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Recent Examples of runny Measles symptoms Initial measles symptoms include fever, cough, runny nose, red eyes and a characteristic rash that begins to develop a few days later. Nicole Brown Chau, CBS News, 9 July 2025 Symptoms of the measles virus appear 7 to 14 days after first contact and can include a high fever, cough, runny nose and watery eyes. Amber X. Chen, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 July 2025 Symptoms appear seven to 14 days after virus contact, typically including high fever, cough, runny nose, and watery eyes. Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 July 2025 This, as any sufferer will be acutely aware of, triggers sneezing, runny nose, itchy eyes and even asthma. New Atlas, 3 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for runny
Recent Examples of Synonyms for runny
Adjective
  • The water pressure then causes the vehicle to rise and slide on a thin layer of water between the tires and the road, making the driver lose control.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 12 July 2025
  • The Series 10 is also thinner, lighter, easier to wear, and charges faster than previous models.
    Adrienne So, Wired News, 12 July 2025
Adjective
  • 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
  • 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
  • For decades, diphenhydramine—best known by the brand name Benadryl—has been a go-to medication for relieving allergy symptoms, such as runny noses, watery eyes, and rashes.
    Cathy Nelson, Health, 16 July 2025
  • Those symptoms include fever, cough, rash, watery eyes, runny nose and small white spots inside the mouth and throat.
    Austin American Statesman, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Adjective
  • The cyclist momentarily lost control of his motorcycle on wet pavement.
    Jon Rabiroff, Chicago Tribune, 14 July 2025
  • Stay away from water, wet items, and metal objects.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 14 July 2025

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“Runny.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/runny. Accessed 26 Jul. 2025.

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