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Recent Examples of droplet
Having multiple layers allows your N95 mask to filter out the maximum amount of harmful droplets, particles and dust.
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Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 19 Jan. 2026
The tiny liquid droplets in the fog can freeze instantly to any surface, including vehicles and road surfaces.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 19 Jan. 2026
Using ultra-fine glass needles, the researchers injected tiny droplets of a commercial photoresist, known as IP-S, into HeLa cells, a common human cell line.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 18 Jan. 2026
These tiny water droplets—aerosol plumes, according to commercial cleaning expert Shari Cedar—can be inhaled and cover towels, countertops, and, yes, even your toothbrush after a flush.
—Caroline Lubinsky, Martha Stewart, 17 Jan. 2026
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Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 19 Jan. 2026
The tiny liquid droplets in the fog can freeze instantly to any surface, including vehicles and road surfaces.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 19 Jan. 2026
Using ultra-fine glass needles, the researchers injected tiny droplets of a commercial photoresist, known as IP-S, into HeLa cells, a common human cell line.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 18 Jan. 2026
These tiny water droplets—aerosol plumes, according to commercial cleaning expert Shari Cedar—can be inhaled and cover towels, countertops, and, yes, even your toothbrush after a flush.
—Caroline Lubinsky, Martha Stewart, 17 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for droplet
Noun
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Go for a dainty nameplate-style necklace and a strand of beads to create some visual contrast and texture with your accessories.—
Abby Morgan Lebet,
Glamour,
3 Feb. 2026
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Each year, members devote months to crafting suits that can weigh up to 150 pounds, adorned with sequins, glass stones, beads, plume feathers, and turkey quills.—
Symiah Dorsey,
Southern Living,
3 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Ma puts the red wine to one side, ignores the shortbread, and scoops a glob of cream cheese onto her fingertip.—
Molly Aitken,
New Yorker,
1 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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Let cold water drip at a slow, steady rate.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
3 Feb. 2026
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The Recording Academy has been drip-feeding performer reveals in the weeks leading up to the ceremony.—
Jazz Monroe,
Pitchfork,
30 Jan. 2026
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But gold prices have been extraordinary volatile, smashing through record highs before posting their biggest single-day drop on record last month.—
John Towfighi,
CNN Money,
6 Feb. 2026
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Sharp drops hit Wall Street on Thursday as technology stocks fell and bitcoin plunged again to roughly half its record price set last fall.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Droplet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/droplet. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.
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