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
Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Verb
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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Why not add wrinkles with sprinkles of tempo?—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
16 Oct. 2025
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Classic donuts—including Chocolate, Vanilla, and Strawberry Frosted—are also getting a seasonal makeover, trading their usual sprinkles for a chocolate-and-orange blend in honor of Halloween.—
Matt Cannon,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Snow paints the eaves over us and dusts the clapboard under the window.—
Cynthia Zarin,
Harpers Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025
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Trails remain accessible, wildlife is still active and early snow dusts the surrounding Chugach Mountains.—
Allison Palmer,
Sacbee.com,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Warmer air, for example, boosts evaporation, which leads to more moisture entrained in the atmosphere, intensifying rainfalls, while warmer oceans provide an energy source for more violent hurricanes.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
22 Oct. 2025
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Cameroon is subject to very heavy rainfalls.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Fittingly, these finals get a full seven-game layout, and the team to earn four wins lifts the trophy (then sprays the trophy with sparkling wine).—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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This is when water from a sprinkler head sprays out onto the sidewalk or street, and that's considered wasted water.—
Yvette Fernandez,
NPR,
28 Aug. 2025
Verb
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His droll voiceover, which warmly blankets and contextualizes his imagery, provides viewers an entrée into an worldview effortlessly engaged with culture, politics, and the smallest details of his private life.—
Vikram Murthi,
IndieWire,
3 Sep. 2025
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And the Eero Pro 6E, at $150 off, blankets your home in a fast, reliable Wi-Fi 6E mesh network while easily managing smart home gear.—
Shubham Yewale,
PC Magazine,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Drizzles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drizzles. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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