pops (in)

verb

present tense third-person singular of pop (in)
as in visits
to make a brief visit I just popped in to say hello

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pops (in)
  1. visits
  2. drops in
  3. drops by
  4. comes over
  5. runs in
  6. calls
Verb
  • That flashpoint will be on display when Leo visits the Don Orione care home in Claypole, south of Buenos Aires, a Catholic institution that houses more than 400 people with disabilities.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Ricardo Cortes, uncle of Serabi Medina, visits a memorial for his niece, the 9-year-old girl who was shot in the head while riding her scooter in Chicago's Portage Park neighborhood.
    — Lila Hempel-Edgers, Chicago Tribune, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of visits
Verb
  • Even with a couple of uncharacteristic drops in the second half, Jones finished with a game-high 69 receiving yards on five catches.
    — Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 25 Oct. 2026
  • In both cases, people with pre-existing hypertension experienced bigger drops in systolic and diastolic pressure than those with normal blood pressure.
    — MD Published, Verywell Health, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of drops in
Verb
  • Chemical impact drops by 77 percent, and the worker health indicator improves by 93 percent.
    — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 4 Nov. 2026
  • The plunges were the largest one-day drops by percentages since July 27.
    — Garrett Haake, NBC news, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of drops by
Verb
  • Peggy comes over to talk about getting the first printing of her book.
    — Alice Burton, Vulture, 2 Nov. 2026
  • But when Jesse comes over for paila marina in season four, there’s no sign of kids or their belongings.
    — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of comes over
Verb
  • Each game runs with two sets of graphics settings at each resolution, for up to four runs in total.
    — Marshall Honorof, PC Magazine, 24 Oct. 2026
  • The Brewers scored the second-most runs in the sport while hitting the second fewest home runs.
    — Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of runs in
Verb
  • The Sacramento Bee’s calls to the hotels went unanswered, and calls to the media representatives listed on Hilton’s website were unsuccessful.
    — Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 5 Nov. 2026
  • This year’s number one restaurant and also the Best Restaurant in Europe is Asador Etxebarri, which calls Atxondo, a village of less than 1,500 inhabitants in Spain’s Basque Country, home.
    — Nathan Tavares, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of calls
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“Pops (in).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pops%20%28in%29. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026.

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