Thesaurus results for POPPED (IN)

popped (in)

verb

past tense of pop (in)

as in visited

to make a brief visit I just popped in to say hello

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This past spring, the research team surveyed native bees at 26 forests across the Northeast, documenting the plants bees visited before any restoration began.

— Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 20 Sep. 2026
London — Soldiers in bright red uniforms and tall, black fur hats outside Buckingham Palace are a familiar sight for anyone who’s visited London.

— James Frater, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of visited

Verb

Taco Bell’s foot traffic dropped in July, following the spread of cyclosporiasis.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026
The past few weeks have seen the former Dateline correspondent and To Catch a Predator host state that he was not consulted on the movie and did not know about the production until shortly before the trailer dropped in May.

— Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of dropped in

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While student enrollment had dropped by more than 12,000 over the last five years, staffing numbers had remained the same.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Sep. 2026
The movie, examining the rise of Sam Altman (played by Andrew Garfield) and OpenAI, was dropped by Amazon MGM earlier this year, leading to a scramble for a new buyer before Neon stepped in — and breathless speculation about the movie’s contents.

— David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of dropped by

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As leading insurers have retreated from California, one carrier has stepped in to fill the gap.

— Paige St. John, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026
Even when right tackle Drew Terrill went out early in the Cougars’ Saturday win over Oregon State, Ronnell McLain stepped in and performed well.

— The Athletic College Football Staff, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of stepped in

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Williams watched the record-breaking performance on TV from his home in Glen Ellyn and called Crow-Armstrong after the game to congratulate the 24-year-old.

— Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
Rays Hall of Famer Carl Crawford was a three-time winner of the award — formally called the Don Zimmer MVP award and presented by the Tampa Bay chapter of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America.

— Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of called

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Speaking of dominating running backs, Kenneth Walker III, who came over from the Seahawks after winning Super Bowl MVP, looked like the best offseason addition.

— OutKick, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026
James says her husband came over and confronted the woman, who claimed J'Mark belonged to her.

— Naveen Dhaliwal, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026

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