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
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, 11 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
Essential Drip Glossy Balm in the shade skinny dripped and the brand's Mélange à Trois Blush & Highlight Stick in the shade sweet talker to apply her look in the car.
—Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 3 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
And no one actually wanted scalding oil dripped onto them from above at a NYE party.
—Literary Hub, 30 Mar. 2026
Inside Brothers, student Trip Condon spoke between sips from beer dripped from the spigot of a beer tower.
—Aidan Sadovi, Chicago Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 11 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
Essential Drip Glossy Balm in the shade skinny dripped and the brand's Mélange à Trois Blush & Highlight Stick in the shade sweet talker to apply her look in the car.
—Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 3 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
And no one actually wanted scalding oil dripped onto them from above at a NYE party.
—Literary Hub, 30 Mar. 2026
Inside Brothers, student Trip Condon spoke between sips from beer dripped from the spigot of a beer tower.
—Aidan Sadovi, Chicago Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dripped
Verb
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Fringe flowed from the sleeves and the dress’ skirt for a heavy effect that exuded the textural elements incorporated in Givenchy’s fall 2026 ready-to-wear showcase.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
17 May 2026
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Together, all of those developments deepened class and regional inequalities, as capital flowed away from workers in the industrial hinterland toward financial centers like New York.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 May 2026
Verb
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But weeks later, on Giving Tuesday, donations poured in.—
Blake Crisses,
Rolling Stone,
17 May 2026
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Water poured onto the surface often runs right through rather than absorbing into the mix, where roots can find it.—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
16 May 2026
Verb
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Cowboy hats, oversized belt buckles and Western boots dominated the arrivals for both men and women, while a few sprinkled in Vegas-worthy sparkle.—
Ryma Chikhoune,
Footwear News,
18 May 2026
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The flavors are balanced even though the pistachio profile is front and center, and the addition of coconut and pistachios both in the cake and sprinkled on top keep it from feeling one-note.—
Maggie Meyer Glisan,
Better Homes & Gardens,
17 May 2026
Verb
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He was dropped for the trip to Le Havre, but has returned to the squad for Sunday’s pivotal final game at home to Rennes.—
Tom Williams,
New York Times,
17 May 2026
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Those runs proved useful when Benge dropped a fly ball in the top of the seventh, allowing a run to score for the Yankees, who loaded the bases with no outs, forcing the Mets to go to the bullpen.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
17 May 2026
Verb
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The students distributed their poems for the following week and then trickled, one by one, into the hall.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 May 2026
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The Canadiens appeared to gain a 3-1 lead one minute later when Josh Anderson’s backhand trickled through Lyon as Phillip Danault crashed the crease.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 May 2026
Verb
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But the impression throughout is of a complex work of fiction distilled down to broad-strokes plot machinations, to the exclusion of meaningful character insight.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
13 May 2026
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Start with a Negroni made with local Mattei Cap Corse Rouge and the Domaine’s own gin distilled with aromatic herbs, and the tagliere di salumi, an assortment of Italian charcuterie.—
Rebekah Peppler,
Travel + Leisure,
9 May 2026
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“Dripped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dripped. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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