drops in

verb

present tense third-person singular of drop in
as in visits
to make a brief visit drop in any time—we're always home

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Recent Examples of drops in Some individual teams who have lost local TV deals reportedly faced $20 million revenue drops in related earnings as a result. — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 8 Oct. 2026 For most players, offensive production drops in October, when batters face the best pitchers from the best teams. — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026 That would affect jobs and cause drops in sales, property and tourism taxes. — Zoey Thomas, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2026 This is similar to how the sound of, say, a passing motorcycle drops in pitch as the vehicle zooms away from you. — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 4 Sep. 2026 Spend typically drops in the days after a false decline, and some customers never fully recover. — Julie Conroy, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026 Since banning poppy cultivation in 2022, opium production has fallen by about 95%, which the UNODC and other experts call one of the most drastic drops in illicit drug production in modern history. — Kara Fox, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026 Cities between 500,000 and 1 million residents saw the largest drops in serious crime, with murders falling by 27%, robbery by 23%, rape by 18% and violent crime by 15%. — Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 14 Aug. 2026 With conflicting statements coming out of Washington and Tehran about whether direct talks are even underway, and no clarity on what the next MOU might entail, the oil price roller coaster is in for many more climbs and drops in the weeks ahead. — Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for drops in
  1. visits
  2. drops by
  3. runs in
  4. calls
  5. steps in
  6. comes over
Verb
  • In the scene, Ullman visits Wendy and Danny in the hospital and tells them that no evidence of the supernatural has been found back at the hotel.
    — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 9 Oct. 2026
  • All this is very much on his mind when Roy later visits the Lady Greyhounds’ coaches’ office, where Nate has also stopped by for a visit.
    — Keith Phipps, Vulture, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of visits
Verb
  • Oh, and Nate (Nick Mohammad) drops by to visit Nelson Road — and take part in a reunion of the Diamond Dogs, who are called into duty when Roy asks for advice on being a new dad.
    — Michael Schneider, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026
  • When the value of a newly public company drops by more than a third within months of its trading debut, investors usually scramble for the exits.
    — Harvey Stober, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of drops by
Verb
  • While traffic has dipped in response, ships continue to cross, with many making shuttle runs in and out of the Gulf to unload oil cargoes via ship-to-ship transfers.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Dobbins had a pair of 10-yard-plus runs in more than four quarters of work against the Chiefs and Jaguars but has not logged one since the early minutes of Denver’s Week 2 win over Jacksonville.
    — Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of runs in
Verb
  • Johnny calls David with this update just in time to stop Cathcarts’ final offer from reaching the Taylor & Byrne camp.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Then in 1989, an assailant attacked an elementary school in Stockton, California, using an assault rifle to kill five people and wound 29, prompting public outcry and calls to restrict such weapons.
    — Robert Spitzer, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of calls
Verb
  • The first steps in that direction were the launch of CoComelon Lane.
    — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 12 Oct. 2026
  • When Andrew Dismukes’ character repeatedly pressures his dad to try the titular dish, Gillis steps in to put an end to the interrogation.
    — Anna Tingley, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of steps in
Verb
  • The discovery comes over a decade after researchers first examined the artifacts.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Cal’s Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele has a better supporting cast than Heintschel does, and Virginia Tech’s Ethan Grunkemeyer comes over to Blacksburg with a bunch of Penn State teammates and coaches.
    — Manny Navarro, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of comes over

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“Drops in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drops%20in. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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