drizzled

past tense of drizzle

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for drizzled
Verb
  • Typically flavored with anise, orange zest, and orange blossom water, the round loaves are traditionally adorned with pieces of dough in the shape of crossbones and are often dusted with sugar.
    Luisa Navarro, Saveur, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Investigator Marsha Brown dusted the front door, bar, barstools, drinking and shot glasses, ash trays, and the telephone receiver for fingerprints.
    Keith Sharon, Nashville Tennessean, 21 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Asking your local nursery to procure plants that haven’t been sprayed with pesticides, which can harm monarchs in every stage of life, is another actionable step.
    Chelsee Lowe, Travel + Leisure, 9 Nov. 2025
  • An attachment to the machine sprayed the plaster, specifically mixed on-site and fed to the printer, covering large swaths of the walls and accelerating the time needed for the task.
    Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 8 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Other Latin artists are sprinkled throughout the categories.
    Sigal Ratner-Arias, Billboard, 7 Nov. 2025
  • The initial run of shows sprinkled 12 dates over the course of May 2026, kicking off May 6 and running through May 30.
    Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 7 Nov. 2025
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“Drizzled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drizzled. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.

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