dropped in

verb

past tense of drop in
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 Cocoa prices have dropped in the last year, but relief is coming too late to help prices for this Halloween, said David Branch, sector manager at Wells Fargo Agri-Food Institute. — Aoife Walsh, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2026 Buhler faced two other counts of unlawful possession of a firearm that were dropped in accordance with the plea deal. — Harllie Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 26 Oct. 2026 Detectives not only reprised the Aeneas Hall episode but highlighted a small-claims lawsuit against LIU for $54 that was dropped in 1937. — Literary Hub, 26 Oct. 2026 Bangladesh almost achieved that in recent years, but coverage dropped in 2025. — Reuters, NBC news, 19 Oct. 2026 Kyler Murray then dropped in the pocket and boldly threw to the back left corner of the end zone. — CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026 Both country album categories dropped in number of entries this year. — Paul Grein, Billboard, 12 Oct. 2026 To be sure, oil prices have dropped in recent weeks as supply blockages have eased. — ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026 Wilson’s work in music includes the albums Sound of a Woman, released earlier this year (a deluxe version dropped in September); AM/FM; Rita Wilson; Bigger Picture, and Halfway to Home. — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 5 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dropped in
  1. visited
  2. dropped by
  3. stepped in
  4. called
  5. ran in
Verb
  • Ferrando has visited Sacramento each year for the last decade.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 8 Nov. 2026
  • But with the desert in bloom, 15,000 tourists have visited over the last few weeks alone.
    — John Bartlett, NPR, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of visited
Verb
  • Still, enrollment in Medicaid has dropped by about 5 million, or about 7%, since July 2025, when the bill was signed into law, according to KFF, a health policy research and news organization.
    — Kevin Freking, Los Angeles Times, 8 Nov. 2026
  • The Strokes dropped by Saturday Night Live last night to perform songs from their latest album Reality Awaits alongside first-time host Druski.
    — Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of dropped by
Verb
  • Sophomore Chavez Thompson stepped in and fared well, with no snap or communication issues.
    — Bob Ferrante, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Nov. 2026
  • That’s when Garth’s other guest, her longtime manager Randy James, stepped in to offer some context.
    — Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of stepped in
Verb
  • But on November 29, 1777, a small group of Spanish settlers moved into the area to establish a civilian agricultural town, called El Pueblo de San Jose, to provide food for the missions and presidios.
    — John Ramos, CBS News, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Their calculations used a feature of the model called a universal scaling function, which describes how physical quantities with dimensions, such as length, change over cosmic time.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of called
Verb
  • Wheaton North responded with a score, but then Wendell followed up with a 3-yard TD run and Konkey ran in the 2-point conversion to cut the deficit to 30-29.
    — Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 7 Nov. 2026
  • As part of the redistricting shuffle, Wasserman Schultz ran in a different congressional district and easily won re-election.
    — Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of ran in

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