as in to visit
to make a brief visit
drop in any time—we're always home
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as in visitor
a person who visits another
we're having open house for New Year's, and drop-ins are welcome to come and go as they please
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Recent Examples of drop in
Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 27 Aug. 2025
Importantly, the technology is a drop-in solution that can be layered into existing module manufacturing, avoiding the need for a full redesign.
—Dianne Plummer, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
The Ali Forney Center nonprofit is dedicated to helping homeless and at-risk LGBTQ+ youth in New York City by providing shelter, healthcare, mental health services, job readiness training, and a 24/7 drop-in center to foster stability and independence.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 7 Aug. 2025
Hollywood drop-ins were dime a dozen in Agrestic, Ren Mar, and wherever else the Botwins set up shop.
—James Mercadante, EW.com, 7 Aug. 2025
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Noun
As Washington mentioned, Baby Café USA, a network of free, drop-in, informal breastfeeding support groups that provide ongoing professional lactation care, is an option.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 27 Aug. 2025
Importantly, the technology is a drop-in solution that can be layered into existing module manufacturing, avoiding the need for a full redesign.
—Dianne Plummer, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
The Ali Forney Center nonprofit is dedicated to helping homeless and at-risk LGBTQ+ youth in New York City by providing shelter, healthcare, mental health services, job readiness training, and a 24/7 drop-in center to foster stability and independence.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 7 Aug. 2025
Hollywood drop-ins were dime a dozen in Agrestic, Ren Mar, and wherever else the Botwins set up shop.
—James Mercadante, EW.com, 7 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for drop in
Verb
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The pair also famously visited The Plough at Cadsden in Buckinghamshire, a pub near Chequers, the country residence of British prime ministers, where Xi quaffed a pint of Greene King IPA (Indian Pale Ale).—
Ian King,
CNBC,
17 Sep. 2025
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Four Seasons Napa Valley For wine lovers and those who love them, any time is a great time to visit Napa Valley.—
Michael Goldstein,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Call the park visitor center, (479) 789-5000 for more information.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
16 Sep. 2025
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Even a humble vape pen could serve a website until too many curious visitors try to connect.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The event features a 155-foot-long table adorned with 139 candles and meticulously set with 1,452 pieces of cutlery for 160 distinguished guests, NBC News reported.—
Amanda Castro
Hannah Parry
Shane Croucher
Jack Royston,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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Later, the Trumps attended a state banquet, with other guests including Blackstone CEO Steve Schwarzman, Rupert Murdoch, Apple CEO Tim Cook, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
18 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Last week’s The Bengal Files and Baaghi 4 also continue to run in theatres.—
Sweta Kaushal,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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The cash aid program is now running in 11 communities across Michigan.—
Nushrat Rahman,
Freep.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Drop in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drop%20in. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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