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
Blood dripped from his head; his father and daughter had various injuries.
—
Mery Mogollón,
Los Angeles Times,
30 June 2026
During a session, the molecule is mixed with saline and dripped into a vein over one to four hours.
—
Allison Palmer
updated June 24,
Charlotte Observer,
24 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
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
Mery Mogollón,
Los Angeles Times,
30 June 2026
During a session, the molecule is mixed with saline and dripped into a vein over one to four hours.
—
Allison Palmer
updated June 24,
Charlotte Observer,
24 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
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
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Missile and drone stockpiles grew as money flowed to terrorist proxies across the Middle East.
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Energy flowed out of my body like sweat on a blistering hot day.
Verb
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Local 150’s president chairs political committees that have poured money into the campaign of Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias, a likely 2027 mayoral challenger.
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Long before venture capital poured money into AI, decades of federal research also helped build the computing and machine-learning advances that made these systems possible.
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Plant food is then sprinkled onto the root ball and the surrounding soil.
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Sculptures and paintings by local artists are sprinkled throughout the 18 rooms, which are swathed in pastel shades like apricot and mint, reminiscent of the artwork and architecture in Emirdag’s other home in the South of France.
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This also will be the first time the ball has dropped for a July 4 celebration.
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The first-year pro soccer club dropped a 2-1 home game to One Knoxville, watching the Tennessee side and reigning league champ rally to steal all three points in front of 7,223 fans at Expo Idaho.
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The organization’s once-vaunted pitching depth has trickled away.
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The Giants broke the scoreless tie when Luis Arraez scored in the sixth on an infield single by Rafael Devers, running home when Austin Riley’s throw bounced off Olson’s glove and trickled away from him and down the right-field line.
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The primary reason for Golden State’s allure to the former Laker could be distilled into two names.
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The spirit was fermented in earthen pits and distilled, a process that took a year across eight fermentations and seven distillations.
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“Dripped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dripped. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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