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raindrop

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Definition of raindrop

as in tear

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Recent Examples of raindrop Becker got right into the spirit, donning one of the hippie flower crowns that were being woven for guests, and spent her day dodging raindrops, and walking the outdoor show. — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 21 May 2026 What’s more, storing an e-mail for a month uses up about a thousandth of a millilitre of water, equivalent to a fiftieth of a raindrop. — Sam Kriss, New Yorker, 16 May 2026 Another popular belief is that the pounding of the raindrops on the ground mimics the sound of moles hunting for food, and the worms flee to escape being on the mole’s menu. — Joan Morris, Mercury News, 27 Apr. 2026 As a result, even the pressure of a raindrop is enough to cause the pods to shoot the seeds out onto the surrounding soil. — New Atlas, 23 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for raindrop

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Before suffering a season-ending ACL tear against Illinois in February, Cason was in the midst of a breakout campaign.

— Tobias Bass, New York Times, 14 July 2026
That was until this weekend, when Graham died unexpectedly after a trip overseas from a life-threatening condition caused by a tear in his aorta, the body's main artery.

— Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 14 July 2026

Definition of tear

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The Eras Tour performer is pictured squatting in her dreamy pink-and-white strapless gown by designer Markarian, offering a closer look at her teardrop earrings and classic low-bun updo.

— Ashleigh Carter, InStyle, 17 July 2026
The experience of eating it is even more shocking … the electric crunch of passionfruit seeds giving way to exploding citrus vesicles, glimmering like wayward teardrop gems … and … was that a dehydrated banana?

— Cooking Editor, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026

Definition of teardrop

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In many cases, people contract the disease by inhaling tiny droplets of contaminated water.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 July 2026
Wildfire smoke contains extraordinarily small particulates – a mixture of solid particles and liquid droplets – that are tiny enough to penetrate deep into the lungs.

— Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 17 July 2026

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