dropped in

verb

past tense of drop in
as in visited
to make a brief visit drop in any time—we're always home

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Recent Examples of dropped in The biggest bombshell dropped in 2017. — Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 28 June 2026 Those idea were dropped in the face of public pushback, and the council applied several million dollars from reserves. — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 9 June 2026 Markets dropped in response, but only temporarily. — Hersh Shefrin, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026 In 2015, he was indicted on securities fraud charges, but they were later dropped in 2024 as part of a pre-trial diversion deal. — Fin Daniel Gómez, CBS News, 26 May 2026 And Steyer’s spending spree was nowhere near the $1 billion that Michael Bloomberg dropped in just 104 days on his 2020 campaign for president. — Michelle Cottle, Mercury News, 16 June 2026 Well, once the puck dropped in Game 1, the broadcasts hadn't even gotten through the starting lineups before Hurricanes forward Nikolaj Ehlers put the home team up by one on the very first shot of the series. — Matt Reigle, FOXNews.com, 3 June 2026 Ismael Saibari’s finish after 67 seconds — the earliest goal in this tournament — was brilliant before, as with their first game, Morocco’s energy dropped in the second half. — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 5 July 2026 However, two federal investigations of Polymarket were dropped in July without further action being taken. — Ian Thomas, CNBC, 19 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dropped in
  1. visited
  2. dropped by
  3. stepped in
  4. called
  5. ran in
Verb
  • Two stands visited recently by Times reporters didn’t even have a sign displaying the name of the business.
    — James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
  • Al-Sharaa, who visited the White House last year, is also slated to meet Wednesday with a congressional delegation led by Senate Foreign Affairs Committee ranking member Jeanne Shaheen.
    — Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 8 July 2026
Definition of visited
Verb
  • The number of people staying in emergency shelters dropped by 273.
    — Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 2 July 2026
  • Weddings among members of Gen Z have tripled since 2019, according to the Bank of America report, while the number of millennial weddings dropped by roughly 20% over the same time period.
    — Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 1 July 2026
Definition of dropped by
Verb
  • Pulisic wound up for a kick on his right foot when a Belgian defender stepped in front of him.
    — Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 7 July 2026
  • This is where celebrated guitar manufacturer Fender stepped in.
    — CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 7 July 2026
Definition of stepped in
Verb
  • Mauney, widely seen as the best rider of his generation and someone who braved the hardest bulls to ride, had to retire in 2023 after a neck break on a bull called Arctic Assassin.
    — Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 5 July 2026
  • Fireflies go through four life stages – egg, larva, pupa and adult – in a process called complete metamorphosis.
    — Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 5 July 2026
Definition of called
Verb
  • The two sides ran in slates aligned against one another.
    — Tanya Babbar, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 May 2026
  • Ken’s parents also influenced how rinks were ran in the area, the two said.
    — Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 15 Mar. 2026
Definition of ran in

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