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Recent Examples of droplet
The tiny liquid droplets of fog can freeze to surfaces including cars and roads, creating slick conditions.
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Chad Murphy, Cincinnati Enquirer, 16 Feb. 2026
Photos taken by Fox News Digital show blood droplets on the ground in front of Nancy Guthrie’s front door and in her driveway, painting an eerie picture of what could have led to her disappearance.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 12 Feb. 2026
Tiny water droplets can scatter light, washing out the vivid reds and oranges.
—Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 11 Feb. 2026
It’s spread through contact with infectious droplets or through the air.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Feb. 2026
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Chad Murphy, Cincinnati Enquirer, 16 Feb. 2026
Photos taken by Fox News Digital show blood droplets on the ground in front of Nancy Guthrie’s front door and in her driveway, painting an eerie picture of what could have led to her disappearance.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 12 Feb. 2026
Tiny water droplets can scatter light, washing out the vivid reds and oranges.
—Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 11 Feb. 2026
It’s spread through contact with infectious droplets or through the air.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for droplet
Noun
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But following a call from the influential archbishop of Manila, a million people armed only with flowers, rosary beads and prayers surrounded the camps.—
Keith B. Richburg,
Washington Post,
25 Feb. 2026
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Colette Vance closes her eyes and calms herself with rosary beads, hoping that her claustrophobia doesn't trigger a panic attack.—
Evan Roberts,
NPR,
24 Feb. 2026
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Inspired by both pre-Columbian cultures and modern scientific theories, Jensen made energetic diagrams of shapes, symbols, and numbers in loud complementary colors, using thick globs of paint; the results generate a fascinating friction.—
Brian Seibert,
New Yorker,
6 Feb. 2026
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With just a pea-size glob of scat, biologists can genetically decode which individual whale produced the sample.—
Kelso Harper,
Scientific American,
16 Dec. 2025
Noun
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They’re brewed into drip coffee, Americanos and lattes.—
Kate Bradshaw,
Mercury News,
25 Feb. 2026
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These bathroom staples trap toothpaste drips and soap scum in seams and crevices.—
Katie Cloyd,
Martha Stewart,
25 Feb. 2026
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Rosehip oil can be applied pure to clean, dry skin on both the face and body using a few drops massaged in gently.—
Beatrice Zocchi,
Vogue,
19 Feb. 2026
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Some centers, like Brook Lopez at his peak with the Milwaukee Bucks or Ivica Zubac before his trade from the LA Clippers, tend to do their work quietly with stout positional defense in drop coverage and strong verticality while taking up an immense amount of space.—
Sam Vecenie,
New York Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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“Droplet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/droplet. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.
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