as in bead
the quantity of fluid that falls naturally in one rounded mass there were only a few droplets left in the canteen

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Recent Examples of droplet The droplets had plenty of time to collect, as Guerrero stood on base in the bottom of the first inning. Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025 The secondary rainbow is caused by a second reflection inside the droplet, and this ‘re-reflected’ light exits the drop at a different angle—50 degrees instead of 42 degrees for the red primary bow. Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025 It is spread through close contact with an infected person, such as through respiratory droplets from coughing or sneezing. Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025 Produced when moonlight is refracted through water droplets, the white or lunar rainbow only appears in full moon conditions when the sky is clear. Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 18 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for droplet
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Noun
  • Kids will flip for this floral bead kit that comes with everything needed to design sparkly, mix-and-match accessories.
    Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 11 Nov. 2025
  • The motion of the bead against the rod causes the atoms/molecules/electrons to rub against one another, producing heat through friction, and thereby providing a method for extracting energy from the gravitational waves.
    Big Think, Big Think, 7 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Then Domokos and the chief engineer of the model spotted a glob of stray glue clinging to one of its vertices.
    Elise Cutts, Wired News, 10 Aug. 2025
  • Drink options include the Green Dread – a bright green gin concoction served from a beaker – and the Bloodsucker, a rum and blackberry liqueur drink served with a dollop of dark red jello meant to look like a glob of blood.
    Bailey Schulz, USA Today, 5 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Nikola Jokić is a time-bending honey drip with periscope vision.
    Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2025
  • Half Past 8, a patch company that launched last week, says that its products sidestep the crash and comedown associated with some pills and gummies by offering a slow drip of wellness.
    Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 11 Nov. 2025
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  • As Arizona squeezes more money from its decreasing share of river water, freighting every drop with critical industries and a booming housing market, the price of water is bound to keep climbing.
    Austin Corona, AZCentral.com, 6 Nov. 2025
  • To remove rust, sprinkle a bit of Bar Keepers Friend or baking soda over the affected area, add a drop of water to create a paste, and gently scrub with a soft sponge.
    Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 6 Nov. 2025

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“Droplet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/droplet. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.

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