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Recent Examples of drizzly
At the Jewish new year, a tour of a historic and humble barrio
On a drizzly day last week, ahead of Sheinbaum's inauguration and the start of the Jewish new year, historian Vania Martínez began a tour of the barrio in front of the synagogue, Monte Sinaí, which opened in 1923.
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Lauren Villagran, USA TODAY, 4 Oct. 2024
The Whisper Rain Shell’s waterproofing kept SELF’s tester dry on drizzly rainy days, and its sealed seams helped block out both water and wind.
—Sara Coughlin, SELF, 2 Oct. 2024
Along with Broadchurch, Shetland is the prototypical drizzly British procedural.
—Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 29 Sep. 2024
On a drizzly day in August, this year’s training was well underway.
—Anna Canny, NPR, 13 Sep. 2024
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Lauren Villagran, USA TODAY, 4 Oct. 2024
The Whisper Rain Shell’s waterproofing kept SELF’s tester dry on drizzly rainy days, and its sealed seams helped block out both water and wind.
—Sara Coughlin, SELF, 2 Oct. 2024
Along with Broadchurch, Shetland is the prototypical drizzly British procedural.
—Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 29 Sep. 2024
On a drizzly day in August, this year’s training was well underway.
—Anna Canny, NPR, 13 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for drizzly
Adjective
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This is partially because the lungs breathe out moisture in misty breaths.Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
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His eyes had turned misty at the memory of his mother’s words.Anna Russell, The New Yorker, 3 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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This is a newer direction for Devlin, who’s made drippy mirror frames and squiggly lamps, although much of his work does sit solidly in the world of feeling enchanted and otherworldly.Natalia Torija, Curbed, 3 Jan. 2025
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Then there’s people who can do drippy music but don’t have any bars.Maurice Garland, SPIN, 19 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Such a boom and bust cycle means a lot of lush greenery that grows in the rainy times, and a lot of dead leaves, trees and other tinder that gets left behind when things dry.Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 10 Jan. 2025
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While Northern California and the Bay Area has seen a relatively rainy winter season, downtown Los Angeles saw just 3% of its normal rainfall since Oct. 1.Grant Stringer, The Mercury News, 9 Jan. 2025
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“Drizzly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drizzly. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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