dropped in

past tense of drop in

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Recent Examples of dropped in Gold watches on the secondary market have dropped in price since April, according to a new report from the Bloomberg Subdial Index. Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 10 July 2026 Ismael Saibari’s finish after 67 seconds — the earliest goal in this tournament — was brilliant before, as with their first game, Morocco’s energy dropped in the second half. Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 5 July 2026 The biggest bombshell dropped in 2017. Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 28 June 2026 Markets dropped in response, but only temporarily. Hersh Shefrin, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026 And Steyer’s spending spree was nowhere near the $1 billion that Michael Bloomberg dropped in just 104 days on his 2020 campaign for president. Michelle Cottle, Mercury News, 16 June 2026 Those idea were dropped in the face of public pushback, and the council applied several million dollars from reserves. Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 9 June 2026 Well, once the puck dropped in Game 1, the broadcasts hadn't even gotten through the starting lineups before Hurricanes forward Nikolaj Ehlers put the home team up by one on the very first shot of the series. Matt Reigle, FOXNews.com, 3 June 2026 In 2015, he was indicted on securities fraud charges, but they were later dropped in 2024 as part of a pre-trial diversion deal. Fin Daniel Gómez, CBS News, 26 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dropped in
Verb
  • Former patrons of the bar and other mourners visited the site Tuesday, adding to the growing pile of flowers leaning on the guardrails cordoning off the location of the blaze.
    ABC News, ABC News, 14 July 2026
  • One afternoon, the church is visited by a pair of strange twins in matching white tracksuits, who call themselves simply ‘Firstborn’ (Sarah Coffey) and ‘Secondborn’ (Kimball Farley).
    Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 14 July 2026
Verb
  • The number of people staying in emergency shelters dropped by 273.
    Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 2 July 2026
  • Weddings among members of Gen Z have tripled since 2019, according to the Bank of America report, while the number of millennial weddings dropped by roughly 20% over the same time period.
    Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 1 July 2026
Verb
  • Pulisic wound up for a kick on his right foot when a Belgian defender stepped in front of him.
    Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 7 July 2026
  • This is where celebrated guitar manufacturer Fender stepped in.
    CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 7 July 2026
Verb
  • The illness, called cyclosporiasis, is not usually life-threatening and is typically treated with antibiotics.
    Mike Stobbe, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026
  • Almost 20% called finding qualified workers their single biggest problem.
    Sarah Hernholm, Forbes.com, 12 July 2026
Verb
  • Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows, who ran in the Democratic primary for governor and is currently pursuing Graham Platner's former seat in the Senate, also commented on the shooting on Monday.
    Rebecca Schneid, Time, 13 July 2026
  • The two sides ran in slates aligned against one another.
    Tanya Babbar, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 May 2026

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“Dropped in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dropped%20in. Accessed 17 Jul. 2026.

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