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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 Wissot, IndieWire, 2 Oct. 2024
Guests can customize their experience, adding IV drips and vitamin shots depending on their needs.
—James Manso, WWD, 29 Oct. 2024
Tricia Manzanero Stuedeman, Southern Living, 27 Oct. 2024
Maximus bellowed at the crowd, his voice dripping with irony.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 22 Nov. 2024
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Noun
The answers are personal and individual, and never right or wrong; and require the sort of deep thinking the current regime has been attempting to conquer drip by drip for a very long time.
—Lauren Wissot, IndieWire, 2 Oct. 2024
Guests can customize their experience, adding IV drips and vitamin shots depending on their needs.
—James Manso, WWD, 29 Oct. 2024
Verb
Lift using kitchen tongs, letting excess egg mixture drip off.
—Tricia Manzanero Stuedeman, Southern Living, 27 Oct. 2024
Maximus bellowed at the crowd, his voice dripping with irony.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 22 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for drip
Noun
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Since 2016, officials studied and selected single bore, receiving federal environmental clearance.Dan Phan, The Mercury News, 12 Nov. 2024
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The solution can then be shot out – extruded – through narrow bore needles to form a stream that, thanks to the right additives, solidifies when it’s exposed to air.New Atlas, New Atlas, 10 Oct. 2024
Noun
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Inside the puzzle are groups of different colored beads, which can be moved around the roads using the magnetic wand.Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 23 Nov. 2024
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Returning to his roots started with a simple linen shoulder bag adorned with beads.Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 21 Nov. 2024
Verb
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Assistance of this kind has also flowed in the opposite direction, from the spies to the civilians.Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 2 Dec. 2024
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Do things flow smoothly, or are teams running into communication issues?Walt Hearn, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
Noun
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When the full range of approaches to the symphony is considered, an ever more drastic divide yawns.Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2024
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That meant a lot of teeth for a character who sings, screams, and yawns over the course of the classic film.Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2024
Noun
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Walking pneumonia can spread through droplets when someone coughs or sneezes, the germs linger in the air and others breathe them in, the CDC said.Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 21 Nov. 2024
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That’s because the common cold and the flu are often transmitted through airborne viral droplets.Cheyenne Buckingham, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Oct. 2024
Verb
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In other games: Chaminade 62, Calabasas 60: Jonas Thurman came through with the second-best offensive performance in school history, pouring in 48 points in an overtime victory.Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2024
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To further support the social aspect of holiday gatherings, Wood suggests setting up a non-self-serve bar, where guests pour drinks for each other.Rachel King, Forbes, 1 Dec. 2024
Noun
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The catenary lights provide a festive evening glob reminiscent of vineyard properties.Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 20 Nov. 2024
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Plate-sized globs of bear scat lay everywhere, and the bruins’ beds cratered the forest floor.Ben Goldfarb, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024
Verb
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But the awareness is trickling down to how people prep their food.Chris Morris, Fortune Europe, 29 Nov. 2024
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But the official results trickling in Sunday showed that mounting complaints in Uruguay about years of sluggish economic growth, stagnant wages and the government's struggle to stem an upsurge in violent crime helped to swing the election against Delgado's party.NAYARA BATSCHKE THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, arkansasonline.com, 25 Nov. 2024
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“Drip.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drip. Accessed 10 Dec. 2024.
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