Thesaurus results for DROPPED BY

dropped by

verb

past tense of drop by

as in visited

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

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Recent Examples of dropped by That charge was dropped by the state attorney’s office on June 2, according to a filing reviewed by The Star. — Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 30 Aug. 2026 The water level dropped by 32 feet from the high point on Thursday morning, Chinese broadcaster CCTV said. — Arkansas Online, 30 Aug. 2026 The water level dropped by 10 meters (32 feet) from the high point on Thursday morning, Chinese broadcaster CCTV said. — ABC News, 29 Aug. 2026 Specifically, Micron and Sandisk both plummeted over 13% overnight, while AMD and Intel dropped by roughly 6%. — CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026 In fact, a 2013 review found that the risk of heart disease dropped by 9% for every 7 grams of dietary fiber eaten per day. — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Aug. 2026 At one year, the average triglyceride levels of these study participants were nearly 48% lower and cholesterol levels dropped by almost 53%. — Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026 Fueled by mass layoffs, the Bay Area’s tech talent workforce dropped by 6% from 2022 to 2025. — Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026 From 2020 to 2025, the number of vaccinated kindergarteners dropped by nearly 3%, accounting for 286,000 children in the United States. — Irene Wright, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026

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After a police report said Hickerson and his brother, Zach, were at the South Carolina townhouse when the actress was pronounced dead by authorities, Brian was visited by police.

— Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 25 Aug. 2026
Soon after trainer Dave Groeschner visited the mound, Whisenhunt left the game and returned to the Giants’ clubhouse.

— Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of visited

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The past few weeks have seen the former Dateline correspondent and To Catch a Predator host state that he was not consulted on the movie and did not know about the production until shortly before the trailer dropped in May.

— Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Aug. 2026
Smith completed a pre-trial intervention program, so all charges were dropped in March 2025.

— DAVID J. NEAL, Miami Herald, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of dropped in

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Autumn Joy Stonecrop Also called autumn joy sedum, this hardy, summer- and fall-flowering perennial is known for its succulent foliage and dense clusters of tiny pink flowers.

— Alexandra Jones, The Spruce, 30 Aug. 2026
The Cyberdyne Hybrid Assistive Limb, commonly called HAL, is a robotic exoskeleton designed to support patients during rehabilitation.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2026

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