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
While new-car sales dropped in the EU through January, BYD stunned the market by reporting a 175% year-on-year increase in deliveries to 13,982 units, according to ACEA data.
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Sam Meredith,joseph Wilkins, CNBC, 5 Apr. 2026
Those charges would ultimately be dropped in May 2024.
—Lucas Finton, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 30 Mar. 2026
Carter and Combs both denied the allegations, and the civil case was dropped in February 2025 after the plaintiff voluntarily dismissed the lawsuit with prejudice through her attorney.
—ABC News, 24 Mar. 2026
Cuban oil imports dropped in 2025 because of reductions from Mexico and Venezuela.
—Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 18 Mar. 2026
The band’s last album, Exit Wounds, dropped in 2021.
—Alex Suskind, Pitchfork, 17 Mar. 2026
The labor participation for prime-age workers is near the highest since 2001, government data published last Friday show, but that of people over 16 who were born in the US has dropped in recent months, and is near the lowest level since 2021.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2026
Success has dropped in for occasional visits with the USC men’s basketball team this season.
—Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 25 Feb. 2026
The stack tilted, then dropped in one piece before striking the ground with a heavy thud.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 24 Feb. 2026
Sam Meredith,joseph Wilkins, CNBC, 5 Apr. 2026
Those charges would ultimately be dropped in May 2024.
—Lucas Finton, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 30 Mar. 2026
Carter and Combs both denied the allegations, and the civil case was dropped in February 2025 after the plaintiff voluntarily dismissed the lawsuit with prejudice through her attorney.
—ABC News, 24 Mar. 2026
Cuban oil imports dropped in 2025 because of reductions from Mexico and Venezuela.
—Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 18 Mar. 2026
The band’s last album, Exit Wounds, dropped in 2021.
—Alex Suskind, Pitchfork, 17 Mar. 2026
The labor participation for prime-age workers is near the highest since 2001, government data published last Friday show, but that of people over 16 who were born in the US has dropped in recent months, and is near the lowest level since 2021.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2026
Success has dropped in for occasional visits with the USC men’s basketball team this season.
—Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 25 Feb. 2026
The stack tilted, then dropped in one piece before striking the ground with a heavy thud.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 24 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dropped in
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The organization estimates more than 300,000 people have visited since the museum opened, coinciding with a more than 40% increase in Hattiesburg’s tourism economy, according to Visit Hattiesburg CEO Marlo Dorsey.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 Apr. 2026
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When Harry’s college roommate and his wife visited from out of town with their one-year-old, Caroline barely recognized them.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Apr. 2026
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Shares have dropped by 12% in 2026.—
Itzel Franco,
CNBC,
5 Apr. 2026
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The group said crime numbers have dropped by 41% in some categories in certain parts of Federal Hill since private security was hired.—
Tara Lynch,
CBS News,
5 Apr. 2026
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When the opposition sought to hang posters on lampposts and utility poles, the government, invoking concerns about road safety, at one point stepped in to outlaw the practice.—
Kapil Komireddi,
New Yorker,
10 Apr. 2026
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So, Hansen stepped in Monday and radioed mission control to describe the selection of a previously unnamed crater in honor of Wiseman's wife Carroll, a nurse who passed away in 2020.—
William Harwood,
CBS News,
9 Apr. 2026
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Named for the Kiawah people who called this island home when British settlers first arrived in 1670, Kiawah Island fronts the Atlantic with ten miles of beach.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 Apr. 2026
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Iranian officials have rejected plans for a temporary ceasefire and have instead called for a permanent end to the conflict.—
Hugh Leask,
CNBC,
7 Apr. 2026
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Ken’s parents also influenced how rinks were ran in the area, the two said.—
Camryn Dadey,
Sacbee.com,
15 Mar. 2026
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Reed ran in junior high, then fell in love with the sport again while living in New York City, where her run club convinced her to run the New York Marathon in 2010.—
Patrick Connolly,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 Mar. 2026
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“Dropped in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dropped%20in. Accessed 14 Apr. 2026.
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