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Recent Examples of precipitation The good news this season is that because northern Wisconsin saw less precipitation and humidity this summer, manoomin has rebounded somewhat. Frank Vaisvilas, jsonline.com, 9 Sep. 2026 Most of that precipitation fell between Saturday and Sunday, according to the Iowa Environmental Mesonet. Lucia Cheng, Des Moines Register, 8 Sep. 2026 Upcoming updates will introduce multi-decade precipitation and streamflow variations into the software, while expanding field evaluations to include non-powered dams throughout Alaska and Hawaii. Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 6 Sep. 2026 Cloud seeding − introducing particles such as silver iodide into clouds to cause water droplets to freeze and fall as precipitation − is not new, but measuring its real-world success has been elusive. Robert Abitbol, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for precipitation
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Noun
  • The Winnetu Oceanside Resort offers a respite from the hustle and bustle with a gamut of activities that run from tennis and yoga to a ride on an antique fire truck.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Sep. 2026
  • For those who take pride in their pouty lips (or their ability to talk their way out of just about anything), a swipe of lipstick and nothing else is a cool way to look put together without the hustle of actually putting yourself together.
    Loren Savini, Allure, 4 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Trump’s remarks, in my view, make for essential viewing, thirty-seven seconds that showcase the precipitousness of our fall as a superpower.
    Susan B. Glasser, New Yorker, 16 Apr. 2026

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“Precipitation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/precipitation. Accessed 15 Sep. 2026.

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