as in flowed
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 dripped
During a session, the molecule is mixed with saline and dripped into a vein over one to four hours.
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Allison Palmer,
Charlotte Observer,
17 June 2026
The dress’s mermaid-esque skirt dripped in feathers all the way down.
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Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
9 June 2026
Also featured on the summer menu will be a new Unicorn Cake Pop, featuring vanilla cake mixed with confetti sprinkles, dripped in white chocolate icing and decorated with a unicorn face.
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Gabe Hauari,
USA Today,
2 June 2026
Sections lower in the nozzle that were not cooled began to overheat and sag while molten plastic dripped from the engine outlet.
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Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
25 May 2026
As drops dripped from a clay oven, Garnica and her siblings listened to stories told by their parents while neighbors arrived by horse to get a taste of a drink known for its smoky flavor.
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Claudia Rosel,
Los Angeles Times,
11 May 2026
Eight videos at 15 minutes each is two hours of content, dripped out to new email subscribers over a week.
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Daren Smith,
IndieWire,
29 Apr. 2026
Bristowe shared a video of herself in a post-op bra with drains attached, as fluid dripped through tubes.
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Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
7 Apr. 2026
Pok took a moment to finger-comb out his shoulder-length locs; water dripped onto his thighs and the edge of his bed.
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Danielle Parker,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
Allison Palmer,
Charlotte Observer,
17 June 2026
The dress’s mermaid-esque skirt dripped in feathers all the way down.
—
Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
9 June 2026
Also featured on the summer menu will be a new Unicorn Cake Pop, featuring vanilla cake mixed with confetti sprinkles, dripped in white chocolate icing and decorated with a unicorn face.
—
Gabe Hauari,
USA Today,
2 June 2026
Sections lower in the nozzle that were not cooled began to overheat and sag while molten plastic dripped from the engine outlet.
—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
25 May 2026
As drops dripped from a clay oven, Garnica and her siblings listened to stories told by their parents while neighbors arrived by horse to get a taste of a drink known for its smoky flavor.
—
Claudia Rosel,
Los Angeles Times,
11 May 2026
Eight videos at 15 minutes each is two hours of content, dripped out to new email subscribers over a week.
—
Daren Smith,
IndieWire,
29 Apr. 2026
Bristowe shared a video of herself in a post-op bra with drains attached, as fluid dripped through tubes.
—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
7 Apr. 2026
Pok took a moment to finger-comb out his shoulder-length locs; water dripped onto his thighs and the edge of his bed.
—
Danielle Parker,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dripped
Verb
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That's what happened in 2024, when well over 20,000 votes from that community flowed to Lawler.
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To that point, human history was a tale of conquest and caste and rigid hierarchies, a world where the strong dominated the weak, where power and wealth and status flowed through lineage and the many were ruled by the few.
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Clark had a collection of par saves around the turn as Scottie Scheffler was making a move and poured it on with a fairway metal to get within four feet for eagle on the par-five 16th for an even-par 70 that gave him a six-shot lead.
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Clark had a collection of par saves around the turn as Scottie Scheffler was making a move and poured it on with a 3-wood to 4 feet for eagle on the par-5 16th, leading to an even-par 70 that gave him a six-shot edge going into the final round.
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These, like many of the Guerlains, are small bottles, sprinkled throughout his collection among the factices.
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Each side gets sprinkled with salt and sugar to enhance the flavor.
Verb
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Another ten minutes on the train over to the terminal – yes, the terminal our flight dropped us at originally.
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Tom Kim dropped two shots at the wrong time and shot 72.
Verb
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Amid the chaos, the ball trickled away and the net was temporarily left wide open.
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Those international guests have trickled in — usually the day before and after a game takes place at Arrowhead Stadium — but locals have been largely absent, said Malisa Monyakula, owner of Lulu’s.
Verb
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This is essentially the Philippines’ lambanog, tuba distilled, with a high alcohol proof and a bite like rustic sugarcane alcohol.
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The 25-year-old was distilled in 1999 on a column still, also by Edwards, and these barrels were monitored by his successor, Allen Smith, and then Branker.
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“Dripped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dripped. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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