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Recent Examples of raindrop
This team theorizes that vesicles might form on Titan when sea-spray droplets are thrown into the atmosphere by methane raindrops landing on the surface of lakes and seas.
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Robert Lea, Space.com, 15 July 2025
So raindrops bead right off without a mark, and fingerprints are easy to wipe away.
—PC Magazine, 23 June 2025
Now the raindrop splashes in the cobblestones’ puddles could have been a sign of the place itself effervescing into a new state of being.
—Ian Frazier, New Yorker, 9 June 2025
Those raindrops were fresh—but maybe, just maybe, a single drop contained one solitary molecule of water that was formed in the explosive final moments of a star that lived 13.6 billion years ago.
—Robin George Andrews, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 May 2025
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Robert Lea, Space.com, 15 July 2025
So raindrops bead right off without a mark, and fingerprints are easy to wipe away.
—PC Magazine, 23 June 2025
Now the raindrop splashes in the cobblestones’ puddles could have been a sign of the place itself effervescing into a new state of being.
—Ian Frazier, New Yorker, 9 June 2025
Those raindrops were fresh—but maybe, just maybe, a single drop contained one solitary molecule of water that was formed in the explosive final moments of a star that lived 13.6 billion years ago.
—Robin George Andrews, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for raindrop
Noun
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His brother-in-law, a bachelor in his mid-fifties who lived in Ain el-Mreisseh, called him in tears.—
Rania Abouzeid,
New Yorker,
21 May 2026
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And then there were the reports that Prince William wasn’t pleased that Harry appeared to be rushing into marrying the American former TV actor and that either Meghan or Kate Middleton were left in tears over a particularly contentious fitting for bridesmaids’ dresses.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
20 May 2026
Noun
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Hot pink dewdrops add whimsy to a sophisticated French square.—
Ariel Wodarcyk,
InStyle,
6 Feb. 2026
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The pair also collaborated on an orange-and-gold dewdrop installation over the stairway and the glimmering waterfall sculpture in the three-story courtyard.—
Christine Muhlke,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Now the teardrop is returning, mostly in electric vehicles like the Lucid Air, Hyundai Ioniq 6, and Mercedes-Benz EQS where battery range matters.—
Bill Gourgey,
Popular Science,
29 Apr. 2026
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Tactical prides itself on building rock-solid zero-wood trailers that offer more space than the typical off-road squaredrop/teardrop-style rig can muster.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
27 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Water droplets flew off the brim.—
Stephen King,
The Atlantic,
15 May 2026
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Swimming in public pools poses similar risks, since droplets can spread through water.—
Petra Guglielmetti,
Glamour,
14 May 2026
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“Raindrop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/raindrop. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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