Thesaurus results for POPS (IN)

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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Los Angeles visits Connecticut on Tuesday and Washington hosts Toronto on Wednesday.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026
First and foremost, this bodega that Peter constantly visits.

— Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of visits

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Since banning poppy cultivation in 2022, opium production has fallen by about 95%, which the UNODC and other experts call one of the most drastic drops in illicit drug production in modern history.

— Kara Fox, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026
Cities between 500,000 and 1 million residents saw the largest drops in serious crime, with murders falling by 27%, robbery by 23%, rape by 18% and violent crime by 15%.

— Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of drops in

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For every degree the mercury climbs beyond that threshold, panel efficiency drops by up to two percent.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 12 Aug. 2026
There were a few errant passes by Craig and Schobel, but the biggest problem was drops by the wide receivers.

— Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 July 2026

Definition of drops by

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Knowings’ death comes over six months after All That alum Kianna Underwood was killed in a hit-and-run incident at age 33 in New York City.

— Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 13 Aug. 2026
That quality of feeling alienated while role-playing in company really comes over in your characterization.

— Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of comes over

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Washington and Seoul say their drills are defensive in nature, but North Korea calls them an invasion rehearsal and often reacts with weapons tests.

— Hyung-Jin Kim, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026
Diehl calls it one of the oldest tricks in styling, the pairing of something refined against something plain.

— Pooja Mistry, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026

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