as in visited
to make a brief visit
I'll either drop by on the way there or on the way back
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of dropped by
During the inflation surge in 2022, the stock dropped by 33% but bounced back within two months.
—
Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Short-term rates dropped by a full percentage point in a few short months last year.
—Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 15 Sep. 2025
The number of English-language learners — a group that had been growing since the pandemic — dropped by nearly 5,000.
—Miami Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
Its demands usually came through Coulter, the DOGE lead with the Harvard and hedge fund background, who early on dropped by Dudek’s office unannounced multiple times a week, Dudek said.
—Eli Hager, ProPublica, 8 Sep. 2025
By Monday, some eighteen hundred students had dropped by, and the goods had largely been picked clean—Tetris’d into Ubers, hauled down subway stairs, or just stashed in reusable bags.
—Ben McGrath, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
New Orleans’ population dropped by more than 120,000 after the storm.
—Suzette Hackney, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
The Patriots could pull away or get dropped by 20.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
The college reported in March enrollment dropped by 605 students from what the school initially announced in September 2024.
—Edward McKinnon, Arkansas Online, 4 Sep. 2025
Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Short-term rates dropped by a full percentage point in a few short months last year.
—Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 15 Sep. 2025
The number of English-language learners — a group that had been growing since the pandemic — dropped by nearly 5,000.
—Miami Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
Its demands usually came through Coulter, the DOGE lead with the Harvard and hedge fund background, who early on dropped by Dudek’s office unannounced multiple times a week, Dudek said.
—Eli Hager, ProPublica, 8 Sep. 2025
By Monday, some eighteen hundred students had dropped by, and the goods had largely been picked clean—Tetris’d into Ubers, hauled down subway stairs, or just stashed in reusable bags.
—Ben McGrath, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
New Orleans’ population dropped by more than 120,000 after the storm.
—Suzette Hackney, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
The Patriots could pull away or get dropped by 20.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
The college reported in March enrollment dropped by 605 students from what the school initially announced in September 2024.
—Edward McKinnon, Arkansas Online, 4 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dropped by
Verb
-
The website page also said that Kirk had previously visited the school with Turning Point USA in 2019.—
Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
15 Sep. 2025
-
The Levetts, semi-retired bus drivers, first visited Orlando’s theme parks together in 2012.—
Bianca Bosker,
The Atlantic,
14 Sep. 2025
Verb
-
Depression scores dropped in both groups, but more so in the active HD-tDCS group.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
16 Sep. 2025
-
The number of recalls dropped in 2020 to 238, the lowest number of recalls CPSC recorded in the 2018 to 2025 period.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
-
Then the Fed stepped in with a bold half-point rate cut to stave off further weakening.—
Bryan Mena,
CNN Money,
14 Sep. 2025
-
Rubin, formerly of Nine Inch Nails, joined the band this summer after the Foos parted ways with Josh Freese, who had stepped in after the 2022 death of longtime drummer Taylor Hawkins.—
Brian Hiatt,
Rolling Stone,
14 Sep. 2025
Verb
-
Advertisement Advertisement Now, in The Pitt, his character is mentoring other young doctors—so much so that the estate of ER creator Michael Crichton has called The Pitt an ER-spinoff.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
15 Sep. 2025
-
A week after suffering a gut-punch loss to Nevada in Reno when two winning touchdowns were called back in the final moment and a tying field goal with seconds to play just missed, Sac State shook off early jitters to unleash a balanced offense in improving to 1-2.—
Joe Davidson,
Sacbee.com,
14 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Dropped by.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dropped%20by. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share