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Recent Examples of raindrop
Maybe then, raindrops won’t be falling on their heads.
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Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 10 Mar. 2026
Lower temperatures and a few raindrops could be in store for Memphis this weekend.
—Brooke Muckerman, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 19 Feb. 2026
While exact details about those showers aren’t clear yet, the weather service did note that the region is forecast to stay above freezing during the day and night — keeping all raindrops in liquid form.
—Julia James, Dallas Morning News, 29 Jan. 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
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Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 10 Mar. 2026
Lower temperatures and a few raindrops could be in store for Memphis this weekend.
—Brooke Muckerman, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 19 Feb. 2026
While exact details about those showers aren’t clear yet, the weather service did note that the region is forecast to stay above freezing during the day and night — keeping all raindrops in liquid form.
—Julia James, Dallas Morning News, 29 Jan. 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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for raindrop
Noun
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Many of the players broke down in tears after the final whistle in front of a dozen cheering fans.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 June 2026
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Kody Clemens is on a tear this year.—
Dan Hayes,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
Noun
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Try your hand at clear builder gel with simple waves and dewdrops.—
Ariel Wodarcyk,
InStyle,
29 May 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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Much of that styling seems a very deliberate choice, likely meant to grab attention in a market in which the timelessly curvaceous form of the teardrop has become all too commonplace.—
C.C. Weiss
May 28,
New Atlas,
28 May 2026
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Bright teardrop earrings hang from metal tins filled with Japanese cooling beads.—
Lisa Boone,
Los Angeles Times,
18 May 2026
Noun
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Unlike conventional pumps, which rely on mechanical components to physically push fluid through a system, the LIMA pump uses electromagnetic forces acting on a droplet of liquid metal to create motion.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
12 June 2026
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Lindsay is eternally clocking in to do her job, to make sure that the sponge of this show has been so thoroughly wrung that there is not even a droplet of drama left inside.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
10 June 2026
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“Raindrop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/raindrop. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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