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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
The Browns tried to move up the field with seven seconds left in the game, but Jamari Thrash failed to get out of bounds on the final play and the clock trickled down to triple zeroes.
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Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2025
As a result, a lot of interest from her rabid fan base has trickled into the NFL stratosphere, which is something that Jones has noticed.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Oct. 2025
Elias Lindholm fed Morgan Geekie, whose wrister broke through Vladar and trickled behind the netminder for the equalizer.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 30 Sep. 2025
Fewer than three hours later, however, most of that throng trickled out of the stadium in disappointment after watching the Mustangs break a scoreless game at halftime en route to a 21-0 victory.
—Tris Wykes, Twin Cities, 27 Sep. 2025
As the audience trickled out, a small line of police blocked off the area near the curb as traffic squeezed by.
—Rebecca Keegan, NBC news, 24 Sep. 2025
Day 1 started the sporty trend off strong with Kate Barton and trickled throughout the week until the final night with Agbobly.
—Victoria Montalti, Refinery29, 19 Sep. 2025
The line has trickled from 13 1/2 points to 12 1/2 to 11 1/2 as money leans in on the Fins staying close, at least.
—Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2025
Players have trickled out here still nearly three hours from kickoff, so plenty of updates to come there.
—Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 14 Sep. 2025
Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2025
As a result, a lot of interest from her rabid fan base has trickled into the NFL stratosphere, which is something that Jones has noticed.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Oct. 2025
Elias Lindholm fed Morgan Geekie, whose wrister broke through Vladar and trickled behind the netminder for the equalizer.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 30 Sep. 2025
Fewer than three hours later, however, most of that throng trickled out of the stadium in disappointment after watching the Mustangs break a scoreless game at halftime en route to a 21-0 victory.
—Tris Wykes, Twin Cities, 27 Sep. 2025
As the audience trickled out, a small line of police blocked off the area near the curb as traffic squeezed by.
—Rebecca Keegan, NBC news, 24 Sep. 2025
Day 1 started the sporty trend off strong with Kate Barton and trickled throughout the week until the final night with Agbobly.
—Victoria Montalti, Refinery29, 19 Sep. 2025
The line has trickled from 13 1/2 points to 12 1/2 to 11 1/2 as money leans in on the Fins staying close, at least.
—Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2025
Players have trickled out here still nearly three hours from kickoff, so plenty of updates to come there.
—Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 14 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trickled
Verb
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Streams of sweat dripped from my wig down my back.—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
25 Sep. 2025
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To prevent the chicken fingers from getting gummy, make sure all excess batter has dripped off before transferring the chicken to the breadcrumbs.—
Robin Miller,
AZCentral.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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DeKalb County, where Mentone and the neighboring town of Fort Payne are located, is also home to a national preserve and two state parks, each of which provides ample opportunities to see impressive color splashed over sweeping mountain vistas.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
4 Oct. 2025
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With bigger bucks being splashed around, 2022 marked the arrival of Four Seasons Nashville, the city’s first international five-star luxury brand.—
Leena Tailor,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Oct. 2025
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And with the help of generative AI (the heir of Guilford’s two computational protocols), American soldiers would make all the parts of tomorrow that flowed from creativity.—
Angus Fletcher,
Big Think,
29 Sep. 2025
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Carefully balancing the plate on his hand, Gardner gently rotated it so the collodion flowed evenly across the surface, from edge to edge.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Sediment washed into a nearby seasonal wetland.—
Laura Schulte,
jsonline.com,
29 Sep. 2025
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The quality of the blanket shines when washed.—
L. Daniela Alvarez,
Better Homes & Gardens,
29 Sep. 2025
Verb
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With such enviable success, questions have bubbled over the years as to whether the Parasite outfit could be bought by a larger entity or a group of investors.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
28 Sep. 2025
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Lichtenberg thinks the atmosphere most likely bubbled up from the planet’s magma ocean.—
Elise Cutts,
Scientific American,
23 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Then a murmur rippled through the room.—
Dhruv Khullar,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
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Its trimming rippled in the afternoon wind.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Sep. 2025
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“Trickled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trickled. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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