as in rainfall
a light or fine rain
the intermittent drizzle was just heavy enough to spoil all of our outdoor activities
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Recent Examples of drizzle
Lauren O'Connor, Ms, Health, 22 Oct. 2024
To end the night, little cups of soft serve with a seasonal fruit drizzle landed in front of each guest.
—Freya Drohan, Vogue, 22 Nov. 2024
Ana Gutierrez, Austin American-Statesman, 7 Nov. 2024
His hair is drizzled in Soul Glo that would ruin a couch.
—Essence, 5 Nov. 2024
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Noun
Dress it with a drizzle of olive oil (about 1 teaspoon) and 1 teaspoon of aged Balsamic vinegar.
—Lauren O'Connor, Ms, Health, 22 Oct. 2024
To end the night, little cups of soft serve with a seasonal fruit drizzle landed in front of each guest.
—Freya Drohan, Vogue, 22 Nov. 2024
Verb
Their sweets menu includes a maple ginger pecan pie drizzled in still Austin rye whiskey.
—Ana Gutierrez, Austin American-Statesman, 7 Nov. 2024
His hair is drizzled in Soul Glo that would ruin a couch.
—Essence, 5 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for drizzle
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Changes in the ocean's temperature can affect tropical rainfall patterns, which in turn can impact weather all over the world.John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 18 Dec. 2024
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The renovation addressed agronomic issues caused by 78 inches of average rainfall per year, and included a comprehensive renovation to every bunker, drainage upgrades, and cart-path improvements throughout the property, and an aggressive aeration of the Seashore paspalum turf.Scott Kramer, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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Roll out dough: Place dough between 2 sheets of parchment paper dusted with flour, and roll into a circle about 14 inches in diameter and about 1/8-inch thick.Liv Dansky, Southern Living, 8 Dec. 2024
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The pals, played by Hacks’ Megan Stalter and actor Owen Thiele, quickly begin to suspect that this guy is in fact Santa Claus, especially when Astin asks for a warm glass of milk and an oversized chocolate chip cookie dusted lightly with candy cane shards.Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 6 Dec. 2024
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Garnish with a sprinkle of cinnamon or cinnamon stick.Emily Price, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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For an extra festive look, roll the cookies in red, green, and white nonpareil sprinkles instead of sugar, or use holiday kiss candies in the center instead of regular.Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 9 Dec. 2024
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It can be used in products like degreasers, brake cleaners, sealants, lubricants, adhesives, paints, coatings and arts and crafts spray coatings.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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Simply update your current greenery with metallic accents by spraying add-ons like pinecones and magnolia leaves in shimmering gold or silver.Monika Biegler Eyers, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Dec. 2024
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Heavy precipitation when temperatures are below freezing can create an ice storm, according to the National Weather Service. MORE: Why ice did not form in the Great Lakes this winter season Accumulations of ice can down trees, communication towers and utility poles, according to the NWS.Max Golembo, ABC News, 13 Dec. 2024
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Right now, only about 1% of the world’s water supply comes from desalination plants, but as glaciers melt, precipitation patterns change, a lot more freshwater—for both agriculture and human use—will be needed.Erik Kobayashi-Solomon, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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Straight from the hotel docks, our captain showed us around the various villas and properties dotted around the lake, peppering in some historical and pop-culture factoids, like how the idyllic Villa Balbianello was featured in the Star Wars prequel films.Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 7 Dec. 2024
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Colleagues in the main lab were peppering her with questions about what to do about another batch of tests that appeared to have failed.Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2024
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The Test Fire Simulation will put visitors beneath a rocket engine and into a simulation that includes sounds, lights and a cooling mist.Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel, 6 Dec. 2024
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Steve Jobs would come at a journalist like the rain in Buenaventura, aggressively pitching his message; Cook envelopes his interlocutors in a gentle mist and confides awed assessments of his company’s efforts.Steven Levy, WIRED, 4 Dec. 2024
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The desk is shown then with pieces broken off and items strewed about the floor.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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The ordinary stuff of domestic life is evident all around them: laundry drying outside a window, or an older sibling’s toys strewn in a corner.Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 7 Dec. 2024
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“Drizzle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drizzle. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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