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Powdery mildews produce spores in spring that move to susceptible host tissue by insect or human activity, wind, or splashing raindrops.—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 31 Dec. 2025 There are some freezing rain concerns in the early morning as warm raindrops will be falling onto a marginally cold surface, especially in the thumb and tri-cities, and possibly as far south as some areas in Oakland, Macomb and Lapeer counties.—Stacey Duford, CBS News, 27 Dec. 2025 Diners sit underneath a shower of bespoke crystal raindrops that sparkle against dark marble walls, gilded mirrors, and floor-to-ceiling shelving sculpted out of raw wood by French artist Jean-Guillaume Mathia.—Chrissie McClatchie, Travel + Leisure, 19 Dec. 2025 On a cool December evening as raindrops polka-dotted the pavement, longtime street performer Onunze Ubaka, 72, crooned Motown classics to a virtually empty corner off the usually busy Jackson Square in the French Quarter.—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 12 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for raindrop
Word History
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of raindrop was
before the 12th century
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