Thesaurus results for DROPPING IN

dropping in

verb

present participle of drop in

as in visiting

to make a brief visit drop in any time—we're always home

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Recent Examples of dropping in While the world’s oceans have generally been heating up, one patch of the Atlantic located south of Greenland has been dropping in temperature. — Devika Rao, TheWeek, 22 June 2026 And then, her par putt on 18 – measured at 2 feet, 10 inches – spun tantalizingly around the rim of the cup before dropping in and ending the suspense. — Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 8 June 2026 Williams pops off Williams scored 10 early points, knocking down a few 3-pointers and dropping in a layup to get the crowd going, and then canning a smooth midrange shot to get up to double figures within five minutes. — Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 26 May 2026 Why aren't prices dropping in response? — Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 11 May 2026 The 76ers were content to turn him into the shooter, leaving Embiid on him while still dropping in pick-and-roll coverage. — C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 5 May 2026 Home values are dropping in some markets One big factor to note before tapping your equity right now is that home values are falling in many areas. — Aly J Yale, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026 Reports of passenger assaults began dropping in 2025, although not enough data has been released for last year to compute complete, comparable rates among the systems. — Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 22 Mar. 2026 Even just dropping in to hold the baby so her daughter can take a one-hour nap goes a long way. — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 15 Feb. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for dropping in

Verb

Yordan Alvarez socked his 34th home run in the eighth inning, a tiebreaking two-run shot that lifted the Houston Astros to a 5-2 victory over the visiting Miami Marlins and a sweep of the three-game interleague series.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 23 July 2026
The scene in question came after host Robert Irwin and visiting pro Brandon Armstrong, who served as Monday’s coach of the week, split the 10 remaining contestants into couples for a storytelling challenge.

— Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 22 July 2026

Definition of visiting

Verb

That pitch has already landed early customers like workspace platform Notion and AI customer‑service startup Decagon, where Aiden is running in production.

— Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 16 July 2026
Vantrack plans to reveal the production Lightcamp van in September and will show it at the Netherlands' big Camper Trade Fair in Utrecht, running in late September/early October.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 9 July 2026

Definition of running in

Verb

Coleman said the company is in development on a handful of projects with announcements coming over the next couple of months.

— Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 21 July 2026
Paredes was seen coming over to a post-match fracas between players from the two nations and putting his hand on the throat of García.

— Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 20 July 2026

Definition of coming over

Verb

The Tar Heels stumbled to a 2-5 start and lost their first five games to power conference opponents, with the first three coming by an average of 29 points.

— Ralph D. Russo, New York Times, 17 July 2026
The two recent launches give Disney a fleet of eight ships but five more are coming by 2031.

— Christian Sylt, Fortune, 16 July 2026

Definition of coming by

Verb

As Bay Area art schools flounder under financial strain, Silicon Valley is increasingly stepping in as an influential force in the region’s cultural landscape.

— Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 22 July 2026
Jobs are shifting from operating software to managing a hybrid workforce of humans and agents—setting goals, validating outputs, and stepping in when judgment is required.

— Girija Krishnamurthy, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026

Definition of stepping in

Verb

In addition, reports suggest that Mexican tomato production declined after the agreement ended, with tomato imports dropping by 13% year over year.

— Elizabeth Canales, The Conversation, 16 July 2026
The group also found that diagnoses of gambling disorders fell in the 11 states that did not legalize sports betting, with cases dropping by about 30% from 2018 to March 2026.

— Suzy Khimm, NBC news, 26 June 2026