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Fossils of plants, seeds and imprints of raindrops have also been discovered in the area, according to the Guardian.—Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 28 Nov. 2024 These micro-moments can be as simple as the smell of your morning coffee, playing with your pet, watching raindrops patter on the window, or taking your shoes off after a long day.—Noma Nazish, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024 Many, many shots were obscured by big fat raindrops covering the camera lenses.—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 12 Aug. 2024 University of Reading researchers modeled Mother Nature with artificial snowflakes and applied physics analyses to predict how and when a diverse group of ice crystals would melt into raindrops and fall as precipitation.—New Atlas, 10 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for raindrop
Word History
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of raindrop was
before the 12th century
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