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as in dripped
to fall or let fall in or as if in drops
trickled a little honey into her tea
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as in splashed
to flow in a broken irregular stream
the brook trickled along the glade
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Recent Examples of trickled
Amid the chaos, the ball trickled away and the net was temporarily left wide open.
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Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
26 June 2026
Those international guests have trickled in — usually the day before and after a game takes place at Arrowhead Stadium — but locals have been largely absent, said Malisa Monyakula, owner of Lulu’s.
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Katelyn Umholtz,
Kansas City Star,
25 June 2026
The ball took a few small bounces and trickled into the hole for eagle.
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Joe Arruda,
Hartford Courant,
25 June 2026
Bobadilla’s trickled over the line agonisingly for Paraguay, and Burgess surely should have sorted his feet out quicker and anticipated that the ball would be fired towards his feet.
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Michael Cox,
New York Times,
20 June 2026
As the match ended in a 1-1 draw, fans trickled out with smiles on their faces, eager to find their next World Cup-viewing destination.
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CBS News,
18 June 2026
While the full price hike hasn't trickled down to drivers just yet, mechanics are starting to feel it.
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Camila Domonoske,
NPR,
16 June 2026
Water trickled down our legs, pooling at our feet in the back of the vehicle.
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Sarah Kingdom,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
High-fashion runways have been heralding a skinny jean renaissance in recent seasons, but the trend has not yet trickled into mainstream retail.
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Sarah Jones,
Footwear News,
12 June 2026
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
26 June 2026
Those international guests have trickled in — usually the day before and after a game takes place at Arrowhead Stadium — but locals have been largely absent, said Malisa Monyakula, owner of Lulu’s.
—
Katelyn Umholtz,
Kansas City Star,
25 June 2026
The ball took a few small bounces and trickled into the hole for eagle.
—
Joe Arruda,
Hartford Courant,
25 June 2026
Bobadilla’s trickled over the line agonisingly for Paraguay, and Burgess surely should have sorted his feet out quicker and anticipated that the ball would be fired towards his feet.
—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
20 June 2026
As the match ended in a 1-1 draw, fans trickled out with smiles on their faces, eager to find their next World Cup-viewing destination.
—
CBS News,
18 June 2026
While the full price hike hasn't trickled down to drivers just yet, mechanics are starting to feel it.
—
Camila Domonoske,
NPR,
16 June 2026
Water trickled down our legs, pooling at our feet in the back of the vehicle.
—
Sarah Kingdom,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
High-fashion runways have been heralding a skinny jean renaissance in recent seasons, but the trend has not yet trickled into mainstream retail.
—
Sarah Jones,
Footwear News,
12 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trickled
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During a session, the molecule is mixed with saline and dripped into a vein over one to four hours.
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The dress’s mermaid-esque skirt dripped in feathers all the way down.
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Kyron flashed a wide, toothy grin toward a camera capturing the moment – an image that would soon be splashed on missing child posters and nightly newscasts across the country.
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Paris, Copenhagen, New York, and Los Angeles are awash in the nostalgic pattern right now, where it’s splashed over capri leggings, event dresses, and everything in between.
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Missile and drone stockpiles grew as money flowed to terrorist proxies across the Middle East.
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Energy flowed out of my body like sweat on a blistering hot day.
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But the rhenium that was bound to the organic carbon gets washed through rivers into the ocean, where it is incorporated into new seabed sediments.
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In it, teenage best friends, Claire and Hailey (Levesque), discover a sassy mermaid named Aquamarine washed ashore after a storm.
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Carnegie came over in steerage and poured the steel that became our skylines.
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Avila Chevalier was an organizer of the anti-Israel protest encampments at Columbia University, whereas the American Israel Public Affairs Committee poured money into a super political action committee supporting Espaillat.
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Since outrage bubbled up in Kenya, some other countries have negotiated shorter terms for sharing data and pandemic specimens, and have inserted additional protections, according to the Public Citizen analysis.
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Even soap prices bubbled up, as key ingredients became harder to source.
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To root for #TeamBlack is to know that nothing good can come from impulse, and rueful laughter rippled across the lawn as Jace, eager to fight in his mother’s stead, locks Rhaenyra in her chambers to prevent her from risking her life in battle.
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When the net finally rippled, Yamal dropped to the ground in sujood — an Islamic prostration of gratitude — in a moment that immediately went viral.
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“Trickled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trickled. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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