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
Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 15 Mar. 2025
Our Safe Place has drop-in centers and mental health clinics around the county for LGBTQ+ youth and their families.
—Shawna Chen, Axios, 5 Mar. 2025
Orlando’s professional dancers teach and take drop-in dance classes at studio Underground Movement.
—Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 5 Mar. 2025
Services for the most vulnerable people, including mobile clinics and drop-in centres, are shut down.
—Julie Cerullo, NBC News, 28 Feb. 2025
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Noun
The Rule: Don’t Stop By Without Calling First Front porches were designed with drop-ins in mind.
—Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 15 Mar. 2025
Our Safe Place has drop-in centers and mental health clinics around the county for LGBTQ+ youth and their families.
—Shawna Chen, Axios, 5 Mar. 2025
Orlando’s professional dancers teach and take drop-in dance classes at studio Underground Movement.
—Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 5 Mar. 2025
Services for the most vulnerable people, including mobile clinics and drop-in centres, are shut down.
—Julie Cerullo, NBC News, 28 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for drop in
Verb
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Variety recently visited Rebecca Talent’s fictional offices and sat down with Écija and Mediaset España head of acquisitions Ghislain Barrois to discuss their glitzy new adaptation.—
Jamie Lang,
Variety,
21 Mar. 2025
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Though the boy and his family rejected the offer to instead auction the item with Fanatics Collect, Pirates owner Bob Nutting still offered a meeting with Pirates players when the team visits LA this season, according to MLB.com.—
Brendan Coffey,
Sportico.com,
21 Mar. 2025
Noun
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With a lively setup and a friendly vibe just steps from the Alamodome, this sports bar will likely serve as an ambassador for visitors getting to know the city.—
Madalyn Mendoza,
Axios,
31 Mar. 2025
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When visitors started coming in earnest, in the late 1950s, the residents understood that tourism could save their beleaguered town.—
Richard Grant,
Smithsonian Magazine,
31 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Rickey convinced the manager to allow Thomas to stay in his room as an unregistered guest, but not without a serious shouting match that drew a crowd.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2025
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For the Culture with Amanda Parris has been given a second season at Canada’s CBC, with David Harewood and Monica Wright Rogers guest starring.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
1 Apr. 2025
Verb
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And Fitzgerald provided the bulk of their offense from the nine-hole, ripping a two-run home run to left-center in the third inning and scoring the go-ahead run in the seventh on Grant McCray’s single up the middle.—
Evan Webeck,
Mercury News,
26 Mar. 2025
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Probably one of the best seven-year runs in the game.—
Cody Stavenhagen,
New York Times,
26 Mar. 2025
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“Drop in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drop%20in. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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