as in thin
having an overly soft liquid consistency
runny scrambled eggs
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Recent Examples of runny
The ladybug can cause allergic reactions such as a runny nose or watery eyes, Vail said.
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Andy Humbles, Nashville Tennessean, 23 Oct. 2025
Eye irritation or redness, fever, chills, cough, sore throat, runny or stuffy nose, sneezing, shortness of breath, fatigue, muscle or body aches, headaches, diarrhea, nausea or vomiting or rash.
—Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 17 Oct. 2025
Allergies can cause symptoms like sneezing, itching, and a runny nose, and may also sometimes trigger asthma.
—Karen Berger, Verywell Health, 8 Oct. 2025
Along with a high fever, cough, and runny nose, measles also carries a risk of pneumonia and encephalitis (swelling of the brain), which can cause hearing loss, cognitive disabilities and death.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025
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Andy Humbles, Nashville Tennessean, 23 Oct. 2025
Eye irritation or redness, fever, chills, cough, sore throat, runny or stuffy nose, sneezing, shortness of breath, fatigue, muscle or body aches, headaches, diarrhea, nausea or vomiting or rash.
—Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 17 Oct. 2025
Allergies can cause symptoms like sneezing, itching, and a runny nose, and may also sometimes trigger asthma.
—Karen Berger, Verywell Health, 8 Oct. 2025
Along with a high fever, cough, and runny nose, measles also carries a risk of pneumonia and encephalitis (swelling of the brain), which can cause hearing loss, cognitive disabilities and death.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for runny
Adjective
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At Paradromics, researchers have developed a chip with thinner wires than the Utah array, something that reduces, but does not eliminate, the damage done to brain tissue.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
6 Nov. 2025
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This recipe calls for fresh tomatillos, which look like small green tomatoes wrapped in thin papery skin.—
Patricia S York,
Southern Living,
6 Nov. 2025
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The cold front, which is making its way across a very warm, soupy atmosphere, could create strong storms bringing large hail, damaging winds, tornadoes and flash flooding.—
Kenton Gewecke,
ABC News,
17 Oct. 2025
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On a soupy September morning in northeast Wisconsin, a blue semi-truck arrives at Tisch Mills Farm Center in the tiny town of Carlton.—
Miranda Dunlap,
jsonline.com,
6 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Cornell University's College of Veterinary Medicine says feline glaucoma is a condition that sees the watery fluid contained in the front part of the eye struggle to drain normally.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
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But allowing the pies to cool down with the oven will reduce the risk that the filling will end up watery.—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
1 Nov. 2025
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Some of the diciest action – and most frustrating nights – for Powell involved sprinting across wet cobblestones or through a graveyard full of smoke in the dark.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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Otherwise, the state or large cities would need to pay huge sums to fellow CAP users to persuade them to forgo their water and let more vulnerable users stay wet.—
Austin Corona,
AZCentral.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Runny.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/runny. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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