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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
Stephen Fowler, NPR, 19 Dec. 2025
The emails, the birthday book, the address book—there's been a lot to keep track of, released in drips and drabs.
—Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 19 Dec. 2025
Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 7 Jan. 2026
Several sinuous styles from René Caovilla can be seen in the shoe video, and lo and behold, Mindy wears a red Chandelier style dripping with crystals in this scene.
—Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 6 Jan. 2026
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Noun
In the meantime, there has been a steady drip of releases by Democrats and Republicans on the House Oversight Committee of documents from Epstein's private files, handed over by his estate under a subpoena.
—Stephen Fowler, NPR, 19 Dec. 2025
The emails, the birthday book, the address book—there's been a lot to keep track of, released in drips and drabs.
—Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 19 Dec. 2025
Verb
Make sure the cloth isn't wet enough to drip and ruin your display.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 7 Jan. 2026
Several sinuous styles from René Caovilla can be seen in the shoe video, and lo and behold, Mindy wears a red Chandelier style dripping with crystals in this scene.
—Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 6 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for drip
Noun
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Court records viewed by NBC News revealed that the sequence of events that left Ross bloodied and bruised bore some similarities to the scenario that ended with Good’s death.—
Corky Siemaszko,
NBC news,
10 Jan. 2026
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Games that are too easy bore older players, while overly complex games can frustrate younger ones.—
Clarissa Brincat,
Popular Science,
8 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Those bead-like leaves store water so this plant doesn't need frequent watering.—
Leanne Potts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 Jan. 2026
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Once rolled, seal each bead with a coat of clear glaze or resin for a professional finish.—
Wendy Rose Gould,
Martha Stewart,
31 Dec. 2025
Verb
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The tasteful updates that complement the open, flowing floor plan with tis ample natural light.—
Helen I. Bennett,
Hartford Courant,
11 Jan. 2026
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The common spaces flow into the pad’s three ensuite bedrooms.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
11 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Kiritsis is screaming mad and the police’s yawns aren’t helping.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Jan. 2026
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Chris and Jason are fun to look at, but their personalities give me an intense case of the yawns.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
17 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Once the water droplets from the mister evaporate from plant leaves, that moisture is carried throughout the room.—
Peg Aloi,
The Spruce,
5 Jan. 2026
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Plus, water droplets on leaves can work as magnifying glasses, causing the leaves to burn.—
Michelle Mastro,
Martha Stewart,
4 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Across the world, reaction has poured in from those on all sides of the political spectrum, both praising the capture and criticizing it.—
Ashley Sharp,
CBS News,
6 Jan. 2026
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Teigen, 40, posted a video of the whole family in waterpoor, hooded cover-ups while blue slime was poured all over them.—
Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
6 Jan. 2026
Noun
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With just a pea-size glob of scat, biologists can genetically decode which individual whale produced the sample.—
Kelso Harper,
Scientific American,
16 Dec. 2025
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Peanut Butter Boppers Gone but not forgotten, these lunchbox-friendly snacks were essentially globs of peanut butter rolled into tubes and surrounded by candy.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
27 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Health care, housing, and education would be built to be affordable, driven by real results from the bottom up--not by party interests trickling down.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
10 Jan. 2026
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Social media footage trickling out of Iran amid a blanket shutdown of internet and telecommunications networks showed hundreds of thousands marching and chanting anti-regime slogans across the country, with graphic scenes of bodies lying in blood.—
Arsalan Shahla,
Fortune,
10 Jan. 2026
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“Drip.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drip. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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