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as in to drip
to fall or let fall in or as if in drops
trickled a little honey into her tea
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as in to splash
to flow in a broken irregular stream
the brook trickled along the glade
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Recent Examples of trickle
Babak Dehghanpisheh, NBC news, 13 Feb. 2026
One by one, members of the New York Yankees trickled into the club’s player development complex the past few weeks, eager to get a head start on spring training workouts.
—Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2026
Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 27 Jan. 2026
Aim for a slow, steady trickle of about one drip every three seconds or at least five drops per minute.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 26 Jan. 2026
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Verb
With the nation still reeling, details about victims are trickling out and the world is gradually getting a clearer picture of the violence used to suppress the nationwide demonstrations.
—Babak Dehghanpisheh, NBC news, 13 Feb. 2026
One by one, members of the New York Yankees trickled into the club’s player development complex the past few weeks, eager to get a head start on spring training workouts.
—Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2026
Noun
Social media posts appear to show consumers beginning to see cash trickle in on that date as deposits hit checking accounts and money apps like Venmo and PayPal.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 27 Jan. 2026
Aim for a slow, steady trickle of about one drip every three seconds or at least five drops per minute.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 26 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trickle
Verb
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Sweat dripped, pulses pounded, and for a fleeting few hours, nothing beyond the walls of (SUB)MERCER seemed to matter, offering a rare escape no one seemed ready to let go of.—
Kelsey Stewart,
Vogue,
17 Feb. 2026
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Antnation Boho Smocked Top Set This $37 boho set is a one-and-done spring travel outfit that’s dripping in carefree, vacation-ready style.—
Olivia Young,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Feb. 2026
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Muller has spent the past 12 years experiencing the ups and downs, fitful starts and stops her sport has endured since first splashing on the Swiss hockey scene as a 15-year-old by scoring her nation’s first bronze-medal clinching goal at the 2014 Sochi Games.—
John Wawrow,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Feb. 2026
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Her fluent Mandarin also gives her access to an enormous market in China, where her face is splashed across billboards and television screens.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
19 Feb. 2026
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Miles also dazzled the crowd with behind-the-back dribbles and no-look passes.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Feb. 2026
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Garnacho, Estevao and Neto mix up their dribbles, alternating carries outside opposition full-backs with cutting inside.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
5 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Gables Estates has increasingly drawn attention as wealth continues flowing into South Florida.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
20 Feb. 2026
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The perception problem While filler words can help conversations flow, research suggests overusing them may signal uncertainty or a shaky command of the material (or language in general).—
Angela Haupt,
Time,
20 Feb. 2026
Verb
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And don’t forget to wash everything down with El SIboney’s dangerously potent sangria.—
Taylor Tobin,
Southern Living,
18 Feb. 2026
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Hundreds of residents in Tangerang, a city outside the capital, Jakarta, flock to the Cisadane River to wash their hair with rice straw shampoo and welcome the fasting month with a symbolic spiritual cleansing.—
Mariam Fam,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Feb. 2026
Noun
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There was blood spatter on her front stoop, and the blood turned out to be hers.—
Paige Williams,
New Yorker,
14 Feb. 2026
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Don't forget to wipe down the outside of your oven door to remove any spatters.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
The Spruce,
6 Feb. 2026
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Industry groups say the last shutdown disrupted travel for roughly 6 million passengers, a reminder of how quickly funding lapses can ripple through the aviation system.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
18 Feb. 2026
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The rippled, frill-like edges are seen on the lateral and medial side panels of the shoe across three neutral earth tone spins on the 204L in Sea Salt/Linen (style code U204L2SZ), Lone Star Gray/Sea Salt (style code U204L5AV) and Reflection/Truffle Salt (style code U204L6A6).—
Riley Jones,
Footwear News,
17 Feb. 2026
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There have been performances this year where Cowan has been holding back the tears, unable to separate himself from the emotion.—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
19 Feb. 2026
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The Heat have been alluding to the injury as a cartilage tear, while Herro has referred to the injury as a rib fracture.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
18 Feb. 2026
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“Trickle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trickle. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.
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