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Recent Examples of raindrop
With two on and two outs, Max Muncy lofted a high pop-up into the wind and thick raindrops – at least one the size of a baseball.
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Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 26 June 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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Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 26 June 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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Small yellow dots trickle down the figure’s cheek, evoking tears.—
Natasha Gural,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Winn, a candidate for the National League Gold Glove at shortstop, played through a meniscus tear for weeks and will undergo arthroscopic surgery in the early offseason.—
Katie Woo,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
Noun
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There’s something about the night sounds and waking up to dewdrops on the grass that really just scratches a primal itch.—
Olivia Young,
Travel + Leisure,
17 Apr. 2025
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At that time Litoff was a dewdrop and in the caucus race, while Wei was a duck and dewdrop.—
Elizabeth Marie Himchak,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Mar. 2025
Noun
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So Kleox borrows from conventional teardrop design to put forth a solution – or a functional alternative, at least.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
3 Sep. 2025
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The Pixel Watch series is known for its curved teardrop glass cover.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
24 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Instead of stripping your skin, the new technology does the opposite, cramming nourishers and moisturizing ingredients into microscopic nano-size droplets that nudge themselves into the nooks and crannies of your skin.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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Water vapor is a greenhouse gas, and the liquid droplets and ice in clouds can also trap heat.—
Joseph Howlett,
Quanta Magazine,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Raindrop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/raindrop. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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