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 How To Remove Hard-Water Stains Shower doors often develop chalky, white, hard-water stains from droplets of water drying on the glass. Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 23 Sep. 2025 Officers found blood droplets and smears on the laundry room door and the ground outside, court documents said. Wren Smetana, AZCentral.com, 20 Sep. 2025 It is spread through close contact with an infected person, such as through respiratory droplets from coughing or sneezing. Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025 Countless tiny droplets are in sharp focus. Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for droplet
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Noun
  • The act of threading beads onto string or elastic can help improve fine motor skills, too.
    BestReviews, Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Artifacts located near the panels – stone points, the pigments and dentalium shells or beads – suggest long-distance ties to Pre-Pottery Neolithic (PPN) communities in the Levant, hundreds of miles away.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 30 Sep. 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
  • If that spat was a microdose, Longstaff’s performance was a 90-minute saline drip of all-action brilliance that cured any ailment.
    Beren Cross, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
  • The homes of the legendary architect, who pushed the limits of design and technology, are well-known for their drip, drip, drips, even when they aren’t perched on water features.
    The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Sep. 2025
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  • The Dorsey Moissanite collection is here, and with Vogue First, Vogue Shopping readers get exclusive access to shop the new drop before anyone else for 24 hours.
    Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 25 Sep. 2025
  • In an exclusive conversation with Travel + Leisure, Kardashian spilled all the details about her latest Fabletics drop, her go-to airport uniform, and the clever packing tricks that make back-to-back trips feel seamless.
    Annita Katee, Travel + Leisure, 25 Sep. 2025

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“Droplet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/droplet. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.

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