Thesaurus results for DROPPING BY

dropping by

verb

Definition of dropping by next

present participle of drop by

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 Women’s finalists receive 1,300 points, while men’s finalists received 1,200, with awards for each round dropping by roughly 40 to 50 percent. —

Ava Wallace, New York Times, 7 May 2026 The polling showed that Carlson has significantly lost favorability among Republicans and GOP-leaning independents over the last year, dropping by more than 40 percentage points. —

Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 17 Apr. 2026 Indeed, traffic jams in Paris have risen 4% since 2015, while public transport has also taken a hit, with bus use dropping by 31% between 2018 and 2024. —

Lisa Courbebaisse, CNN Money, 21 Mar. 2026 The end of tax credits for electric cars has produced a drop in EV sales, dropping by half from 12% of all vehicle sales in 2025. —

Joel Mathis, TheWeek, 12 Mar. 2026 The builders’ alternating harassment and bribery leaves Cook with little recourse, especially when mafioso-like representatives begin dropping by at all hours, leading to dry exchanges — what little dialogue the film has is extremely funny. —

Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 19 Feb. 2026 Killings have fallen in recent years, dropping by 28% statewide last year. —

Alexandra Mendoza, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Feb. 2026 The grim news out of Tucson is that, thirteen days into the search for Nancy Guthrie, the odds of finding her alive have been dropping by the hour. —

Paige Williams, New Yorker, 14 Feb. 2026 While overall cancer deaths have been on the decline for this age group since 1990, dropping by about 44% combined, CRC is the only major cancer that has seen a spike in mortality for those under 50 during that time period, the researchers noted. —

Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 12 Feb. 2026

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This kind of inclusivity would explain Glenn Close‘s appearance — as a visiting literary scholar — at just the right moment, as well as Penélope Cruz’s showstopping cameo as Nené, a singer-slash-hooker who schools Sebastián on the then-nascent form of the modern transgender movement.

— Damon Wise, Deadline, 22 May 2026
The next time was the best time for Saleh, who drilled a walk-off RBI single to lift the Thunderbolts to a 4-3 SouthWest Suburban Conference win in eight innings over visiting Lockport in Tinley Park.

— Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2026