple times a week, Dudek said.—
Eli Hager,
ProPublica,
8 Sep. 2025
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By Monday, some eighteen hundred students had dropped by, and the goods had largely been picked clean—Tetris’d into Ubers, hauled down subway stairs, or just stashed in reusable bags.—
Ben McGrath,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The complaint states Wallace could not answer questions during an open hearing before the Joint Budget Committee and Profiri stepped in to testify.—
Penny Weaver,
Arkansas Online,
8 Sep. 2025
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Earlier this month, the Missouri State Tax Commission stepped in to require the county to increase assessed property values for all homes.—
Madeline King,
Kansas City Star,
7 Sep. 2025
Verb
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For the high-energy number, which at times resembled a block party and at other times a protest, Carpenter called on a number of drag stars.—
Mikelle Street,
Them.,
8 Sep. 2025
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Turkey’s best men’s marathoner in Rio was born in Kenya — once named Mike Kipruto Kigen, and now called Kaan Kigen Ozbilen — and two of their three athletes in the women’s marathon originated from Ethiopia.—
Liam Tharme,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Dropped in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dropped%20in. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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