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as in to flow
to fall or let fall in or as if in drops
water from the leaky roof was dripping all over the floor the cracked bottle dripped wine
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Recent Examples of drip
Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2025
The best and most efficient irrigation for all plants is inline drip irrigation.
—Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2025
John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
Before he could get started on it, however, the gable above the kitchen began dripping water onto a counter.
—Marcela Valdes, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Since the regime change, there has been a steady drip of resignations and cancellations by prominent performers, including the opera singer Renée Fleming and the comedian Issa Rae.
—Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2025
The best and most efficient irrigation for all plants is inline drip irrigation.
—Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2025
Verb
The team's modeling showed that the craton dripped when the Farallon Plate was present in the mantle; when the plate was removed from the calculations, the dripping stopped.
—John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
Before he could get started on it, however, the gable above the kitchen began dripping water onto a counter.
—Marcela Valdes, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for drip
Noun
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Both were crashing bores because of the literally nauseating behavior of fans and the uncaring attitude of the proprietors.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
3 Apr. 2025
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With the same milky blue water as the Blue Lagoon and a fraction of the crowd, these are the hot springs of your dreams, fed from a bore hole at a scorching 266 degrees before the water cools to between 96 and 104 degrees.—
Maggie Fuller,
AFAR Media,
1 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Some of the shapes featured are the octagon lily inspired by nature with a star cut at its center; the bead, ideal for crafting chains and links, or the pendeloque, shaped as a teardrop.—
Andrea Onate,
Footwear News,
9 Apr. 2025
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Lava rocks Many smokeless fire pits include lava rocks, glass beads or other similar items.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The rich sat on deck while the poor were squeezed in the hold below, with no place to relieve themselves, so excrement, vomit, and other wastes flowed down into the lower areas.—
Lauren Vuong,
Mercury News,
19 Apr. 2025
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The liquor flows so freely that the rest room nearly becomes a vomitorium.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
19 Apr. 2025
Noun
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When one person in a group yawns, others yawn, too, in a contagious reaction.—
Jerry Weissman,
Forbes.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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Some of us have been writing about the plight of Palestinians under their own rulers for decades — the struggle of Palestinian journalists to write freely; the tragedy of gay Palestinians seeking to live freely — only to be met with a collective yawn.—
Bret Stephens,
Mercury News,
4 Apr. 2025
Noun
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With a programmable rain curtain that can create patterns and images using water droplets, as well as a pool on stage, water is a central theme and a key part of the family-friendly extravaganza featuring Cyr Wheel artists, an aerialist, a contortionist, a juggler and football (soccer) freestylers.—
Karu F. Daniels,
New York Daily News,
17 Apr. 2025
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What is a moonbow? A moonbow, or lunar rainbow, is a rare phenomenon that occurs when moonlight is refracted, reflected, and dispersed by water droplets in the air, just like a daytime rainbow.—
Daisy Dobrijevic,
Space.com,
25 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Sunlight poured in through floor-to-ceiling windows, with panoramic views of the ocean outside, and flowers adorned tables.—
Nathan Diller,
USA Today,
18 Apr. 2025
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Messages of support poured in for Biggs, including from his gubernatorial primary opponent, Karrin Taylor Robson.—
Emily Brooks,
The Hill,
18 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Beelzebub, however, is nothing but evil incarnate, first appearing as a sort of metaphysical pollution—a writhing black oil-like glob suspended in midair.—
Richard Brody,
The New Yorker,
11 Mar. 2025
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But, just like peanut butter—which is considered healthy for infants—Levinson says that cold, firm chunks or thick globs of butter may pose a choking hazard.—
Sarah Scott,
Parents,
7 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Mills are preparing for the recent influx of dark washes and raw denim seen on the runway to trickle into the mass market.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
17 Apr. 2025
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Then, around 12:40 p.m., people began to trickle in.—
Jordan Greene,
People.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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“Drip.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drip. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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