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dropping off

VERB

decrease

Synonyms

STRONGEST

diminish dwindle fall away fall off lessen sag slacken

WEAK

decline slide slip slump

Antonyms

STRONGEST

develop enlarge expand extend grow increase tighten

WEAK

awake go up receive rise take away wake

VERB

deliver

Synonyms

WEAK

deposit give hand over leave let off present set down unload

Antonyms

WEAK

awake go up increase receive rise take away wake

VERB

fall asleep

Synonyms

WEAK

catnap doze doze off drowse have forty winks nod nod off snooze

Antonyms

WEAK

awake go up increase receive rise take away wake

Example Sentences

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Watching their dog, dropping off their dry cleaning or picking up a package are all forms of care.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 19, 2026

In December Gustafson posted a short video to Instagram showing her and her husband, who now works for the club full-time, dropping off bins of hunter green and red envelopes at a local post office.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026

Instead of dropping off a casserole, you might offer to handle grocery pickup or coordinate a week of delivery.

From Salon • Jan. 19, 2026

Rod Dennis, RAC senior policy officer, said: "The words 'Happy New Year' are unlikely to be uttered by drivers dropping off friends and family at Gatwick in January."

From BBC • Dec. 12, 2025

I can’t be a gross-out dropping off a chicken dinner.

From "The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle" by Leslie Connor