dripped

past tense of drip
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 Present subtext dripped from his words of the past, as the city of Denver hopes Payton has found a next great one, two decades later. Luca Evans, Denver Post, 30 July 2026 After pounding his drive down the final fairway, Fox hit his approach to just inside 12 feet and then dripped his birdie putt into the edge of the cup to win the 154th Open Championship at Royal Birkdale. Dan Zaksheske, FOXNews.com, 19 July 2026 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, Charlotte Observer, 17 June 2026 The dress’s mermaid-esque skirt dripped in feathers all the way down. Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 9 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 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, 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dripped
Verb
  • After Klee announced his death on July 25, tributes flowed on social media for the little dog whose cancer diagnosis was revealed in May.
    Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026
  • The park itself wasn’t crowded during USA TODAY’s visit on July 30, but a steady stream of guests flowed through the front entrance, stopping only for security since there were no admission fees.
    Eve Chen, USA Today, 2 Aug. 2026
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  • By late July, four of seven new towers were already standing; the machinery for the highway-side terminal was complete; the village terminal foundations were poured; and the new cabins had arrived.
    David Caraccio Updated July 31, Sacbee.com, 31 July 2026
  • In May 2021, Ceuta experienced a similar, sudden influx when more than 8,000 migrants poured in over just two days.
    Conor Murray, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
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  • One of the surprises aboard Beyond was the enviable art sprinkled throughout every nook and cranny.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 July 2026
  • Pici alla carbonara is a creamy-sauced pasta sprinkled with crispy guanciale and Pecorino Romano.
    Steve Forbes, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
Verb
  • The Padres saw their five-game winning streak snapped and dropped two games behind the final NL wild-card spot.
    CBS News, CBS News, 31 July 2026
  • Two other charges, destruction of evidence and resisting arrest, were dropped as part of a plea deal with the Canyon County Prosecutor’s Office.
    Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 30 July 2026
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  • The government opened 10 registration centers across Port-au-Prince in neighborhoods considered generally safe as dozens of hopeful Haitians trickled through.
    ABC News, ABC News, 30 July 2026
  • Instagram face has kind of trickled down to the general population.
    Tonya Mosley, NPR, 22 July 2026
Verb
  • The whiskey was originally distilled between January and June 2015, then aged for 11 years in #3 char American oak barrels.
    David Thomas Tao, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • After all, what is the nationality of an American model distilled from a Chinese model that was distilled from an American model?
    Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 29 July 2026

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“Dripped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dripped. Accessed 6 Aug. 2026.

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