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In simulated rain tests, droplets of water were held in the tile's crevices, but not absorbed into the material, resulting in even more effective cooling.
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New Atlas, 4 Apr. 2025
This occurs because mycelium’s hydrophobic nature retains water droplets on its surface, promoting evaporative cooling.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 3 Apr. 2025
There might be something undeniably satisfying about working up a sweat, watching the droplets roll down your skin and leaving you with a red-faced glow.
—Julianna Bragg, CNN Money, 27 Mar. 2025
While white adipose tissue has one large fatty droplet, brown tissue has many tiny droplets, and lots of mitochondria.
—Bethany Brookshire, Scientific American, 27 Mar. 2025
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New Atlas, 4 Apr. 2025
This occurs because mycelium’s hydrophobic nature retains water droplets on its surface, promoting evaporative cooling.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 3 Apr. 2025
There might be something undeniably satisfying about working up a sweat, watching the droplets roll down your skin and leaving you with a red-faced glow.
—Julianna Bragg, CNN Money, 27 Mar. 2025
While white adipose tissue has one large fatty droplet, brown tissue has many tiny droplets, and lots of mitochondria.
—Bethany Brookshire, Scientific American, 27 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for droplet
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Some of the shapes featured are the octagon lily inspired by nature with a star cut at its center; the bead, ideal for crafting chains and links, or the pendeloque, shaped as a teardrop.—
Andrea Onate,
Footwear News,
9 Apr. 2025
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Lava rocks Many smokeless fire pits include lava rocks, glass beads or other similar items.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Apr. 2025
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Beelzebub, however, is nothing but evil incarnate, first appearing as a sort of metaphysical pollution—a writhing black oil-like glob suspended in midair.—
Richard Brody,
The New Yorker,
11 Mar. 2025
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But, just like peanut butter—which is considered healthy for infants—Levinson says that cold, firm chunks or thick globs of butter may pose a choking hazard.—
Sarah Scott,
Parents,
7 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The ideal method is to install a drip line, which targets the roots without touching the leaves, as wet foliage at night can cause mildew, black spot, or rust.—
Symiah Dorsey,
Southern Living,
8 Apr. 2025
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Since the regime change, there has been a steady drip of resignations and cancellations by prominent performers, including the opera singer Renée Fleming and the comedian Issa Rae.—
Katy Waldman,
New Yorker,
8 Apr. 2025
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Trump didn’t name individual lawmakers or prominent conservative figures in the post, which hit just minutes before Wall Street opened with another major drop.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
7 Apr. 2025
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Overnight, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index fell 13.2%, the biggest single day percentage drop since October 1997, according to The Journal.—
JJ Kinahan,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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“Droplet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/droplet. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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