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as in to flow
to fall or let fall in or as if in drops
water from the leaky roof was dripping all over the floor the cracked bottle dripped wine
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Recent Examples of drip
Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2026
Limit foliage moisture by using drip irrigation or watering plants at the base using a hose.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 8 June 2026
Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 8 June 2026
Even when the air-conditioning is cranking, my friends and I are still dripping in sweat.
—Jeremy Rellosa, Curbed, 4 June 2026
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Noun
And the Oval Office now practically drips in gold, while an adjoining study, once used by Franklin Roosevelt to scrutinize war maps and Lyndon Johnson to monitor the space race, was converted into the president’s personal swag shop.
—Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2026
Limit foliage moisture by using drip irrigation or watering plants at the base using a hose.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 8 June 2026
Verb
Wipe the paint brush on the edge of the rubber band to remove excess paint, which will drip into the can below.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 8 June 2026
Even when the air-conditioning is cranking, my friends and I are still dripping in sweat.
—Jeremy Rellosa, Curbed, 4 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for drip
Noun
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If your surroundings have become a bore, switch them up as Venus and Uranus harmonize.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
15 June 2026
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And just like the action on the field can range from the goalless bore draw to the nine-goal thriller, the quality is wildly inconsistent.—
Jon O'Brien,
Vulture,
11 June 2026
Noun
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Tiny silica beads about 10 microns in diameter are projected at the polymer at about 750 meters per second (over 1,600 miles per hour) with the amount of energy absorbed measured by calculating the change in particle velocity before and after the beads pass through.—
Shirl Leigh
June 10,
New Atlas,
10 June 2026
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Straight-back cornrows are a timeless protective style that can be customized with beads, accessories, creative partings, and varying braid sizes.—
Omenaa Boakye,
InStyle,
9 June 2026
Verb
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There was a creek that seemed to flow in the direction of my truck.—
Scott Einsmann,
Outdoor Life,
12 Dec. 2025
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Tears were flowing in a Broward courtroom Wednesday as Jason Banegas' defense team ramped up efforts to avoid execution.—
Joan Murray,
CBS News,
11 Dec. 2025
Noun
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At later stages of development, fetuses can also move around, hiccup and yawn—an experience that any pregnant person will tell you feels weird but that also has important developmental implications.—
Claire Cameron,
Scientific American,
5 May 2026
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Markets, for the most part, greeted them with a yawn.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
4 May 2026
Noun
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Lindsay is eternally clocking in to do her job, to make sure that the sponge of this show has been so thoroughly wrung that there is not even a droplet of drama left inside.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
10 June 2026
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Chemical structures Butter and margarine are emulsions, which are mixtures of tiny water droplets spread throughout a continuous fat matrix.—
Rosemary Trout,
The Conversation,
10 June 2026
Verb
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Gaining in popularity Investors have poured $46 billion into the target maturity ETF category over a trailing three-year period ending in November, according to Morningstar.—
Michelle Fox,
CNBC,
8 Dec. 2025
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Font will work on her solo career and pour energy into her family, which includes her 2-year-old son.—
Audrey Gibbs,
Nashville Tennessean,
8 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Throughout the week, nightstands tend to collect books, cups, charging cords, and the occasional water ring and glob of lotion residue, too.—
Jamie Cuccinelli,
Martha Stewart,
16 June 2026
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Instead of being rolled, the enchiladas are stacked with slivers of tortilla, then topped with the familiar glob of cheese.—
Bud Kennedy,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 June 2026
Verb
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Senegal was pressuring in the French zone, when the ball trickled in front of the net to an open Ismaïla Sarr.—
NBC News,
NBC news,
17 June 2026
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While the full price hike hasn't trickled down to drivers just yet, mechanics are starting to feel it.—
Camila Domonoske,
NPR,
16 June 2026
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“Drip.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drip. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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