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present tense third-person singular of drop
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to fail to win, gain, or obtain the local hockey team has dropped two out of the last three contests

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drops

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plural of drop
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the quantity of fluid that falls naturally in one rounded mass a drop of water fell from the leaky faucet every few seconds

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the act or process of going to a lower level or altitude the sudden drop of the plane really shook up the passengers

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Recent Examples of drops
Verb
Over the coming months, key product drops, collection launches, new platform offering and in-store experiences, will be revealed. Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 12 Sep. 2025 This image captured through a submarine periscope shows a hit on a sea target after a United States B-2 bomber drops a QUICKSINK bomb over the Norwegian Sea on September 3, 2025. Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025 When the top section (minus the floor) is zipped onto the hammock, maximum occupancy drops to one. New Atlas, 11 Sep. 2025 He will next be seen in the Netflix limited series The Beast in Me, starring opposite Claire Danes, which drops on November 13, and voicing a character in Invincible‘s fourth season, premiering in 2026. Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 11 Sep. 2025 Entertainment aboard now also includes adrenaline-pumping attractions like Royal Caribbean’s Crown’s Edge, a skywalk that suddenly drops into a zipline over the ocean. Lauren Dana Ellman, AFAR Media, 11 Sep. 2025 The special drops the viewer right into a joke. Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 10 Sep. 2025 Screening colonoscopies have dramatically improved early detection, but in regions without access, survival drops sharply. Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2025 Once automations fail, confidence in the system drops and people return to manual methods. Al Sefati, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
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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 Still, big gains can be followed by sharp reversals—so how has FFIV behaved after prior drops? Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025 And if Bitcoin’s history of big drops and even bigger rebounds is any indication, Silbert may be right. Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2025 In the Two and a Half Men season finale, a helicopter carrying a piano drops on Charlie Harper (Sheen) and kills him. Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025 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 Use warm water, a few drops of mild dish soap, and a soft cloth. Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 4 Sep. 2025 LaVon suggests gently cleansing the scalp with a refresher spray after sweating, followed by a few drops of lightweight oil like grapeseed. Larry Stansbury, Essence, 4 Sep. 2025 Known for her surprise drops and strategic announcements, the singer often uses significant dates and stages to tease new music or major news. Caché McClay, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for drops
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  • Malik Willis #2 of the Green Bay Packers throws a pass in the first quarter during the NFL Preseason 2025 game between Seattle Seahawks and Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field on August 23, 2025 in Green Bay, Wisconsin.
    Michael Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Kraft and Musgrave ran free all game, and Love missed a couple other throws to receivers who were open downfield.
    Nicki Jhabvala, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
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  • Regardless, that slight is the last thing Prater hears before Dexter plunges a knife into his heart.
    Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Their investigation plunges them into the shadowy corners of New York and beyond—where the trio uncovers a dangerous web of secrets connecting powerful billionaires, old-school mobsters, and the mysterious residents of the Arconia.
    Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 1 Sep. 2025
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  • When policy, innovation, and business insight align, CCU stops being a piece of green rhetoric and becomes good business.
    Peter Bendor-Samuel, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The buck stops with the humans.
    Big Think, Big Think, 11 Sep. 2025
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  • No More Harkening back to the classic storyline which introduced the world to Kingpin, this new card features art from Aniekan Udofia extremely reminiscent of the panel in which Spider-Man abandons his costume.
    Jennifer Maas, Variety, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Escalating military pressure abandons the living hostages to their fate and leaves the bodies of those already dead buried forever in Gaza’s rubble.
    Amelie Botbol, FOXNews.com, 30 Aug. 2025
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  • Fall foliage appears when leaves change from green to yellow, orange, and red, then falls from the trees, said Brandon Fuller, a doctoral candidate and lecturer in the biology department at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC).
    Saleen Martin, USA Today, 14 Sep. 2025
  • If the neighbor is smoking weed on private property doesn’t belong to them or their neighbor, Rosenthal said the responsibility to take action falls on the landlord.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 14 Sep. 2025
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  • The Federal Emergency Management Agency cancels National Fire Training Academy classes.
    Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 14 Mar. 2025
  • SpaceX cancels a launch to bring astronauts home.
    Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2025
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  • One of my kids once presented a bar graph showing that Taco Tuesday produces 40% more dirty dishes than any other night.
    Dr. Sue Varma, CNBC, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The Pitt cast is led by Noah Wyle, who also executive produces and writes.
    Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2025
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  • In between questions about Nineties cultural touchstones like Friends, Space Jam, Beavis and Butthead, the Spice Girls, and Sir-Mix-A-Lot — during which Kravitz racks up a lot of points and Butler downs a lot of shots — the pair also discusses working on Caught Stealing.
    Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 20 Aug. 2025

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“Drops.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drops. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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