as in sprinkles
a light or fine rain
the intermittent drizzle was just heavy enough to spoil all of our outdoor activities
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Recent Examples of drizzles
Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 25 Mar. 2026
Here are details on the most mouth-watering drizzles of Asian sesame dressing, and the sad pours that are sure to wreck even the most expertly made food.
—Jolene Thym, Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2026
Plus, the cookies are not decorated with Crumbl’s common drizzles, pipings or crumbles.
—Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
Finished with drizzles of hot honey, this is a slice that blurs the line between lunch and dessert.
—Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2025
It is dipped in red icing and Biscoff cookie crumble before being topped with golden icing drizzles and the Gryffindor crest.
—Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Noun
The shop will feature customizable mini donuts topped with drizzles and flavors such as cotton candy, chocolate chip pancake and strawberry shortcake.
—Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 25 Mar. 2026
Here are details on the most mouth-watering drizzles of Asian sesame dressing, and the sad pours that are sure to wreck even the most expertly made food.
—Jolene Thym, Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2026
Plus, the cookies are not decorated with Crumbl’s common drizzles, pipings or crumbles.
—Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
Finished with drizzles of hot honey, this is a slice that blurs the line between lunch and dessert.
—Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2025
It is dipped in red icing and Biscoff cookie crumble before being topped with golden icing drizzles and the Gryffindor crest.
—Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for drizzles
Noun
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Clouds will increase through the afternoon, and while most spots stay dry, there's a 10–20% chance for a few light sprinkles or brief showers along the front and behind it.—
Michael Autovino,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
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Eliminate bathroom odors with Wabi Whiffs’ fizzy toilet bombs and sprinkles.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
24 Mar. 2026
Verb
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To demonstrate, Ejae smiles to form creases below her eyes, then dusts some brown powder onto the area.—
Jenny Berg,
Vogue,
27 Feb. 2026
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Light snow dusts the canyon’s upper rims, crowds thin, the air turns crisp, and one of the most magical Christmas experiences in the country appears.—
Emilee Coblentz,
Outside,
13 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Wild extremes of temperature, a heat dome, a potent bomb cyclone blizzard, epic rainfalls and violent tornadoes have wreaked weather havoc across the nation.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
17 Mar. 2026
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During years of drought, when the water level dropped, trees grew in the lake bed, but when water returned following heavy rainfalls, the trees lost all their leaves and were just bare trunks and branches.—
Elizabeth Marie Himchak,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Dec. 2025
Verb
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When it is finished, maybe a year from now, Bayfront Park will be the city’s front yard, a gathering place to celebrate culture and be dazzled by technology -- laser beams that shoot into the evening sky and a fountain that sprays 60 feet high.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
27 Mar. 2026
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Vicks Sinex Severe, for example, sprays an ultrafine mist that is less likely to irritate your nostrils with its residue.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Who strews the gifts, who distributes Them, who carries them, what mailman.—
Patricia Lockwood,
The New York Review of Books,
5 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Bored by the beige that blankets most homes in the area, Everett swerved in the opposite direction.—
Julie Vadnal,
Architectural Digest,
18 Mar. 2026
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Both Interstate 80 and Highway 50 in Northern California's high country are seeing closures on Tuesday as extreme weather blankets the region.—
Cecilio Padilla,
CBS News,
17 Feb. 2026
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“Drizzles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drizzles. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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