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Recent Examples of drizzly
For the kind of traveler who gravitates toward local food scenes, independent businesses and unhurried experiences, a drizzly Seattle day is actually a gift.
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Lauren Schuster, Sacbee.com, 23 Apr. 2026
Members picketed outside the shipyard Monday in cold and drizzly weather.
—ABC News, 23 Mar. 2026
The trench doubles as a raincoat and features a detachable hood to keep your hair safe and sound on drizzly days.
—Annie Blackman, InStyle, 15 Mar. 2026
Last fall, under the drizzly Detroit skies, Willy Finnegan walked the Comerica Park concourse.
—Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2026
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Lauren Schuster, Sacbee.com, 23 Apr. 2026
Members picketed outside the shipyard Monday in cold and drizzly weather.
—ABC News, 23 Mar. 2026
The trench doubles as a raincoat and features a detachable hood to keep your hair safe and sound on drizzly days.
—Annie Blackman, InStyle, 15 Mar. 2026
Last fall, under the drizzly Detroit skies, Willy Finnegan walked the Comerica Park concourse.
—Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for drizzly
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Ciudad Perdida, Colombia Hidden deep within the misty peaks of Colombia’s Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, the ancient city of Teyuna—better known as Ciudad Perdida—is one of South America’s most extraordinary archaeological sites.—
Carla Vianna,
Condé Nast Traveler,
27 Apr. 2026
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Today’s fear that AI might wipe out vast swaths of jobs across the economy—not in some misty future, but in just a few years—is a relatively new phenomenon.—
Geoff Colvin,
Fortune,
19 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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There have been several incarnations since, all with shapeshifting powers that transform their drippy clay body structures; all have been adversaries of Batman.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
14 Apr. 2026
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Austin had a particularly itchy and drippy cedar fever season to start the year.—
Mary Wasson,
Austin American Statesman,
4 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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In addition to a cushy design, the sneaker also offers great traction, with little grooves on the outsole for grip on everything from shiny airport floors to rainy city streets.—
Jasmine Gomez,
Travel + Leisure,
11 May 2026
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Against the backdrop of a rainy, nocturnal London, O’Shaughnessy reprises his role as photographer Miles who obsessively captures unforgiving, morbid portraits of unaware strangers.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
11 May 2026
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“Drizzly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drizzly. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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