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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 Bruins held the ball with the clock running down, and Leger-Walker dribbled it to around the top of the three-point line and stopped.
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Marisa Ingemi, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2026
Still with a chance to win the game, UF point guard Xavian Lee took the ensuring inbounds pass the length of the court and dribbled behind the basket, but the Hawkeyes deflected his pass attempt to Haugh in the lane to secure the stunning upset.
—Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Mar. 2026
Battle, who finished with 14 points, 11 rebounds and five assists, took the inbound pass near the paint and dribbled out along the baseline for more space before swishing the winner and landing on her back.
—Dave Campbell, Chicago Tribune, 22 Mar. 2026
Battle, who finished with 14 points, 11 rebounds and five assists, took the inbound pass near the paint and dribbled out along the baseline for more space before turning to swish the winner.
—CBS News, 22 Mar. 2026
With Utah State leading 75-73, Collins grabbed a loose pass and dribbled down the right side of the court, taking the ball behind his back to get around a Villanova player outside the 3-point line and finishing with a layup.
—Jay Posner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Mar. 2026
Wembanyama then dribbled the clock down to its final seconds before pulling up to hit the winner on Oso Ighodaro.
—ABC News, 19 Mar. 2026
Wembanyama dribbled the ball for nine seconds, signaling his intention to take the final shots.
—Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 19 Mar. 2026
The 27-year-old midfielder from Quebec dribbled straight away and from the top of the semicircle finished his first of the season.
—Josh Gross, Daily News, 15 Mar. 2026
Marisa Ingemi, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2026
Still with a chance to win the game, UF point guard Xavian Lee took the ensuring inbounds pass the length of the court and dribbled behind the basket, but the Hawkeyes deflected his pass attempt to Haugh in the lane to secure the stunning upset.
—Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Mar. 2026
Battle, who finished with 14 points, 11 rebounds and five assists, took the inbound pass near the paint and dribbled out along the baseline for more space before swishing the winner and landing on her back.
—Dave Campbell, Chicago Tribune, 22 Mar. 2026
Battle, who finished with 14 points, 11 rebounds and five assists, took the inbound pass near the paint and dribbled out along the baseline for more space before turning to swish the winner.
—CBS News, 22 Mar. 2026
With Utah State leading 75-73, Collins grabbed a loose pass and dribbled down the right side of the court, taking the ball behind his back to get around a Villanova player outside the 3-point line and finishing with a layup.
—Jay Posner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Mar. 2026
Wembanyama then dribbled the clock down to its final seconds before pulling up to hit the winner on Oso Ighodaro.
—ABC News, 19 Mar. 2026
Wembanyama dribbled the ball for nine seconds, signaling his intention to take the final shots.
—Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 19 Mar. 2026
The 27-year-old midfielder from Quebec dribbled straight away and from the top of the semicircle finished his first of the season.
—Josh Gross, Daily News, 15 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dribbled
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Essential Drip Glossy Balm in the shade skinny dripped and the brand's Mélange à Trois Blush & Highlight Stick in the shade sweet talker to apply her look in the car.—
Chanel Vargas,
InStyle,
3 Apr. 2026
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Pok took a moment to finger-comb out his shoulder-length locs; water dripped onto his thighs and the edge of his bed.—
Danielle Parker,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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Once Apollo 11's Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin planted the American flag at Tranquility Base and then splashed down (with Michael Collins) back on Earth, the primary goal of Apollo was met.—
Robert Z. Pearlman,
Space.com,
30 Mar. 2026
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Travelers waiting hours stuck in lines snaking through baggage claim and outside the terminal building have been featured on television and splashed across the internet.—
Emma Hurt,
AJC.com,
27 Mar. 2026
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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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And from there, the rest of the show flowed, with little ebb.—
Theoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Apr. 2026
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Our destination was the Mississippi Canyon—an incision, now underwater, that formed roughly thirty thousand years ago, when the Mississippi flowed more than a hundred kilometres past its modern-day delta.—
Jeffrey Marlow,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
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Instead of being thrown out, these items will be washed and reused in an effort to cut down on plastic waste at CHS Field.—
Jared Kaufman,
Twin Cities,
4 Apr. 2026
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Amid an ongoing court battle over clergy access to the west suburban ICE facility, Catholic ministers entered the building and, in the traditional Holy Thursday ritual, washed the feet of 14 detainees at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility, April 2, 2026, in Broadview.—
Todd Panagopoulos,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Apr. 2026
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Nafisa allegedly spat on someone, believed to be a Frontier employee, per Local 10, as she was being taken off the plane.—
Latoya Gayle,
PEOPLE,
31 Mar. 2026
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The Portuguese princess who could go from spitting 16s with Swollen Members to dropping ‘Maneater’ and ‘Promiscuous’ with Timbaland.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
30 Mar. 2026
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And our group chats bubbled up over pillowy ‘ballet slipper lip’ products, a concealer with skin care benefits and 12 hour wear, and an innovative ‘botox in a bottle’ wrinkle serum.—
Grace McCarty,
Glamour,
1 Apr. 2026
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The long-simmering tensions within the alliance have bubbled up again over the war in Iran.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
1 Apr. 2026
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On the rush, Gaudette flicked a wrist shot from near the left faceoff spot that trickled between the legs of goalie Joel Hofer.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
31 Mar. 2026
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Not surprisingly, this feel-good mood infused every aspect of my stay and trickled down into how guests interact with each other.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Mar. 2026
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“Dribbled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dribbled. Accessed 9 Apr. 2026.
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