as in flows
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 drips
Literary Hub, 28 May 2026
The new generation of luxury retreats — places like Preidlhof, Sha Wellness and Velaa Private Island — now offer infrared therapy, cryotherapy, stem cell treatments, IV vitamin drips and biometric testing alongside the traditional spa menu.
—Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 23 May 2026
The clearest red flags are unproven or invasive treatments — like stem cell therapy — and sweeping health claims tied to supplements, IV vitamin drips or biometric screenings that the science doesn’t yet support.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 23 May 2026
Place a sheet pan below to catch any drips.
—Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 19 May 2026
Red light therapy and cold exposure have meaningful research behind them, while NAD+ drips, stem cell injections and peptide therapy remain largely unproven for anti-aging — and can come with steep costs and quality concerns.
—Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 May 2026
And liquid cheese drips over the side of a stout little fish nugget accompanied by Sichuan pickle tartar sauce.
—Julia Sayers Gokhale, Midwest Living, 13 May 2026
Using tongs, lift the pasta out of the water and transfer it to the pan, bringing along any pasta water that clings and drips from the pasta.
—Karla Walsh, CNN Money, 12 May 2026
For instance, raw meat and fish belong on the bottom shelf inside the fridge, where cold air is most consistent and any potential drips won't contaminate other foods.
—Bridget Shirvell, Martha Stewart, 19 Apr. 2026
Sean Gregory, Time, 26 May 2026
The beauty of Wembanyama’s performance lies not in the skill displayed, which still drips with novelty because of his height.
—Marcus Thompson Ii, New York Times, 19 May 2026
The real stars here are John Kander and Fred Ebb, who penned a score that drips with melodic aspiration and lyrical cynicism, and Bob Fosse, whose erotically muscular choreography is the perfect match.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2026
There’s Cassie licking a melting ice cream cone as the ice cream drips down her bare chest.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 20 Apr. 2026
On the illustrious campus of Kingston College, prestige drips off students, faculty and architecture.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 16 Apr. 2026
In line for the merch booth, sweat drips down our backs.
—Julissa James, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026
Love drips off every auto-focus shot.
—Literary Hub, 13 Mar. 2026
If the roller drips, roll it over the tray's flat area to remove excess paint.
—Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Feb. 2026
Noun
So does her strategy of releasing information in covert drips, often not revealing facts until the reader has likely figured them out.
—Literary Hub, 28 May 2026
The new generation of luxury retreats — places like Preidlhof, Sha Wellness and Velaa Private Island — now offer infrared therapy, cryotherapy, stem cell treatments, IV vitamin drips and biometric testing alongside the traditional spa menu.
—Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 23 May 2026
The clearest red flags are unproven or invasive treatments — like stem cell therapy — and sweeping health claims tied to supplements, IV vitamin drips or biometric screenings that the science doesn’t yet support.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 23 May 2026
Place a sheet pan below to catch any drips.
—Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 19 May 2026
Red light therapy and cold exposure have meaningful research behind them, while NAD+ drips, stem cell injections and peptide therapy remain largely unproven for anti-aging — and can come with steep costs and quality concerns.
—Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 May 2026
And liquid cheese drips over the side of a stout little fish nugget accompanied by Sichuan pickle tartar sauce.
—Julia Sayers Gokhale, Midwest Living, 13 May 2026
Using tongs, lift the pasta out of the water and transfer it to the pan, bringing along any pasta water that clings and drips from the pasta.
—Karla Walsh, CNN Money, 12 May 2026
For instance, raw meat and fish belong on the bottom shelf inside the fridge, where cold air is most consistent and any potential drips won't contaminate other foods.
—Bridget Shirvell, Martha Stewart, 19 Apr. 2026
Verb
Brecka, who is not a doctor, put White on a regimen of supplements, cold plunges, IV drips, and red-light therapy that has left him feeling leaner, more energized, and no longer suffering from sleep apnea.
—Sean Gregory, Time, 26 May 2026
The beauty of Wembanyama’s performance lies not in the skill displayed, which still drips with novelty because of his height.
—Marcus Thompson Ii, New York Times, 19 May 2026
The real stars here are John Kander and Fred Ebb, who penned a score that drips with melodic aspiration and lyrical cynicism, and Bob Fosse, whose erotically muscular choreography is the perfect match.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2026
There’s Cassie licking a melting ice cream cone as the ice cream drips down her bare chest.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 20 Apr. 2026
On the illustrious campus of Kingston College, prestige drips off students, faculty and architecture.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 16 Apr. 2026
In line for the merch booth, sweat drips down our backs.
—Julissa James, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026
Love drips off every auto-focus shot.
—Literary Hub, 13 Mar. 2026
If the roller drips, roll it over the tray's flat area to remove excess paint.
—Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for drips
Noun
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Some resorts in the Mamanuca Islands are set to lose entire wings to the sea in the coming years, and drinking water in villages is already being infiltrated by salt from seawater seeping into ground bores.—
MIchelle Duff,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Apr. 2026
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Her books were their progeny, Stein acknowledged, and without Alice’s mothering—and typing, proofreading, cooking, sewing, shopping, bookkeeping, and warding off bores—they might not have been born.—
Judith Thurman,
New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Framed in my room was a pre-Hispanic calculating tool that was made from colorful strings and beads.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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Suddenly, intricate partings, curls, beads, and asymmetry were back in circulation.—
Tiana Randall,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
Verb
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But perhaps most controversial is how the update will affect the program’s multibillion-dollar revenue, which flows into the state’s Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund each year and is distributed to various programs.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
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The streets are worse, the parks are underfunded, code enforcement is slower, and city investment consistently flows to other parts of town.—
Mercury News Editorial Board,
Mercury News,
29 May 2026
Noun
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With that indelible Southern gift for pulling new lingo from thin air, the duo deploy yawns that stretch like bungee over Zaytoven-type keys.—
Olivier Lafontant,
Pitchfork,
13 Feb. 2026
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The oohs and aahs over a 100-mph pitch have been replaced by yawns.—
Bill Shaikin,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Beside her, the dog shakes itself, droplets flying from it, then fixes her with an appraising gaze.—
Maggie O’Farrell,
Literary Hub,
2 June 2026
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The microscopic droplets released from a flushing toilet can rise 4 feet in the air and be inhaled or land on bathroom surfaces.—
Abby Wolner,
Better Homes & Gardens,
2 June 2026
Verb
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The damage to the concrete apron is not yet known; nor is the condition of the deluge system that pours up to a million gallons of water on the pad during launch to protect it from the heat of New Glenn’s engines and dampen the acoustical shock of a liftoff.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
29 May 2026
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Meta is cutting 8,000 positions while Mark Zuckerberg pours billions into AI.—
Brandon Kochkodin,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
Noun
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Bieber’s face artfully dotted with globs of lotion.—
Lucy Feldman,
Time,
6 May 2026
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The chemicals made their way into Lake Apopka, turning the crystal clear waters into a pea-green soup filled with globs of gooey algae.—
Stephen Hudak,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 May 2026
Verb
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The voting period typically opens an hour or two after the episode drops.—
Carolyn Burt,
Oc Register,
29 May 2026
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Social media drops other people’s lives, bodies and achievements into your morning before your own day has been anchored.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Miami Herald,
29 May 2026
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“Drips.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drips. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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