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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
Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 May 2026
Make sure drip tray (B) is empty, as a lot of fat will render.
—Paula Disbrowe, Bon Appetit Magazine, 18 May 2026
Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 13 May 2026
Its spray feature distributes its water very evenly, unlike some competitors, which can overly dampen a particular area or even drip.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 13 May 2026
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Noun
Cold plunges, red light beds, NAD+ drips, stem cell shots and peptide injections have moved from elite wellness clinics into mainstream conversation, fueled by celebrities who swear by them.
—Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 May 2026
Make sure drip tray (B) is empty, as a lot of fat will render.
—Paula Disbrowe, Bon Appetit Magazine, 18 May 2026
Verb
The fashion is already as glittering as ever, with jury member Demi Moore, along with fellow actors Jane Fonda and Maika Monroe all arriving for opening night dripping in sequins.
—Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 13 May 2026
Its spray feature distributes its water very evenly, unlike some competitors, which can overly dampen a particular area or even drip.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 13 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for drip
Noun
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The little, 3-inch wide capsules were shot out of a bore gun at over 2,600 mph, or nearly four times the speed of sound.—
Chelsea Gohd,
Space.com,
11 May 2026
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Beauty’s spring sale season bore fruit for more than a few players, data shows.—
Noor Lobad,
Footwear News,
7 May 2026
Noun
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The tiny glow-boosting beads burst upon contact to support elasticity and collagen production, making this an especially good pick for mature skin craving more cushion and bounce.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
20 May 2026
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Manipulations include everything from surgically removing key tissues to implanting beads soaked with signaling molecules to injecting DNA into cells to instruct them to make a different set of proteins.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
20 May 2026
Verb
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The technology suggested how BD could get products flowing faster, more efficiently, and more safely by adjusting the heights and dimensions of sections of the line.—
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
22 May 2026
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That provides the banks liquidity that then theoretically flows through the financial system.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
22 May 2026
Noun
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Markets, for the most part, greeted them with a yawn.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
4 May 2026
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Dogs may lick their lips, yawn, stiffen or turn away.—
Cathy M. Rosenthal,
San Antonio Express-News,
19 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Water droplets flew off the brim.—
Stephen King,
The Atlantic,
15 May 2026
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Swimming in public pools poses similar risks, since droplets can spread through water.—
Petra Guglielmetti,
Glamour,
14 May 2026
Verb
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Continuing to pour cool water on the tank could allow the liquid chemical inside to cure at a slower rate — becoming a solid at a slower speed — and reduce the buildup of pressure inside the tank, Covey said.—
Emily St. Martin,
Los Angeles Times,
23 May 2026
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Silicon Valley’s warring factions are pouring money into congressional primaries.—
Nitasha Tiku,
Washington Post,
23 May 2026
Noun
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Bieber’s face artfully dotted with globs of lotion.—
Lucy Feldman,
Time,
6 May 2026
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The chemicals made their way into Lake Apopka, turning the crystal clear waters into a pea-green soup filled with globs of gooey algae.—
Stephen Hudak,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 May 2026
Verb
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But the export success has hardly trickled down to ordinary citizens and transformed into buying power that can reverse the ongoing property slump, analysts say.—
Chris Lau,
CNN Money,
18 May 2026
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Western automakers have spent years trickling pixel-headlight features out cautiously, partly because regulations in markets like the US have historically been slow to allow adaptive driving beams in the first place.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
15 May 2026
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“Drip.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drip. Accessed 25 May. 2026.
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