stayed (at)

verb

past tense of stay (at)
as in stopped (over)

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  1. dropped in
  2. dropped by
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  • Cocoa prices have dropped in the last year, but relief is coming too late to help prices for this Halloween, said David Branch, sector manager at Wells Fargo Agri-Food Institute.
    — Aoife Walsh, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Buhler faced two other counts of unlawful possession of a firearm that were dropped in accordance with the plea deal.
    — Harllie Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of dropped in
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  • Still, enrollment in Medicaid has dropped by about 5 million, or about 7%, since July 2025, when the bill was signed into law, according to KFF, a health policy research and news organization.
    — Kevin Freking, Los Angeles Times, 8 Nov. 2026
  • The Strokes dropped by Saturday Night Live last night to perform songs from their latest album Reality Awaits alongside first-time host Druski.
    — Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of dropped by
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“Stayed (at).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stayed%20%28at%29. Accessed 9 Nov. 2026.

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