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
Sam Allard, Axios, 18 Dec. 2024
Rhythms offers adult drop-in classes starting at $15.
—Moyo Adeolu, Axios, 12 Dec. 2024
Metro Transit also has partnered with the Listening House of St. Paul, a daytime drop-in shelter that has a pilot program that connects Ramsey County residents who are unsheltered with work.
—Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 11 Dec. 2024
Several are drop-in and some need advance registration with the concierge; all are complimentary.
—Johanna Read, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Noun
Friction point: Early this month, a Cuyahoga County judge denied a variance that would have allowed the nonprofit Lutheran Metropolitan Ministry to use its facility on Franklin Boulevard as a homeless youth drop-in center.
—Sam Allard, Axios, 18 Dec. 2024
Rhythms offers adult drop-in classes starting at $15.
—Moyo Adeolu, Axios, 12 Dec. 2024
Metro Transit also has partnered with the Listening House of St. Paul, a daytime drop-in shelter that has a pilot program that connects Ramsey County residents who are unsheltered with work.
—Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 11 Dec. 2024
Several are drop-in and some need advance registration with the concierge; all are complimentary.
—Johanna Read, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Two people have been killed and several injured from the Eaton Fire spreading in Los Angeles County. President Biden on Wednesday visited California and has met with state firefighters.Brad Dress, The Hill, 8 Jan. 2025
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Zhang Guoqing, the vice premier, visited hospitals and tent camps on Monday night.Tiffany May, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
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Each year, Yellowstone National Park attracts millions of visitors who are eager to see its explosive geysers, steaming hot springs and burbling mud pots.Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Jan. 2025
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The American likes to run with ball in hand, but Gloucester-Hartpury turned up the heat and gave the home side little room to manoeuvre in a match the visitors won 40-17, scoring six tries in total.Caoimhe O'Neill, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
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Vieira was a co-anchor on the morning show from September 2006 until June 2011 and began popping in as a guest co-anchor during the fourth hour, Today with Hoda & Jenna, in 2019.Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
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Now, she’s set to enter the morning show wars with a gig as guest co-host of Today with Jenna & Friends on NBC.Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Jan. 2025
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And people hoping to get a running start to 2025 were disappointed: The New York Road Runners canceled their midnight run in Central Park citing continuous lightning strikes.Yan Zhuang, New York Times, 1 Jan. 2025
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Fact check: Video shows Benjamin Netanyahu running in 2021, not fleeing to bunker in 2024 The X post seen in the Instagram post does not provide evidence supporting the claim that the head of Netanyahu's medical team announced he had been diagnosed with prostate cancer.Andre Byik, USA TODAY, 1 Jan. 2025
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“Drop in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drop%20in. Accessed 11 Jan. 2025.
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