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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Bret decides to visit Matt’s father, who is surprisingly wistful about his missing son and their fractured relationship.

— Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2026
The Sussexes also visited Princess Diana’s brother, Charles Spencer, at the Spencer family ancestral home, Althorp, in Northamptonshire.

— Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of visit

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As the graphic below shows, Fernandez-Pardo is comfortable running in-behind down the channels and sending in crosses, as well as beating his defender and cutting balls back for team-mates.

— Chris Waugh, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2026
Ya Lily’s content ran in nearly 109,541 Temu ad campaigns in that period, the data show.

— Jim Edwards, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of run in

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But yeah, Oppenheimer increased tourism in Los Alamos and the places that Stranger Things shot last year have already seen an uptick in people coming by.

— Erik Hayden, HollywoodReporter, 20 Aug. 2026
Then, in early June, a woman named Dominique Rice came by with a video crew.

— Diamy Wang August 15, Charlotte Observer, 15 Aug. 2026

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