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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
And now, the trend has trickled down to bakeries across the country, including Orange County.
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Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 3 June 2026
Inheriting a runner on first, Grothues’ first pitch trickled behind the catcher Dugger and Kashimoto advanced to second.
—Aaron Heisen, Daily News, 1 June 2026
As news trickled out over the weekend about Skoog’s potential launch, Holscher’s campaign put out a statement touting her legislative background.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 1 June 2026
As the earliest fans trickled into the track, the Bay Area’s famed fog layer hung over the hills surrounding the track.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 31 May 2026
On Friday morning, voters — predominately Democrats like Layne — trickled into the Orange County Registrar of Voters in Santa Ana to turn in their ballots.
—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2026
Pared-back, but meaningful washes of color are trickled throughout the rental in the form of vibrant art work, traditional textiles, and Mexican tilework.
—Bailey Berg, Architectural Digest, 29 May 2026
Since movie teasers trickled out in late 2025, plus a surprise sneak peek during this year's Super Bowl LX, critics have taken to Spielberg's new movie and the overall reaction has been positive.
—Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 28 May 2026
That pressure has trickled down to Tracy, who has handled a difficult situation about as well as possible.
—Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 27 May 2026
Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 3 June 2026
Inheriting a runner on first, Grothues’ first pitch trickled behind the catcher Dugger and Kashimoto advanced to second.
—Aaron Heisen, Daily News, 1 June 2026
As news trickled out over the weekend about Skoog’s potential launch, Holscher’s campaign put out a statement touting her legislative background.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 1 June 2026
As the earliest fans trickled into the track, the Bay Area’s famed fog layer hung over the hills surrounding the track.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 31 May 2026
On Friday morning, voters — predominately Democrats like Layne — trickled into the Orange County Registrar of Voters in Santa Ana to turn in their ballots.
—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2026
Pared-back, but meaningful washes of color are trickled throughout the rental in the form of vibrant art work, traditional textiles, and Mexican tilework.
—Bailey Berg, Architectural Digest, 29 May 2026
Since movie teasers trickled out in late 2025, plus a surprise sneak peek during this year's Super Bowl LX, critics have taken to Spielberg's new movie and the overall reaction has been positive.
—Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 28 May 2026
That pressure has trickled down to Tracy, who has handled a difficult situation about as well as possible.
—Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 27 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trickled
Verb
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Sections lower in the nozzle that were not cooled began to overheat and sag while molten plastic dripped from the engine outlet.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
25 May 2026
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The halter-neck number also featured strips of sparkling crystals, which dripped off of the bodice and skirt.—
Hannah Malach,
InStyle,
22 May 2026
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Then, after banking as neatly as a flight of fighter planes, the flock of 20 mallards splashed down just out of range of our shotguns.—
Anton Money,
Outdoor Life,
4 June 2026
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Nearby, a little girl splashed in the fountain beneath the landmark flagpole overlooking South Livermore Avenue.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
4 June 2026
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She was hooked up to a hemodialysis machine where her blood flowed out of her body to be purified and was then transferred back into her body where it was reabsorbed.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 June 2026
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That same evening, when the system was most strained, a crucial lifeline of about 8,000 MW of electricity flowed in from neighboring areas.—
Sufan Jiang,
Fortune,
30 May 2026
Verb
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Everything had to be done first, rocks moved, grass cut, ladders put away, dishes washed.—
Joe Soucheray,
Twin Cities,
30 May 2026
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As its flippers met sand and the ocean washed across its shell for the first time in six months, Earl Grey charged for home.—
Adam Van Brimmer,
AJC.com,
29 May 2026
Verb
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That’s why the state’s nonpartisan watchdog, the Legislative Analyst’s Office, quickly poured cold water on Newsom’s good-news budget moment.—
Michael Smolens,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 May 2026
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No one poured school fees or study-abroad plane tickets or holidays in Málaga and Mérida into her.—
Taiye Selasi,
New Yorker,
31 May 2026
Verb
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The Rangers were marching toward that goal when conflict bubbled back to the surface.—
Vincent Z. Mercogliano,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
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Our blind taste test deduced which flavored fizzes bubbled up to the top.—
Emily Heil,
Washington Post,
15 May 2026
Verb
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In the years following, Beijing funded or armed fellow communists in Vietnam, North Korea, Burma, Malaysia, Thailand and Cambodia, causing panic in Washington and other Western capitals as the ideological struggles of the Cold War rippled across Asia.—
Dhruv Tikekar,
CNN Money,
30 May 2026
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The ecological shock rippled ashore, collapsing the region’s $44 million red abalone fishery—once the largest in the world.—
Tatjana Baleta,
Time,
28 May 2026
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“Trickled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trickled. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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