as in thin
having an overly soft liquid consistency
runny scrambled eggs
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Recent Examples of runny
Some patients may have allergy-like symptoms, such as stuffy and runny nose.
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Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 19 June 2025
Symptoms can appear 7 to 14 days after contact with the virus, and are at first similar to a normal cold and can include cough, runny nose, red and watery eyes and a high fever up to 105 degrees.
—Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 16 June 2025
The rash is preceded by around three to five days by symptoms including conjunctivitis, dry cough, fever and runny nose and watery eyes.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 June 2025
Early allergy symptoms are another possible warning flag, such as eczema or atopic dermatitis and nasal problems like stuffiness, runny nose, etc.
—Dr. Clinton Dunn, Boston Herald, 15 June 2025
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Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 19 June 2025
Symptoms can appear 7 to 14 days after contact with the virus, and are at first similar to a normal cold and can include cough, runny nose, red and watery eyes and a high fever up to 105 degrees.
—Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 16 June 2025
The rash is preceded by around three to five days by symptoms including conjunctivitis, dry cough, fever and runny nose and watery eyes.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 June 2025
Early allergy symptoms are another possible warning flag, such as eczema or atopic dermatitis and nasal problems like stuffiness, runny nose, etc.
—Dr. Clinton Dunn, Boston Herald, 15 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for runny
Adjective
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When done correctly, gen AI allows agents to focus on complex, high-value conversations, while also training and guiding AI to reflect the company’s voice, tone and brand values, instead of being stretched thin across repetitive tasks.—
Priya Vijayarajendran,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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In a thin free agent class that’s getting thinner by the minute, there are Ehlers and Boeser (Mitch Marner is expected to go to Vegas, though Sportnet’s Elliotte Friedman reported the Leafs are rattling their sabers about potential tampering by the Golden Knights) at the top.—
Stephen Conroy,
Hartford Courant,
30 June 2025
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But dust-mote-size spacecraft could do things that no current space probe can do: coast without a parachute onto the plains of Mars or float for weeks in the soupy atmosphere of Titan.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
28 July 2011
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Russian supply trains have no choice but to stick to the main paved roads, as alternate routes are increasingly soupy as winter turns to spring.—
David Axe,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The scene’s wallop, which is considerable, comes from White’s reaction — largely silent, with tears pooling in those already watery blue eyes.—
Tom Gliatto,
People.com,
26 June 2025
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Symptoms include fever, rash, cough and red, watery eyes.—
Rong-Gong Lin II,
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2025
Adjective
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Heat bursts against the yellow dish gloves as the barista’s life pours in a wet red rush over them.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
People.com,
30 June 2025
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Like a number of our other bags, the duffel’s handles did stay wet for a while.—
Jasmine Gomez,
Travel + Leisure,
30 June 2025
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“Runny.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/runny. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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