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Recent Examples of droplets
But as early as 1892, scientists have noted that tiny droplets of water in the air can be positively or negatively charged in situations such as waterfall spray or fog.
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Rachel Nuwer, Scientific American, 29 Sep. 2025
Police later found a broken basement window with blood on it and several blood droplets inside the house.
—Adrienne Davis, jsonline.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Some plant leaves use vein structures to move droplets efficiently to their edges.
—Tejasri Gururaj, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2025
With an airbrush borrowed from his job at an ad agency, Man Ray would blast droplets of gouache onto board or heavy paper and use stencils to organize the spray.
—Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2025
How To Remove Hard-Water Stains Shower doors often develop chalky, white, hard-water stains from droplets of water drying on the glass.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 23 Sep. 2025
Officers found blood droplets and smears on the laundry room door and the ground outside, court documents said.
—Wren Smetana, AZCentral.com, 20 Sep. 2025
It is spread through close contact with an infected person, such as through respiratory droplets from coughing or sneezing.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025
Countless tiny droplets are in sharp focus.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Rachel Nuwer, Scientific American, 29 Sep. 2025
Police later found a broken basement window with blood on it and several blood droplets inside the house.
—Adrienne Davis, jsonline.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Some plant leaves use vein structures to move droplets efficiently to their edges.
—Tejasri Gururaj, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2025
With an airbrush borrowed from his job at an ad agency, Man Ray would blast droplets of gouache onto board or heavy paper and use stencils to organize the spray.
—Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2025
How To Remove Hard-Water Stains Shower doors often develop chalky, white, hard-water stains from droplets of water drying on the glass.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 23 Sep. 2025
Officers found blood droplets and smears on the laundry room door and the ground outside, court documents said.
—Wren Smetana, AZCentral.com, 20 Sep. 2025
It is spread through close contact with an infected person, such as through respiratory droplets from coughing or sneezing.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025
Countless tiny droplets are in sharp focus.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for droplets
Noun
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Another option for hot sleepers, the Mint mattress from Tuft & Needle uses T&N Adaptive foam with 30% extra heat-wicking graphite and cooling gel beads for additional breathability.—
Kristi Kellogg,
Architectural Digest,
5 Oct. 2025
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Highlights include a reversible slide with climbing rocks, rock wall, rope ladder, swing, and interactive panel with gears and beads.—
Pamela Brill,
Parents,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Brushed with a maltose syrup glaze, the ducks roast in a custom oven over a water bath, where fat drips into water instead of flames, keeping the meat moist and the smoke clean.—
Mackensy Lunsford,
Nashville Tennessean,
2 Oct. 2025
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Put foil or a baking sheet underneath to catch drips.—
Julie Harans,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Relief and health workers say these other methods of delivering food in Gaza, including the GHF sites and aid pallet drops from planes, are dehumanizing and inaccessible for many Palestinians, and expose them to injury or death.—
Soph Warnes,
CNN Money,
2 Oct. 2025
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Among wide receivers with at least 60 routes run, Diggs ranks first in the NFL in receptions per target, nabbing 87 percent of the balls thrown his way without any drops.—
Chad Graff,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The gluten is added last, to prevent globules from forming.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
2 June 2018
Cite this Entry
“Droplets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/droplets. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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