teardrop
noun
tear·drop
ˈtir-ˌdräp 
2
: something shaped like a dropping tear
specifically
: a pendent gem (as on an earring)
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My tick was a few millimeters long and teardrop-shaped, with a brick-red abdomen surrounding the black shield on its back—hallmarks of an adult female deer tick.
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Kate Wong,
Scientific American,
22 June 2026
Southern Utah was covered in teardrops.
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Paige Williams,
New Yorker,
22 June 2026
Much of that styling seems a very deliberate choice, likely meant to grab attention in a market in which the timelessly curvaceous form of the teardrop has become all too commonplace.
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may 28,
New Atlas,
28 May 2026
Bright teardrop earrings hang from metal tins filled with Japanese cooling beads.
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Lisa Boone,
Los Angeles Times,
18 May 2026
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Kate Wong,
Scientific American,
22 June 2026
Southern Utah was covered in teardrops.
—
Paige Williams,
New Yorker,
22 June 2026
Much of that styling seems a very deliberate choice, likely meant to grab attention in a market in which the timelessly curvaceous form of the teardrop has become all too commonplace.
—
C.c. Weiss
may 28,
New Atlas,
28 May 2026
Bright teardrop earrings hang from metal tins filled with Japanese cooling beads.
—
Lisa Boone,
Los Angeles Times,
18 May 2026
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“Teardrop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/teardrop. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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teardrop
noun
tear·drop
ˈti(ə)r-ˌdräp
2
: something (as a pendent gem) shaped like a dropping tear
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