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 Previous winners of this award have earned big moves off the back of the achievement, but others have suffered drops in form afterwards. — Eduardo Tansley, New York Times, 18 July 2026 Both showed drops in pTau217, a blood biomarker linked to Alzheimer’s progression, of 47% and 19%. — Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 13 July 2026 Most don’t run that long in the first place, and ones that do often have films that suffer significant drops in quality. — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026 In addition to ground units, air rescue teams were called in to perform water drops in an effort to control the fast-moving flames. — Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 15 June 2026 When testing multilayer pouch cells at a temperature of 25°C, the cells sustained continuous discharge rates reaching 5C without experiencing major drops in capacity. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 13 June 2026 All-female founding teams posted steeper drops in both deal value and count than mixed-gender cohorts. — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 8 June 2026 But with little substance beyond the scares, the genre became notorious for drastic second-weekend drops in ticket sales. — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 1 June 2026 The former ice cream wizard at Antico Nuovo is now behind limited ice cream drops in West Hollywood. — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 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
  • Again, this gap is not hospitals’ fault but the system that makes hospital stays, surgeries and emergency room visits out of reach for many Americans with limited incomes even with insurance.
    — Eric Khant, Sun Sentinel, 19 July 2026
  • In the final months of Odysseus’ voyage, his son Telemachus leaves Ithaca and visits the ancient Greek city of Sparta in search of news from his former comrade Menelaus.
    — Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 17 July 2026
Definition of visits
Verb
  • However, once heated, its electrical resistance drops by four orders of magnitude, turning it into a shield.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 3 May 2026
  • Magically, too, Michael drops by for a few bites.
    — Jocelyn Noveck, Boston Herald, 10 Apr. 2026
Definition of drops by
Verb
  • The Royals scored five runs in the fifth, then added seven more in the seventh on their way to a 16-12 victory.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 July 2026
  • Sheehan at least did his job, holding the Diamondbacks to three runs in 5⅓ innings.
    — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2026
Definition of runs in
Verb
  • Cristobal calls change ‘a positive step’ This new process would have benefited Miami greatly last year when determining who would make the conference championship.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026
  • These 126 spacecraft will be part of a larger LEO network that the SDA calls the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture.
    — Mike Wall, Space.com, 16 July 2026
Definition of calls
Verb
  • The neighborhood/area Daunt’s sits in the middle of Montauk’s classic motel zone, with the Plaza and restaurants and shops along Highway 27 a few steps in one direction and Kirby Park Beach in the other.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 July 2026
  • The developers will next prepare construction drawings and take other steps in anticipation of breaking ground in about two years.
    — Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
Definition of steps in
Verb
  • The latest escalation comes over a battle for the Strait of Hormuz.
    — Erin Mansfield, USA Today, 15 July 2026
  • The shift in hobbies comes over a decade after a near-fatal crash in his World War II vintage plane on March 5, 2015, due to an engine malfunction.
    — Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 13 July 2026
Definition of comes over

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