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as in dripped
to fall or let fall in or as if in drops
water dribbling over the lip of the fountain
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as in splashed
to flow in a broken irregular stream
rainwater dribbling along the partially clogged gutter
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Recent Examples of dribbled
The 6-foot-10 junior scored inside, then stripped the ball from Leopold Levillain at midcourt and dribbled the remaining 45 feet to the basket, scored and was fouled.
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Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Nov. 2025
The second came after Cooper dribbled down the end line before cutting it back to Sears just in front of goal.
—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 30 Oct. 2025
The 7-foot-3 Frenchman dribbled the ball up the floor and nailed a three-pointer.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2025
Tommy Edman dribbled a ball up the third-base line for an infield single that loaded the bases with just one out.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 25 Oct. 2025
As Myles Lewis-Skelly dribbled up the left wing, the Brazilian made sure to come as central as possible before calling for a cross.
—Art De Roché, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
The mammary glands dribbled yellow milk.
—Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025
But Ryan Crook dribbled through heavy traffic to gain the circle with a pass to Finlaw, whose shot went off the pads of Watertown freshman Natalia Keuchikarian (eight saves) right to Pacheco.
—Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 24 Sep. 2025
Wilfried Zaha dribbled toward the center before finding Brandt Bronico, who touched the ball to Toklomati streaking toward the right side of goal.
—Colin Cerniglia, Charlotte Observer, 14 Sep. 2025
Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Nov. 2025
The second came after Cooper dribbled down the end line before cutting it back to Sears just in front of goal.
—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 30 Oct. 2025
The 7-foot-3 Frenchman dribbled the ball up the floor and nailed a three-pointer.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2025
Tommy Edman dribbled a ball up the third-base line for an infield single that loaded the bases with just one out.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 25 Oct. 2025
As Myles Lewis-Skelly dribbled up the left wing, the Brazilian made sure to come as central as possible before calling for a cross.
—Art De Roché, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
The mammary glands dribbled yellow milk.
—Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025
But Ryan Crook dribbled through heavy traffic to gain the circle with a pass to Finlaw, whose shot went off the pads of Watertown freshman Natalia Keuchikarian (eight saves) right to Pacheco.
—Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 24 Sep. 2025
Wilfried Zaha dribbled toward the center before finding Brandt Bronico, who touched the ball to Toklomati streaking toward the right side of goal.
—Colin Cerniglia, Charlotte Observer, 14 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dribbled
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Shafts of sunlight poked through the roof, rainwater dripped everywhere and the facade outside was crumbling.—
Laura L. Davis,
Nashville Tennessean,
9 Nov. 2025
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Streams of sweat dripped from my wig down my back.—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
25 Sep. 2025
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Images of Tilly on her social media handles were splashed across major news outlets all over the world.—
Diana Lodderhose,
Deadline,
7 Nov. 2025
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The hot water splashed on the inside of my left forearm and onto my chest.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Nov. 2025
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Keong says these pillow protectors slide easily over her puffiest pillows, wash up well at the laundromat, and help prevent her new pillows from getting too drooled-on to be presentable for overnight guests.—
Nashia Baker,
Architectural Digest,
23 Sep. 2025
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Tigelaar held court over the discussion that flowed over topics including the complexities behind the adaptation of books to TV series, from the unique perspectives of the authors and the TV/film writers tasked with bringing their stories to life.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
10 Nov. 2025
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Nashville and the surrounding areas were not expected to receive any snow, and yet reports flowed in of snowflakes around the city.—
Diana Leyva,
Nashville Tennessean,
10 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Colored towels and microfiber towels should be washed in warm water.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
10 Nov. 2025
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Both washed the food down with drinks fortified by electrolytes.—
Don Norcross,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Nov. 2025
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Crypto mining, like AI, relies heavily on graphic processing units, or GPUs, with the chips racing to solve complicated algorithms that spit out currency rewards for correctly verifying blockchain transactions, and CoreWeave was a steady buyer.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
8 Nov. 2025
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However, a mysterious doctor showed up and revealed herself as Asuka, spitting mist at Charlotte's face, which also hit Alexa.—
Matthew Couden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Nov. 2025
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The market’s internal weakness bubbled to the surface slightly on Tuesday.—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
4 Nov. 2025
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Sources say there is no offer just yet, but Blanchart, who will be making his English-language debut with the feature, bubbled to the top this week after a brief but intense search.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Oct. 2025
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Outside of the red carpet, a motivating fear of failure has also trickled down into the minds of the world’s most prominent business leaders.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
4 Nov. 2025
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Over the last few months, notices have trickled down through supervisors to inform employees at Goddard of several facility closures.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Dribbled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dribbled. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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