Thesaurus results for POPPED (IN)

popped (in)

verb

past tense of pop (in)

as in visited

to make a brief visit I just popped in to say hello

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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.

— Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 1 July 2026
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.

— Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026

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Ismael Saibari’s finish after 67 seconds — the earliest goal in this tournament — was brilliant before, as with their first game, Morocco’s energy dropped in the second half.

— Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 5 July 2026
The biggest bombshell dropped in 2017.

— Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 28 June 2026

Definition of dropped in

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The number of people staying in emergency shelters dropped by 273.

— 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

Definition of dropped by

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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.

— Brian New, CBS News, 1 July 2026
The Democratic National Committee and attorney Marc Elias had stepped in to defend the limits.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026

Definition of stepped in

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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.

— Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 5 July 2026
Fireflies go through four life stages – egg, larva, pupa and adult – in a process called complete metamorphosis.

— Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 5 July 2026

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During our time away, our neighbors visited with us at the hospital, looked after our house and came over daily to feed and spend time with our cat.

— Dawn M. Turner, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
Robert Laucella’s grandparents came over to Ellis Island in 1922, doubling the significance for the family.

— Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 4 July 2026

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