as in thin
having an overly soft liquid consistency
runny scrambled eggs
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Recent Examples of runny
Measles symptoms, including fever, cough, runny nose and red eyes, may appear through April 8.
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Katie Langford, Denver Post, 19 Mar. 2026
Symptoms include a high fever, cough, runny nose, red, watery eyes, tiny white spots on the inner cheeks, gums and roof of the mouth, and a rash that starts as flat red spots on the face and spreads to the arms and legs.
—Dejanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 19 Mar. 2026
They’re considered an ideal option for controlling watering eyes and runny noses, especially for outdoor enthusiasts.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026
Maria’s brothers, with their perpetual runny noses, are summoned with a sniffly wipe.
—Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2026
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Katie Langford, Denver Post, 19 Mar. 2026
Symptoms include a high fever, cough, runny nose, red, watery eyes, tiny white spots on the inner cheeks, gums and roof of the mouth, and a rash that starts as flat red spots on the face and spreads to the arms and legs.
—Dejanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 19 Mar. 2026
They’re considered an ideal option for controlling watering eyes and runny noses, especially for outdoor enthusiasts.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026
Maria’s brothers, with their perpetual runny noses, are summoned with a sniffly wipe.
—Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for runny
Adjective
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While that advice refers primarily to metal utensils, the same principles apply across materials, especially where thin construction can increase the risk of breakage.—
Darlin Tillery,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
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Not only did that article form the basis of the film, but Lumet actually took the note and cast Pacino in the role of that dark, thin fellow.—
Chris Jones,
New York Daily News,
31 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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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
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Rather than fighting the moisture, the new study leveraged the mash’s soupy consistency to streamline the production of high-value carbon materials.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Seagrass light-gathering pigments are reconfigured, each seagrass species finding the pigment palette that best embraces the blue-green watery light of its home.—
David George Haskell,
Big Think,
27 Mar. 2026
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Red, watery eyes that can develop into pink eye or conjunctivitis.—
Kristen Jordan Shamus,
Freep.com,
19 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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In between are a bunch of mongrel appliances that leave both humans and technology worse for wear, like a computer, in a 2024 photo by Sara Deraedt, that seems to be giving birth to a wet child.—
Zachary Fine,
New Yorker,
31 Mar. 2026
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Uneven landscaping, wet grass and soft soil from recent rain can all make ladder placement risky.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Runny.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/runny. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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