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as in rainfall
a light or fine rain
decided it was not worth carrying an umbrella for just a sprinkle
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as in handful
a small number
received only a sprinkle of suggestions for the name of the school mascot
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Recent Examples of sprinkle
Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Nov. 2024
Holiday sprinkle doughnut: An Original Glazed doughnut dipped in chocolate icing with festive sprinkles.
—Gabe Hauari, Detroit Free Press, 26 Nov. 2024
EW.com, 9 Dec. 2024
Pinterest-loving bakers who swirl sparkles into cookie batter and pastry chefs who sprinkle gold dust on wedding cakes have long known this.
—Karen Yuan, Bon Appétit, 2 Dec. 2024
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Noun
Decorate Christmas Cookies Decorate delicious Christmas cookies with colorful frosting, sprinkles, and candy.
—Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Nov. 2024
Holiday sprinkle doughnut: An Original Glazed doughnut dipped in chocolate icing with festive sprinkles.
—Gabe Hauari, Detroit Free Press, 26 Nov. 2024
Verb
So yeah, there's a lot from all of our relationships sprinkled throughout.
—EW.com, 9 Dec. 2024
Pinterest-loving bakers who swirl sparkles into cookie batter and pastry chefs who sprinkle gold dust on wedding cakes have long known this.
—Karen Yuan, Bon Appétit, 2 Dec. 2024
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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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Next year’s ceremony could be even tougher, given the odd state of the best picture race, which has no clear front-runner and appears likely to be dominated by a handful of film festival favorites.Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2024
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His best work came in the first handful of minutes in the second period.Harman Dayal, The Athletic, 17 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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Like last year, documentaries dot the various sections, making up 12 of the 26-title Premieres section, for example, which was once devoted to narrative films.Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 11 Dec. 2024
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During the autumn months, also known as harvest season, the mountain foliage puts on a stunning show of oranges and yellows, and festivals dot the calendar.Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 10 Dec. 2024
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With water, crumb cake topping, orange chocolate and caramel drizzle.Chris Perugini, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
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In an interview with The Times, Hatton shared that Windsor Castle's kitchens also called her family to ensure Hatton would have her favorite food — lemon drizzle cake.Rachel Burchfield, People.com, 27 Nov. 2024
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Gomez captioned an Instagram carousel showing off her ring, and the happy couple embracing.Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 12 Dec. 2024
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Construction on the Oscar L. Tang and H.M. Agnes Hsu-Tang Wing — named in honor of the couple who donated $125 million to the project — is expected to kick off in 2026 and be completed in 2030.Benjamin Sutton, CNN, 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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In conducting the study, the team also developed a new technique to stain collagen fibers to analyze their impact on the skin’s mechanics.Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Dec. 2024
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This particular query came (stop it) during a recent interview with Variety where Daniel Craig asked if a shot of sheets stained with semen was kept in the final cut’s establishing scene.David Opie, IndieWire, 7 Dec. 2024
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“Sprinkle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sprinkle. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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