as in thin
having an overly soft liquid consistency
runny scrambled eggs
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Recent Examples of runny
Symptoms of the Cicada variant are similar to other COVID-19 infections and can include runny or stuffy nose, headache, fatigue, sneezing, sore throat, coughing and changes to sense of smell or taste.
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Mike Stunson, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
About 2½ minutes for runny yolks; 4–5 minutes for firmer, jammy centers.
—Chris Morocco, Bon Appetit Magazine, 26 Mar. 2026
Sniffing, sneezing, itchy eyes, and a runny nose?
—Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 25 Mar. 2026
Respiratory symptoms such as runny nose, cough.
—Kristen Jordan Shamus, Freep.com, 19 Mar. 2026
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Mike Stunson, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
About 2½ minutes for runny yolks; 4–5 minutes for firmer, jammy centers.
—Chris Morocco, Bon Appetit Magazine, 26 Mar. 2026
Sniffing, sneezing, itchy eyes, and a runny nose?
—Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 25 Mar. 2026
Respiratory symptoms such as runny nose, cough.
—Kristen Jordan Shamus, Freep.com, 19 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for runny
Adjective
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Life360 Ultra Slim Bluetooth Tracker The Tile Slim is a credit-card-thin tracker for your essentials.—
Juhi Wadia,
PC Magazine,
6 Apr. 2026
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Winter can leave lawns patchy, beds overgrown and mulch looking thin.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
6 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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About half of the oil from Deepwater Horizon accumulated in a soupy plume that hovered at a depth of around eleven hundred metres.—
Jeffrey Marlow,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
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With my mom's family located in the Westerly and Stonington, Connecticut, area, that meant that most important among the choices was soupy and eggs.—
Will Richmond,
The Providence Journal,
28 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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This can be a bit of an uncomfortable energy, as Mars is pure fire, whereas Pisces is the most watery zodiac sign.—
Kyle Thomas,
PEOPLE,
5 Apr. 2026
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Measles symptoms include a high fever, cough, runny nose, watery and red eyes, and a rash that usually appears between three and five days after symptoms start, according to medical sources.—
Ashley J. DiMella,
FOXNews.com,
3 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Spray dry toilet paper with cleansing, soothing and refreshing Pristine to create an instant wet wipe that is actually flushable and safe for your sewer and septic systems.—
Tory Johnson,
ABC News,
7 Apr. 2026
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The system could make the field wet at Petco Park on Friday evening, where the Padres host the Colorado Rockies.—
Gary Robbins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Apr. 2026
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“Runny.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/runny. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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