popped (in)

past tense of pop (in)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for popped (in)
Verb
  • Goldberg-Polin is in New York after having visited Detroit and Chicago.
    Romina Ruiz-Goiriena, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Hargitay guest starred on season 5, episode 2 of Organized Crime, where Benson visited Elliot Stabler (Christopher Meloni) in the hospital.
    Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Like how many bombs were dropped in my square during World War II.
    Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2025
  • For more of the singer’s thoughts on men, fans need only listen to Man’s Best Friend, which dropped in August and debuted atop the Billboard 200.
    Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 23 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • One of those opportunities was a deep touchdown dropped by freshman receiver Talyn Taylor, which would have put the Bulldogs up 28-24.
    Hunter Simpson, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Demand for vacation rentals in Asheville has dropped by around 20% since Helene.
    Laura Hackett, NPR, 26 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Sikhs for Justice, an activist group, stepped in to cover funeral costs and pledged $100,000 in humanitarian aid for the victims’ families.
    Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Her father's older siblings stepped in to take care of Nichols' birth siblings, while her grandmother and another aunt were entrusted with her care.
    Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • This meant that people could make simple games that ran in Shockwave.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 22 Sep. 2025
  • The 28-year-old threw 23-of-34 for 316 yards and a touchdown and ran in another score, proving a perfect foil to complement Jonathan Taylor’s rushing ability, with the running back racking up 165 yards against the Broncos.
    Ben Morse, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The divisions included endurance and sports race cars, supercars, flat track motorcycles, sprint cars, drift cars, vintage IndyCars, NASCAR, ASF Cup cars (American Speed Festival) and a new group called LROC (Ladies Race of Champions).
    Keenan Thompson, Freep.com, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Right tackle Trey Pipkins III was called for holding.
    Daniel Popper, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Ethan Ampadu, a former team-mate of Adams’ at RB Leipzig, tried to defuse the fracas, but Jayden Bogle came over for a nibble too, before Stach, back on his feet, fired a riposte at the American.
    Beren Cross, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Soto came over to the Mets from the New York Yankees on a 15-year deal reportedly worth $765 million.
    Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 28 Sep. 2025
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“Popped (in).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/popped%20%28in%29. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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