as in visited
to make a brief visit
I'll either drop by on the way there or on the way back
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Recent Examples of dropped by
The order was later blocked by a federal judge and dropped by the Biden administration.
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James Powel, USA Today, 7 Oct. 2025
Compared to eating fresh bread, glucose response dropped by as much as 40%.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2025
That amount, known as plant capacity, dropped by about half in recent years.
—Jordan Blum, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2025
This year, adoption fees have dropped by 19 percent for dogs and 16 percent for cats.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
After the study and the label change, prescriptions for hormone replacement therapy drugs for women dropped by more than 70%, and doctors became reluctant to prescribe them.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2025
After College Humor was dropped by its corporate overlords in early 2020 and the creative team regrouped under the Dropout brand, Reich, the new site’s CEO, was looking for content.
—Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2025
Demand for vacation rentals in Asheville has dropped by around 20% since Helene.
—Laura Hackett, NPR, 26 Sep. 2025
The company claimed that happened in Louisiana, where its business there dropped by 80%.
—Ray Stern, AZCentral.com, 26 Sep. 2025
James Powel, USA Today, 7 Oct. 2025
Compared to eating fresh bread, glucose response dropped by as much as 40%.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2025
That amount, known as plant capacity, dropped by about half in recent years.
—Jordan Blum, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2025
This year, adoption fees have dropped by 19 percent for dogs and 16 percent for cats.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
After the study and the label change, prescriptions for hormone replacement therapy drugs for women dropped by more than 70%, and doctors became reluctant to prescribe them.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2025
After College Humor was dropped by its corporate overlords in early 2020 and the creative team regrouped under the Dropout brand, Reich, the new site’s CEO, was looking for content.
—Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2025
Demand for vacation rentals in Asheville has dropped by around 20% since Helene.
—Laura Hackett, NPR, 26 Sep. 2025
The company claimed that happened in Louisiana, where its business there dropped by 80%.
—Ray Stern, AZCentral.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dropped by
Verb
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Goldberg-Polin is in New York after having visited Detroit and Chicago.—
Romina Ruiz-Goiriena,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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Hargitay guest starred on season 5, episode 2 of Organized Crime, where Benson visited Elliot Stabler (Christopher Meloni) in the hospital.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Like how many bombs were dropped in my square during World War II.—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
30 Sep. 2025
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For more of the singer’s thoughts on men, fans need only listen to Man’s Best Friend, which dropped in August and debuted atop the Billboard 200.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
23 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Sikhs for Justice, an activist group, stepped in to cover funeral costs and pledged $100,000 in humanitarian aid for the victims’ families.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
4 Oct. 2025
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Her father's older siblings stepped in to take care of Nichols' birth siblings, while her grandmother and another aunt were entrusted with her care.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The divisions included endurance and sports race cars, supercars, flat track motorcycles, sprint cars, drift cars, vintage IndyCars, NASCAR, ASF Cup cars (American Speed Festival) and a new group called LROC (Ladies Race of Champions).—
Keenan Thompson,
Freep.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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Right tackle Trey Pipkins III was called for holding.—
Daniel Popper,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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