Thesaurus results for DROPPED IN

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 Spending on salon and mobile grooming dropped in 2025 as more people picked up the routine tasks themselves. — Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 21 Sep. 2026 The band’s eighth and most recent album, Love Is Like, dropped in 2025. — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 18 Sep. 2026 Unemployment in Florida dropped in August, though state economists have cautioned an uptick is expected before the end of the year. — Jim Turner, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Sep. 2026 Taco Bell’s foot traffic dropped in July, following the spread of cyclosporiasis. — Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026 The past few weeks have seen the former Dateline correspondent and To Catch a Predator host state that he was not consulted on the movie and did not know about the production until shortly before the trailer dropped in May. — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Aug. 2026 Smith completed a pre-trial intervention program, so all charges were dropped in March 2025. — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 31 Aug. 2026 At the same time, more land mines are being planted and bombs dropped in other conflicts such as the civil war in Myanmar and border conflicts between Cambodia and Thailand. — ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026 The project, which dropped in April, did not hold on to the Billboard charts for long and even failed to crack the top 20 on the Billboard 200. — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026

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This past spring, the research team surveyed native bees at 26 forests across the Northeast, documenting the plants bees visited before any restoration began.

— Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 20 Sep. 2026
London — Soldiers in bright red uniforms and tall, black fur hats outside Buckingham Palace are a familiar sight for anyone who’s visited London.

— James Frater, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of visited

Verb

While student enrollment had dropped by more than 12,000 over the last five years, staffing numbers had remained the same.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Sep. 2026
The movie, examining the rise of Sam Altman (played by Andrew Garfield) and OpenAI, was dropped by Amazon MGM earlier this year, leading to a scramble for a new buyer before Neon stepped in — and breathless speculation about the movie’s contents.

— David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of dropped by

Verb

As leading insurers have retreated from California, one carrier has stepped in to fill the gap.

— Paige St. John, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026
Even when right tackle Drew Terrill went out early in the Cougars’ Saturday win over Oregon State, Ronnell McLain stepped in and performed well.

— The Athletic College Football Staff, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of stepped in

Verb

Williams watched the record-breaking performance on TV from his home in Glen Ellyn and called Crow-Armstrong after the game to congratulate the 24-year-old.

— Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
Rays Hall of Famer Carl Crawford was a three-time winner of the award — formally called the Don Zimmer MVP award and presented by the Tampa Bay chapter of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America.

— Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2026

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