pop (in)

verb

Definition of pop (in)next
as in to visit
to make a brief visit I just popped in to say hello

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pop (in)
  1. visit
  2. run in
  3. come over
Verb
  • But in a 5-1 win at Truist Park, the visiting Cardinals made two errors.
    — Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 2 July 2026
  • Breakthrough has relationships with several schools in the area and regularly visits schools to present its program to area fourth graders, Cox said.
    — Austin Horn July 1, Miami Herald, 1 July 2026
Definition of visit
Verb
  • After scoring a run in the fourth when Willy Adames grounded into a double play with a runner on third, San Francisco called upon a double steal with runners at the corners to swipe its third run.
    — Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 7 July 2026
  • Proxima is developing stellarator technology, one of a handful of approaches to fusion, and hopes to have its fusion demonstrator — a proof-of-concept precursor to a commercial power plant — up and running in the early 2030s.
    — Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 7 July 2026
Definition of run in
Verb
  • Paramount Skydance came over the top with a hostile all-cash offer, raised it to $31 a share with a personal financing guarantee from Larry Ellison, and won the contest in February at roughly $110 billion.
    — Maureen Kerr, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • The hire comes over a year after former President Marlene Tromp took a new job at the University of Vermont and left the university.
    — Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 1 July 2026
Definition of come over
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“Pop (in).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pop%20%28in%29. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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