as in visiting
to make a brief visit
I'll either drop by on the way there or on the way back
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Recent Examples of dropping by
No Breaks also will feature guests dropping by to share their real-life stories, and audiences will be able to chime in in the chat to steer the conversation.
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Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 26 Sep. 2025
Health inspectors observed rodents dropping by the dry storage area where bulk packages of flour were stored.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Aug. 2025
Private-sector employment increased by 5,700 in July, after dropping by 21,000 jobs in June.
—Jim Turner, Sun Sentinel, 15 Aug. 2025
Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 26 Sep. 2025
Health inspectors observed rodents dropping by the dry storage area where bulk packages of flour were stored.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Aug. 2025
Private-sector employment increased by 5,700 in July, after dropping by 21,000 jobs in June.
—Jim Turner, Sun Sentinel, 15 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dropping by
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Social media transformed the Internet, drawing in millions of new users and starting a consolidation of website-visiting habits that continues to this day.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
22 Sep. 2025
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D’Albero hopes that the coverage of the Mondial du Fromage and her win there will get more Americans interested in visiting their neighborhood cheese store and trying new things.—
Lilit Marcus,
CNN Money,
22 Sep. 2025
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Some candidates running in the 2026 midterm have already invoked Kirk’s assassination in campaign ads and fundraising materials.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
27 Sep. 2025
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Jolly is among the candidates running in Florida's November 2026 gubernatorial election.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Sep. 2025
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Conklin hasn’t done much for Los Angeles since coming over in the offseason as a free agent, after the Chargers missed out on Evan Engram.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
19 Sep. 2025
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Additional projects coming over the next couple of years include stretches of West Roosevelt Drive, West Lisbon Avenue and West National Avenue, Muhs said.—
Tom Daykin,
jsonline.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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But this year Swift has a new album dropping in just a few weeks.—
Toni Fitzgerald,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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The Republican president has repeatedly criticized both Washington and Chicago — Democratic bastions led by Black mayors — for out-of-control street crime, despite crime rates dropping in the two cities.—
Daniel C. Vock,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Aug. 2025
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Thank you so much for coming by.—
Rivka Galchen,
New Yorker,
21 Sep. 2025
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And the number of people coming by with offers of work has also decreased significantly.—
Catherine E. Shoichet,
CNN Money,
24 Aug. 2025
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Trotter’s wife, Tanya, echoes her husband’s enthusiasm and is even looking forward to stepping in the ring for some physicality, if needed.—
Carl Lamarre,
Billboard,
20 Sep. 2025
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With Jeff Blashill stepping in as head coach, there's a clear focus on development and building a strong identity on both ends of the ice.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Dropping by.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dropping%20by. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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