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
Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 29 May 2026
From sauces and drizzles to fresh and cooked toppings, each of these creative ideas will bring your easy frozen dinner up a notch.
—Lizzy Briskin, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 May 2026
Every bowl can be unique, with drizzles like pesto and ranch, and toppings such as tomatoes and even pineapple − a topping that can be a key indicator of a repeat customer, Senese said.
—Lucia Cheng, Des Moines Register, 16 May 2026
What Seattle actually gets are persistent light drizzles, not downpours.
—Lauren Schuster, Charlotte Observer, 23 Apr. 2026
In Seattle, persistent light drizzles are the norm.
—Lauren Schuster, Sacbee.com, 23 Apr. 2026
The warehouse chain’s vanilla soft serve and standard sundaes, topped with drizzles of chocolate or strawberry sauce, continue to remain a year-round staple.
—Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 14 Apr. 2026
These devices offer long loops of gentle rainfall, thunderstorms or tent-like drizzles.
—Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 30 Mar. 2026
This pizza has soppressata, whipped ricotta and drizzles of hot honey.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Mar. 2026
Noun
Mystic Salon + Head Spa has four beds with a shower apparatus that goes over the customers head and drizzles water.
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 29 May 2026
From sauces and drizzles to fresh and cooked toppings, each of these creative ideas will bring your easy frozen dinner up a notch.
—Lizzy Briskin, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 May 2026
Every bowl can be unique, with drizzles like pesto and ranch, and toppings such as tomatoes and even pineapple − a topping that can be a key indicator of a repeat customer, Senese said.
—Lucia Cheng, Des Moines Register, 16 May 2026
What Seattle actually gets are persistent light drizzles, not downpours.
—Lauren Schuster, Charlotte Observer, 23 Apr. 2026
In Seattle, persistent light drizzles are the norm.
—Lauren Schuster, Sacbee.com, 23 Apr. 2026
The warehouse chain’s vanilla soft serve and standard sundaes, topped with drizzles of chocolate or strawberry sauce, continue to remain a year-round staple.
—Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 14 Apr. 2026
These devices offer long loops of gentle rainfall, thunderstorms or tent-like drizzles.
—Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 30 Mar. 2026
This pizza has soppressata, whipped ricotta and drizzles of hot honey.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for drizzles
Noun
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The bakery’s classic vanilla cupcakes have long been topped with teensy, spherical sprinkles that give Dot Cakes their signature crunch.—
Brock Keeling,
Oc Register,
3 June 2026
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Also featured on the summer menu will be a new Unicorn Cake Pop, featuring vanilla cake mixed with confetti sprinkles, dripped in white chocolate icing and decorated with a unicorn face.—
Gabe Hauari,
USA Today,
2 June 2026
Verb
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Snow sometimes dusts the surrounding slopes, melting by afternoon into damp earth as manzanita and mountain lilac begin to flower.—
Josh Jackson,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Apr. 2026
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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
Noun
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Recent storms and heavy rainfalls caused the area to flood again, prompting the city to jump back into action.—
Taylor O'Connor,
Kansas City Star,
1 Apr. 2026
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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
Verb
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Fulton is already taking precautions and sprays her 150 cattle with a fly-killing liquid.—
Dawn White,
CBS News,
4 June 2026
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James Riley sprays water to keep the dust down.—
Zachary Hansen,
AJC.com,
3 June 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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Come winter, when snow blankets the area, snowshoeing and cross-country skiing are popular.—
Vivian Chung,
Travel + Leisure,
14 May 2026
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It could be named for the thick fog that blankets the island, which captured the imaginations of sailors and whalers first arriving to its port starting in the 17th century.—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Drizzles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drizzles. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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