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as in splash
a very small amount
money doled out in driblets to the workers
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There is only one back-to-back set, right before the break on Feb. 8 and 9. Upstart goaltenders have made big splashes in Montreal in the past.—
Carol Schram,
Forbes,
20 Jan. 2025 -
And Barreto is a fan of the Chinese evergreen for a splash of color.—
Amelia Mularz,
Architectural Digest,
17 Jan. 2025
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Thanks to its quilted design, the beads are distributed evenly and stay securely in place.—
Toni Sutton,
People.com,
20 Jan. 2025
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The actress wore a necklace with translucent beads, along with stacks of bracelets, several small earrings and a few glittering rings.—
Julia Teti,
WWD,
10 Jan. 2025
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Hundreds of commenters who had never met the couple thanked her for the shred of good news.—
Callie Holtermann,
New York Times,
9 Jan. 2025
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The record’s new-wave ditties are an amalgamation of strange but immediately identifiable components, chimeras of ’60s pop à la Lesley Gore and the frenzied shred of a skateboarding compilation.—
Pitchfork,
Pitchfork,
3 Dec. 2024
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Meanwhile, two members of the Oilers’ ice crew had to come onto the ice to pick up the rest of the chips and scrape the globs of cheese off the ice.—
Sean Neumann,
People.com,
22 Jan. 2025
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Depp pushes over a cabinet with dishes, rips open her dress and makes a most unholy noise as her eyeballs go up in their sockets, tongue juts out and globs of drool pour from her mouth.—
Brian Truitt,
USA TODAY,
24 Dec. 2024
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In terms of the film’s relevance, the narrative sets up a symbolic situation that offers a glimmer of hope.—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
22 Jan. 2025
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The Blackhawks saw a glimmer of that in Connor Bedard’s rookie season.—
Shayna Goldman,
The Athletic,
21 Jan. 2025
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She’s become a Nickelodeon star, recorded two R&B albums, and appeared in a steady drip of films and TV shows.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
15 Jan. 2025
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Place a tray and/or a washable rug under the bowls to absorb drips and protect floors.—
Kelly Roberson,
Better Homes & Gardens,
13 Jan. 2025
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In fact, what's easier than a beautiful tube pan cake with a simple glaze and a sprinkling of pecans?—
Anna Theoktisto,
Southern Living,
25 Oct. 2024
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For example, municipal and fire prevention agencies must give property owners advance — and continual — warnings to clear dead vegetation and to wet dry brush within 10 feet of the house with periodic, prolonged sprinklings.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Jan. 2025
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My citrus plant is getting ready to bloom, but there are clear droplets on several flower cluster bases.—
Miri Talabac,
Baltimore Sun,
23 Jan. 2025
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As that light passes through the water droplets suspended in the air, it is broken up into the component colors called the visible spectrum – red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet, more easily remembered as ROY G. BIV.—
Daniel Freedman,
The Conversation,
20 Jan. 2025
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“Driblet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/driblet. Accessed 3 Feb. 2025.
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