Thesaurus results for DROP BY

drop by

verb

Definition of drop by

as in to visit

to make a brief visit I'll either drop by on the way there or on the way back

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But in a 5-1 win at Truist Park, the visiting Cardinals made two errors.

— Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 2 July 2026
Breakthrough has relationships with several schools in the area and regularly visits schools to present its program to area fourth graders, Cox said.

— Austin Horn July 1, Miami Herald, 1 July 2026

Definition of visit

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After scoring a run in the fourth when Willy Adames grounded into a double play with a runner on third, San Francisco called upon a double steal with runners at the corners to swipe its third run.

— Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 7 July 2026
Proxima is developing stellarator technology, one of a handful of approaches to fusion, and hopes to have its fusion demonstrator — a proof-of-concept precursor to a commercial power plant — up and running in the early 2030s.

— Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 7 July 2026

Definition of run in

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Half of those 3,200 layoffs are effective today, new Xbox CEO Asha Sharma wrote, while the other half will come by the end of Microsoft’s 2027 fiscal year (which runs through June 30, 2027).

— Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 6 July 2026
Born in the California beach enclave of Montecito, the Napoleon comes by its refreshing summer vibes honestly, even if it is made with a seemingly unsummery spirit.

— Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 4 July 2026

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