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
Streams of sweat dripped from my wig down my back.
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Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 25 Sep. 2025
To prevent the chicken fingers from getting gummy, make sure all excess batter has dripped off before transferring the chicken to the breadcrumbs.
—Robin Miller, AZCentral.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Minneapolis community mourns after deadly shooting Tears dripped down cheeks as mourners wrote messages at a memorial Wednesday following a deadly shooting at a Minneapolis Catholic church.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2025
Instead, a more diluted dosage must be dripped in by IV over a period of several hours.
—New Atlas, 22 Aug. 2025
If melted candle wax dripped on your carpet or a favorite sweater, don't despair.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 20 Aug. 2025
Beads of sweat dripped in jagged lines from Brandis Rogers’ temples and the nape of her neck.
—Briah Lumpkins, Charlotte Observer, 14 Aug. 2025
Inside the houses, the carpets were saturated, appliances dripped and cabinets were wet to the touch.
—Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Volunteers came to the Institute’s lab and hung out while an IV dripped alcohol into their veins.
—Emily Waltz, IEEE Spectrum, 19 May 2016
Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 25 Sep. 2025
To prevent the chicken fingers from getting gummy, make sure all excess batter has dripped off before transferring the chicken to the breadcrumbs.
—Robin Miller, AZCentral.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Minneapolis community mourns after deadly shooting Tears dripped down cheeks as mourners wrote messages at a memorial Wednesday following a deadly shooting at a Minneapolis Catholic church.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2025
Instead, a more diluted dosage must be dripped in by IV over a period of several hours.
—New Atlas, 22 Aug. 2025
If melted candle wax dripped on your carpet or a favorite sweater, don't despair.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 20 Aug. 2025
Beads of sweat dripped in jagged lines from Brandis Rogers’ temples and the nape of her neck.
—Briah Lumpkins, Charlotte Observer, 14 Aug. 2025
Inside the houses, the carpets were saturated, appliances dripped and cabinets were wet to the touch.
—Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Volunteers came to the Institute’s lab and hung out while an IV dripped alcohol into their veins.
—Emily Waltz, IEEE Spectrum, 19 May 2016
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dripped
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The interior hasn’t been able to hold the point of attack well enough, and the linebackers haven’t flowed to the football effectively enough.—
Alec Lewis,
New York Times,
1 Nov. 2025
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But the red ink flowed along with the Birch Beer.—
Michael Butler,
Miami Herald,
31 Oct. 2025
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For this story, Sophie poured over testing insights from our team of T+L editors, and also added in her own additional research for each piece of luggage.—
Sophie Dodd,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Nov. 2025
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Since then, adoption appeals have poured in from across India and overseas.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
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Other Latin artists are sprinkled throughout the categories.—
Sigal Ratner-Arias,
Billboard,
7 Nov. 2025
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The initial run of shows sprinkled 12 dates over the course of May 2026, kicking off May 6 and running through May 30.—
Daniel Kreps,
Rolling Stone,
7 Nov. 2025
Verb
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At Goldman Sachs’ annual At the Helm event, the bank’s affluent clients dropped and did pushups for a Navy SEAL, unfurled their relationship with wealth guru Sahil Bloom, and strategized legacy with Mindy Kaling.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
9 Nov. 2025
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The loss dropped the Jayhawks to 5-5 overall and 3-4 in the Big 12.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
9 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Over the last few months, notices have trickled down through supervisors to inform employees at Goddard of several facility closures.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
31 Oct. 2025
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Despite a complete media and communications blackout, making specifics hard to determine, videos trickled out of El Fasher showing the brutality being unleashed on the civilian population.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
30 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Then there is the heat—thick, luscious, sedating—to say nothing of the numerous places to sample cachaça, the potent spirit distilled in the area.—
David Amsden,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Nov. 2025
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Gerry distilled decades of experience, observation and institutional knowledge into transformative insights over coffee and eggs.—
Jed Brewer,
Rolling Stone,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Dripped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dripped. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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