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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for popped (in)
  1. visited
  2. dropped in
  3. dropped by
  4. stepped in
  5. ran in
  6. called
  7. came over
Verb
  • My mom visited several times, for parents’ weekend or for my choral concerts.
    — Mary Frances Ruskell, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Syrian sources cited by Israel Hayom said the Tuesday strike came just one day after a Turkish delegation visited the base, looking to turn it into a joint base for Syrian and Turkish forces.
    — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of visited
Verb
  • At the same time, more land mines are being planted and bombs dropped in other conflicts such as the civil war in Myanmar and border conflicts between Cambodia and Thailand.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The project, which dropped in April, did not hold on to the Billboard charts for long and even failed to crack the top 20 on the Billboard 200.
    — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of dropped in
Verb
  • Prices dropped by just a tenth of a cent from June to roughly 20 cents per kilowatt-hour, the second-highest on record, according to BLS data.
    — Claire Malon, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Previously, the incline was about 3ft (91cm) from the Leazes down to the Gallowgate, but that is believed to have dropped by around a third after the installation of a state-of-the-art drainage system and improved foundations.
    — Chris Waugh, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of dropped by
Verb
  • Marco Bizot, recruited last year from Brest in France, stepped in and covered well.
    — Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Just days later, UEFA stepped in to appoint him as referee for its Super Cup, the annual clash between the Champions League and Europa League winners, marking yet another historic first for Artan and the continent.
    — Aleks Klosok, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of stepped in
Verb
  • An earlier version of this column originally ran in Club Sportico, our online newsletter community.
    — Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Andrews, a pediatrician, previously ran in 2022 for the state’s 1st Congressional District and won the Democratic primary for Senate in June.
    — Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of ran in
Verb
  • The ice cream, called tanada aisu, is made with rice from the terraces, oat milk, coconut milk, cane sugar and rice syrup, with no eggs or dairy.
    — Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Initially called a foul ball, replay review showed that the ball scraped the outside of the foul pole.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of called
Verb
  • Makhachev’s record-setting victory came over Ian Machado Garry via unanimous decision (49-46, 49-46, 48-47) in one of Makhachev’s closest fights.
    — Mark Puleo, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026
  • The change came over the objections of police accountability advocates who held up Soakai’s death as a prime reason for keeping the old pursuit rules.
    — Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of came over
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“Popped (in).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/popped%20%28in%29. Accessed 19 Aug. 2026.

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