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  • past tense form of drop.
  • past participle of drop.
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dropped

ADJECTIVE
discontinued
Synonyms


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A driver would get a shot, and if they did not deliver pretty much immediately, they were dropped.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

The Nikkei 225 in Tokyo dropped around one percent as Kioxia shed nearly two percent and tech investor SoftBank plunged more than five percent.

From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026

December Brent crude futures fell 1.8% to $107.86 a barrel, while December West Texas Intermediate futures dropped 1.7% to $97.37 a barrel.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

After several years of debate, school officials dropped the use of a countywide competitive test and chose top performing students at all of its middle schools using a lottery.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026

Cam dropped her hand to pull some bills from his pocket.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith


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