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
The number of people staying in emergency shelters dropped by 273.
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Max Klaver,
Miami Herald,
2 July 2026
Weddings among members of Gen Z have tripled since 2019, according to the Bank of America report, while the number of millennial weddings dropped by roughly 20% over the same time period.
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Megan Cerullo,
CBS News,
1 July 2026
Since routine childhood vaccination began, infection rates have dropped by more than 95%, according to the NIH.
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Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
1 July 2026
After being dropped by Amazon MGM Studios, Luca Guadagnino’s OpenAI movie Artificial is in advanced talks to find a new home with Neon, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.
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Mia Galuppo,
HollywoodReporter,
30 June 2026
But last week, the film was dropped by the studio in the wake of Amazon setting a major deal with Altman’s OpenAI for the AI company to use Amazon Web Services cloud functionality in a $50 billion deal.
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Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
30 June 2026
Meanwhile in the same period interest in comedy as well as action and adventure fell by 9% while crime and thriller dropped by 5%.
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K.j. Yossman,
Variety,
29 June 2026
The movie, which stars Andrew Garfield as the OpenAI boss, was abruptly dropped by AmazonMGM despite being nearly finished.
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Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
22 June 2026
My check engine light came on and my mileage dropped by 3–4 miles per gallon.
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John Paul Senior Manager Public Affairs and Traffic Safety Aaa Northeast,
Hartford Courant,
20 June 2026
Max Klaver,
Miami Herald,
2 July 2026
Weddings among members of Gen Z have tripled since 2019, according to the Bank of America report, while the number of millennial weddings dropped by roughly 20% over the same time period.
—
Megan Cerullo,
CBS News,
1 July 2026
Since routine childhood vaccination began, infection rates have dropped by more than 95%, according to the NIH.
—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
1 July 2026
After being dropped by Amazon MGM Studios, Luca Guadagnino’s OpenAI movie Artificial is in advanced talks to find a new home with Neon, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.
—
Mia Galuppo,
HollywoodReporter,
30 June 2026
But last week, the film was dropped by the studio in the wake of Amazon setting a major deal with Altman’s OpenAI for the AI company to use Amazon Web Services cloud functionality in a $50 billion deal.
—
Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
30 June 2026
Meanwhile in the same period interest in comedy as well as action and adventure fell by 9% while crime and thriller dropped by 5%.
—
K.j. Yossman,
Variety,
29 June 2026
The movie, which stars Andrew Garfield as the OpenAI boss, was abruptly dropped by AmazonMGM despite being nearly finished.
—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
22 June 2026
My check engine light came on and my mileage dropped by 3–4 miles per gallon.
—
John Paul Senior Manager Public Affairs and Traffic Safety Aaa Northeast,
Hartford Courant,
20 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dropped by
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Elizabeth Stanziano reluctantly visited Norfolk, Virginia's Sail 250 festival after her mother raved for weeks about seeing the tall ships during the Bicentennial.
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In his 10 years living on Skid Row, Gaines visited the post office at least twice a month, mailing money to his family in New Orleans to help care for his elderly mother.
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The biggest bombshell dropped in 2017.
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Markets dropped in response, but only temporarily.
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In 1968, the federal government stepped in and started selling flood insurance managed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA.
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The Democratic National Committee and attorney Marc Elias had stepped in to defend the limits.
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Mauney, widely seen as the best rider of his generation and someone who braved the hardest bulls to ride, had to retire in 2023 after a neck break on a bull called Arctic Assassin.
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Fireflies go through four life stages – egg, larva, pupa and adult – in a process called complete metamorphosis.
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