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as in to flow
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 drip
Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2025
The best and most efficient irrigation for all plants is inline drip irrigation.
—Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2025
John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
Before he could get started on it, however, the gable above the kitchen began dripping water onto a counter.
—Marcela Valdes, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Since the regime change, there has been a steady drip of resignations and cancellations by prominent performers, including the opera singer Renée Fleming and the comedian Issa Rae.
—Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2025
The best and most efficient irrigation for all plants is inline drip irrigation.
—Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2025
Verb
The team's modeling showed that the craton dripped when the Farallon Plate was present in the mantle; when the plate was removed from the calculations, the dripping stopped.
—John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
Before he could get started on it, however, the gable above the kitchen began dripping water onto a counter.
—Marcela Valdes, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for drip
Noun
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Final bore Sports fans who come to March Madness looking for a Cinderella story will have to wait until next year.—
Jacob Pramuk,
CNBC,
31 Mar. 2025
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Important information is still missing, including bore, stroke, displacement, and peak power.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
7 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Her choice of gemstones such as rose cut diamonds, brilliant diamonds, ancient beads, tumbled colored gemstones and precious metals including mixed sterling silver and 18-karat gold pieces) makes each piece of hers highly nuanced and unique.—
Kyle Roderick,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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Contact your healthcare provider immediately if a seed or bead gets stuck in your ear and doesn't come out.—
Anna Giorgi,
Verywell Health,
24 Apr. 2025
Verb
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It could be said that mainstream media flows best with a good publisher, so maybe Journalism and Publisher will run in tandem for a bettor’s exacta.—
Jason Jones,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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At the Big Ass Stadium Tour kick off, Post Malone and Jelly Roll kept the anthems and beer flowing for 3 ½ hours at Rice-Eccles Stadium on April 29.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
1 May 2025
Noun
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When one person in a group yawns, others yawn, too, in a contagious reaction.—
Jerry Weissman,
Forbes.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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Some of us have been writing about the plight of Palestinians under their own rulers for decades — the struggle of Palestinian journalists to write freely; the tragedy of gay Palestinians seeking to live freely — only to be met with a collective yawn.—
Bret Stephens,
Mercury News,
4 Apr. 2025
Noun
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With that thinking in mind, Dove infused its body wash with millions of teeny-tiny droplets that metaphorically and literally fill in the cracks.—
Dianna Singh,
Allure,
18 Apr. 2025
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In simulated rain tests, droplets of water were held in the tile's crevices, but not absorbed into the material, resulting in even more effective cooling.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
4 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The bill, among other things, poured federal dollars into schools to address rising concerns about a student mental health crisis.—
Cory Turner,
NPR,
1 May 2025
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Venture Capital’s Bet on Ambient AI Scribes VCs are pouring capital into ambient AI scribes with over $5.6 billion invested in the sector in 2024 alone.—
Sindhya Valloppillil,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
Noun
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Beelzebub, however, is nothing but evil incarnate, first appearing as a sort of metaphysical pollution—a writhing black oil-like glob suspended in midair.—
Richard Brody,
The New Yorker,
11 Mar. 2025
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But, just like peanut butter—which is considered healthy for infants—Levinson says that cold, firm chunks or thick globs of butter may pose a choking hazard.—
Sarah Scott,
Parents,
7 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Eventually, William Nylander scored an empty net goal — his second goal of the game — to eliminate the Sens. When the Sens finally trickled into the locker room, reality and disappointment set in as tears continued to flow off their players’ faces.—
Julian McKenzie,
New York Times,
2 May 2025
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Preliminary results are expected to start trickling in late Monday night, with major networks like CBC and CTV providing projections based on initial tallies from Elections Canada.—
Mohammed Soliman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Apr. 2025
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“Drip.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drip. Accessed 9 May. 2025.
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