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
Johansson super-sized the radiance with her accessories, showing off a pair of dainty silver dangling earrings that dripped with pearls and diamonds.
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Lara Walsh, InStyle, 17 Jan. 2026
While Marlon Wayans and Timothy Simons’s wrists practically dripped with gems, George Clooney went simpler, choosing a stainless steel Seamaster Aqua Terra watch with a bright turquoise dial.
—Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 12 Jan. 2026
The coffee is thick, like a sundae, with a blend of Arabica and Robusta dripped into a dense layer of yogurt.
—Arundhati Hazra, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Jan. 2026
Blood splattered across the person’s cheeks and neck, seeped through the gauze looped around a leg and dripped onto the floor.
—Lauren Caruba, Dallas Morning News, 2 Jan. 2026
Her ensemble featured the Maharani necklace of 168 carats of emeralds from Manish Malhotra High Jewelry that dripped down her décolletage.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 26 Dec. 2025
The Silverthorne castle is built by hand, using sprayed and dripped water to form towering blue pillars, tunnels, fountains, crawl spaces, and ice slides.
—Spencer Wilson, CBS News, 22 Dec. 2025
Water dripped from the sagging canvas and pooled on the floor.
—Alex Abramovich, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
Her closet dripped with designer labels − Givenchy, Dior, Prada.
—Charles Trepany, USA Today, 4 Dec. 2025
Lara Walsh, InStyle, 17 Jan. 2026
While Marlon Wayans and Timothy Simons’s wrists practically dripped with gems, George Clooney went simpler, choosing a stainless steel Seamaster Aqua Terra watch with a bright turquoise dial.
—Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 12 Jan. 2026
The coffee is thick, like a sundae, with a blend of Arabica and Robusta dripped into a dense layer of yogurt.
—Arundhati Hazra, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Jan. 2026
Blood splattered across the person’s cheeks and neck, seeped through the gauze looped around a leg and dripped onto the floor.
—Lauren Caruba, Dallas Morning News, 2 Jan. 2026
Her ensemble featured the Maharani necklace of 168 carats of emeralds from Manish Malhotra High Jewelry that dripped down her décolletage.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 26 Dec. 2025
The Silverthorne castle is built by hand, using sprayed and dripped water to form towering blue pillars, tunnels, fountains, crawl spaces, and ice slides.
—Spencer Wilson, CBS News, 22 Dec. 2025
Water dripped from the sagging canvas and pooled on the floor.
—Alex Abramovich, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
Her closet dripped with designer labels − Givenchy, Dior, Prada.
—Charles Trepany, USA Today, 4 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dripped
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Much of the work facing backlash flowed through the North Carolina Office of Recovery and Resiliency, the state agency tasked with long-term disaster recovery and housing reconstruction programs.—
Nora O'Neill,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Jan. 2026
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The primordial soup is considered to have been a near-perfect liquid, which means its quark and gluon contents flowed together as a smooth, frictionless fluid.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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And Malone, who for long stretches outperformed even Warren Buffett in generating returns for his investors, poured much of his family’s net worth into buying more land.—
Aldo Svaldi,
Denver Post,
1 Feb. 2026
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For years, the southwest suburban mother of four has poured herself into true crime investigative podcasting, working directly with families to shed new light on their stories in the hopes that renewed attention would yield closure.—
Tess Kenny,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Feb. 2026
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Still, comical moments were sprinkled throughout the ceremony.—
Zareen Syed,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Jan. 2026
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The beachfront Windjammer Landing Resort & Residences is sprinkled with vibrant gardens, sparkling pools, and accommodations ranging from cozy rooms to spacious villas.—
Allison Tibaldi,
USA Today,
24 Jan. 2026
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Saturday's loss dropped the Red Wolves into a 10th-place tie with Louisiana-Lafayette in the Sun Belt standings.—
Michael Harley,
Arkansas Online,
1 Feb. 2026
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On December 11th, Binance dropped its fees for certain crypto trades if they were conducted in USD1.—
David D. Kirkpatrick,
New Yorker,
31 Jan. 2026
Verb
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It’s trickled down to the regular professional player, to guys ranked 40 or 50 in the world.—
Patrick McEnroe,
New York Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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The trend eventually trickled into the ’90s, with everyone from Beyoncé Knowles-Carter to Christina Aguilera donning versions similar to Porte’s.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
27 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Garrison Brothers Bottle in Bond, the 10th bourbon to join the distillery’s lineup, was distilled in the fall of 2019, aged for six years, and bottled, of course, at 100 proof.—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
28 Jan. 2026
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The Kentucky straight bourbon whiskey was distilled at Stitzel-Weller on December 7th, 1982 and bottled on May 25th, 2003.—
David Thomas Tao,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Dripped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dripped. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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