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Recent Examples of droplets
That coupled with the blood droplets in the front hallway and the front walkway, investigators were able to obtain a search warrant for the house on Southwest Sixth Avenue.
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David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
Cumberland Falls is one of only two places in the world that regularly produces moonbows — a night-time rainbow created by moonlight refracting through water droplets.
—Ray Padilla, Louisville Courier Journal, 6 Sep. 2025
It is spread through tiny droplets in the air and lingers for up to two hours.
—Judy Stone, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Heated air dries the clothes and breaks down the ozone, with sensors and filters ensuring no harmful gases or droplets are released.
—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
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
David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
Cumberland Falls is one of only two places in the world that regularly produces moonbows — a night-time rainbow created by moonlight refracting through water droplets.
—Ray Padilla, Louisville Courier Journal, 6 Sep. 2025
It is spread through tiny droplets in the air and lingers for up to two hours.
—Judy Stone, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Heated air dries the clothes and breaks down the ozone, with sensors and filters ensuring no harmful gases or droplets are released.
—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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for droplets
Noun
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Last week, Margot Robbie attended the London premiere of A Big Bold Beautiful Journey in a sheer Armani Privé dress covered in beads, sequins, and rhinestones.—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
14 Sep. 2025
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The rising sun turned the snow a delicate pink, and beads of frost glittered like diamonds on the trees.—
Jack Atcheson Sr. as told to Michael Hanback,
Outdoor Life,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Water runs underfoot and drips from the ceiling, continuing the process that has been going on for millions of years.—
Paul Bersebach,
Oc Register,
9 Sep. 2025
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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
Noun
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According to Champo, apply three to four drops onto the fingertips and massage where needed.—
Kiana Murden,
Vogue,
12 Sep. 2025
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Still, big gains can be followed by sharp reversals—so how has FFIV behaved after prior drops?—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Droplets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/droplets. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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