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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Our firm’s community association attorneys encourage everyone to visit these sites to learn more about its activities and how to support them.

— Christyne D. Santisteban, Miami Herald, 30 July 2026
Louisville's role as bourbon's home base keeps growing When visiting bourbon country, Louisville is typically a go-to jumping off point.

— Emily Price, Forbes.com, 30 July 2026

Definition of visit

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Cade Gibson and Tyler Zuber then gave up four runs in the sixth inning and John King another in the eighth before Miami put together that ninth-inning rally to end the losing streak.

— Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 28 July 2026
Herrera initially intended to run in Missouri’s 5th Congressional District to challenge Emanuel Cleaver.

— Jack Harvel July 28, Kansas City Star, 28 July 2026

Definition of run in

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The latest announcement comes by way of a manual fix, deep joy, for the sync delay issues that have impacted users of both client and server platforms.

— Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
Viewers were then taken outside the theater at street level to see Benny come by to sniff the globe as the show’s theme song played in the background.

— Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 19 July 2026

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