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 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.
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Bloomberg, Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2026
Surf Gang’s previous release, with British rapper Jawnino, dropped in December.
—Alex Suskind, Pitchfork, 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
The Aztecs won both games amid a six-game winning streak, but attendance dropped in each of their final three home games.
—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
Bloomberg, Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2026
Surf Gang’s previous release, with British rapper Jawnino, dropped in December.
—Alex Suskind, Pitchfork, 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
The Aztecs won both games amid a six-game winning streak, but attendance dropped in each of their final three home games.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dropped in
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María was among the locals sweeping up the ashes and trying to scrub burn marks from the streets and buildings when The Times visited Etzatlán in the days after El Mencho’s death.—
Senior Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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Some 24% fewer Canadians visited Las Vegas overall last year.—
Nathaniel Meyersohn,
CNN Money,
5 Mar. 2026
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The president dropped by a retreat at his Doral golf club to sell the Iran war and pump up Republican lawmakers ahead of the midterm elections.—
Francesca Chambers,
USA Today,
10 Mar. 2026
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Downforce has dropped by roughly 30 percent and drag by around 55 percent, encouraging closer racing and more overtaking.—
Brad Spurgeon,
Robb Report,
9 Mar. 2026
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The state has stepped in for reasons including fiscal mismanagement, cheating scandals and consistently failing academic performance at a campus.—
Jessica Ma,
Dallas Morning News,
26 Feb. 2026
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During segregation, when Black women were often denied care in hospitals, community midwives stepped in.—
Nicky Zizaza,
CBS News,
26 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The affair between Clark and Carol called for some fairly ridiculous, kinky and specific acts in a hotel room.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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Boise State would hang around for the final two-minute period, which stretched to about 30 minutes of actual time, as both teams repeatedly sent each other to the free-throw line and called timeouts.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
10 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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The subway ran in the distance.—
Mary Gaitskill,
New Yorker,
22 Feb. 2026
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