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Recent Examples of droplets
Heated air dries the clothes and breaks down the ozone, with sensors and filters ensuring no harmful gases or droplets are released.
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Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2025
On eating them, the protective fiber coating expands in response to the less acidic environment of the intestine, allowing the beads’ interior to tether and trap fat droplets from food.
—Jay Kakade
august 30, New Atlas, 30 Aug. 2025
Since then, many researchers have played with the mathematically robust but very unorthodox idea of black holes as droplets of dark energy.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Flynn said dew points — the temperature to which air needs to cool in order to produce droplets — may rise into the low 60s around the region.
—Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 22 Aug. 2025
This form affects the lungs and can spread through respiratory droplets when an infected person coughs.
—Matthew Binnicker, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
If a person has plague pneumonia, then the bacteria can also be spread through cough droplets in the air, which can be inhaled by another person.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Aug. 2025
The result is a jarring, eccentric, and unfailingly rich suite of music that ranges from sawing violins and percussive water droplets to free jazz and ambient droning.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 20 Aug. 2025
These particles act as nuclei to attract moisture, helping water droplets and ice crystals form and grow large enough to fall as rain or snow (depending on temperature), increasing precipitation.
—Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 17 Aug. 2025
Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2025
On eating them, the protective fiber coating expands in response to the less acidic environment of the intestine, allowing the beads’ interior to tether and trap fat droplets from food.
—Jay Kakade
august 30, New Atlas, 30 Aug. 2025
Since then, many researchers have played with the mathematically robust but very unorthodox idea of black holes as droplets of dark energy.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Flynn said dew points — the temperature to which air needs to cool in order to produce droplets — may rise into the low 60s around the region.
—Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 22 Aug. 2025
This form affects the lungs and can spread through respiratory droplets when an infected person coughs.
—Matthew Binnicker, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
If a person has plague pneumonia, then the bacteria can also be spread through cough droplets in the air, which can be inhaled by another person.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Aug. 2025
The result is a jarring, eccentric, and unfailingly rich suite of music that ranges from sawing violins and percussive water droplets to free jazz and ambient droning.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 20 Aug. 2025
These particles act as nuclei to attract moisture, helping water droplets and ice crystals form and grow large enough to fall as rain or snow (depending on temperature), increasing precipitation.
—Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 17 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for droplets
Noun
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The silk faille jacket was not quite white but a pale blush, and the loose pants and top beneath had an intricate pattern of silver beads.—
Belinda Luscombe,
Time,
5 Sep. 2025
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Britain’s equally neoclassical exterior is veiled in charcoal briquettes, clay, and beads, inspired by the manyatta dwellings of the Kenyan Maasai people.—
Kate Wagner,
Curbed,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Use a funnel to fill the feeder to avoid drips and spills on the exterior.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
2 Sep. 2025
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Other treatments such as lip enhancements, IV and wellness drips are also available.—
Ashley J. DiMella,
FOXNews.com,
31 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Ultimately, costly mistakes — a Miles Sanders red zone fumble in the third quarter and three drops from CeeDee Lamb in the fourth quarter — gave the Eagles a slim 24-20 victory.—
Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Sep. 2025
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Use warm water, a few drops of mild dish soap, and a soft cloth.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Droplets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/droplets. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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