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
  • After a police report said Hickerson and his brother, Zach, were at the South Carolina townhouse when the actress was pronounced dead by authorities, Brian was visited by police.
    — Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Soon after trainer Dave Groeschner visited the mound, Whisenhunt left the game and returned to the Giants’ clubhouse.
    — Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of visited
Verb
  • 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
  • Smith completed a pre-trial intervention program, so all charges were dropped in March 2025.
    — DAVID J. NEAL, Miami Herald, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of dropped in
Verb
  • That charge was dropped by the state attorney’s office on June 2, according to a filing reviewed by The Star.
    — Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 30 Aug. 2026
  • The water level dropped by 32 feet from the high point on Thursday morning, Chinese broadcaster CCTV said.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of dropped by
Verb
  • Citadel, Ken Griffin's giant multi-strategy hedge fund, stepped in to buy the positions at a discount, understood to be around 10%.
    — Hugh Leask, CNBC, 25 Aug. 2026
  • His character Ned Schneebly was supposed to be substituting — until Dewey impersonated him and stepped in.
    — Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of stepped in
Verb
  • Ya Lily’s content ran in nearly 109,541 Temu ad campaigns in that period, the data show.
    — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2026
  • DeLuca then chopped a ball softly to the left side that shortstop Xander Bogaerts ran in to grab.
    — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of ran in
Verb
  • Autumn Joy Stonecrop Also called autumn joy sedum, this hardy, summer- and fall-flowering perennial is known for its succulent foliage and dense clusters of tiny pink flowers.
    — Alexandra Jones, The Spruce, 30 Aug. 2026
  • The Cyberdyne Hybrid Assistive Limb, commonly called HAL, is a robotic exoskeleton designed to support patients during rehabilitation.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of called
Verb
  • Of Hawaii’s 74 plays on offense, 30 came over three drives that lasted about nine minutes of game time and resulted in three touchdowns.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 30 Aug. 2026
  • My friend Erickson Wilcox, who was one of my waiters from Lot 61, came over and called out bingo.
    — Derek C. Blasberg, Vanity Fair, 28 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 1 Sep. 2026.

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