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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
Lauren Wicks, Southern Living, 19 Oct. 2025
Freeland added drip irrigation lines to his pumpkin field by pumping water from his well.
—Asher Redd, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2025
Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2025
Speaking of dressing up, the bag drips with style and will elevate any outfit in your wardrobe.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 17 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Cut large sheets of parchment paper and place one in front of each chair to serve as craft mats so glitter and glue gun drip can fall there instead of on your favorite tablecloth.
—Lauren Wicks, Southern Living, 19 Oct. 2025
Freeland added drip irrigation lines to his pumpkin field by pumping water from his well.
—Asher Redd, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2025
Verb
Water is running down the walls and dripping through light fixtures, as though the house itself is sweating out a fever.
—Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2025
Speaking of dressing up, the bag drips with style and will elevate any outfit in your wardrobe.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 17 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for drip
Noun
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Experts said the Louvre robbery bore many of the hallmarks of these crimes, including getting away on motorbikes, entering the property in broad daylight and using brute force.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
22 Oct. 2025
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Meanwhile, Palestinian doctors said some of the roughly 120 bodies Israel has returned to Gaza bore signs of torture or execution, and most had bands on their necks, the Associated Press reported.—
Sophie Carson,
jsonline.com,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Balti walks the Paramount Studios runway wearing the gold veil and sleeves made of chains and beads.—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
27 Oct. 2025
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Some examples are shell beads dating to more than 10,000 years ago, from Barrow Island off the coast of Western Australia, and a necklace of Tasmanian devil teeth that is about 7,000 years old, found near Lake Nitchie, Field told CNN in an email.—
Mindy Weisberger,
CNN Money,
27 Oct. 2025
Verb
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As Snell continued to tire and miss his spots, Toronto’s opportunities kept flowing.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Drawings of the Duffield Cave, as seen in the YouTube video, show that the section has a narrow entrance, then curves upward before flowing left, dropping down again and bending right before angling back up to a larger chamber.—
Mark Gray,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
Noun
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But historically, investors have met them with a collective yawn.—
Ryan Ermey,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
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Marco Rubio, one arm flung over the back of his chair, made no attempt to disguise a yawn.—
Seth Harp,
Harpers Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The droplets had plenty of time to collect, as Guerrero stood on base in the bottom of the first inning.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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The secondary rainbow is caused by a second reflection inside the droplet, and this ‘re-reflected’ light exits the drop at a different angle—50 degrees instead of 42 degrees for the red primary bow.—
Soo Kim,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Reduce the heat to medium-high and pour in the hoisin mixture, stirring constantly until the beef is fully coated in sauce, about 1 minute.—
Elizabeth Fogarty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
28 Oct. 2025
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But, with the loss of his income and bills pouring in, the family applied for benefits at the end of September when her husband's paychecks officially dried up.—
Nushrat Rahman,
Freep.com,
27 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Then Domokos and the chief engineer of the model spotted a glob of stray glue clinging to one of its vertices.—
Elise Cutts,
Wired News,
10 Aug. 2025
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Drink options include the Green Dread – a bright green gin concoction served from a beaker – and the Bloodsucker, a rum and blackberry liqueur drink served with a dollop of dark red jello meant to look like a glob of blood.—
Bailey Schulz,
USA Today,
5 Aug. 2025
Verb
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More information continues to trickle in about the law enforcement raid at a horse track in Wilder, Idaho, frequented by the Latino community, as more court records are released.—
Alex Brizee,
Idaho Statesman,
24 Oct. 2025
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Because that trickles all the way down to junior executives who are hearing this constantly in their meetings.—
Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Drip.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drip. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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