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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
Slowly, buses full of students trickled in.
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Katie Langford, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
Concerns about on-campus violence trickled down to younger classrooms too.
—Jillian Frankel, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
Hundreds of members of the Evergreen community trickled into Buchanan Park for a vigil on a cool, cloudy Thursday evening.
—Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 11 Sep. 2025
The sideline staple has trickled down to youth sports.
—Kris Ann Valdez, Parents, 5 Sep. 2025
That mentality has trickled down to the players.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 31 Aug. 2025
News about the freeze trickled through the agency the same week that three dozen former and current FEMA employees signed a public letter of dissent against the agency’s leaders.
—Courtney Rozen, USA Today, 30 Aug. 2025
Amid a heavy uniformed law enforcement presence later Wednesday morning, children in dark green uniforms trickled out of the school with adults, giving lingering hugs and wiping away tears.
—Mark Vancleave, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2025
On a hot August afternoon, students dressed in cowboy hats and boots trickled out the front door of Riverside Applied Learning Center a few at a time as the school’s assistant principal called their names.
—Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Aug. 2025
Katie Langford, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
Concerns about on-campus violence trickled down to younger classrooms too.
—Jillian Frankel, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
Hundreds of members of the Evergreen community trickled into Buchanan Park for a vigil on a cool, cloudy Thursday evening.
—Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 11 Sep. 2025
The sideline staple has trickled down to youth sports.
—Kris Ann Valdez, Parents, 5 Sep. 2025
That mentality has trickled down to the players.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 31 Aug. 2025
News about the freeze trickled through the agency the same week that three dozen former and current FEMA employees signed a public letter of dissent against the agency’s leaders.
—Courtney Rozen, USA Today, 30 Aug. 2025
Amid a heavy uniformed law enforcement presence later Wednesday morning, children in dark green uniforms trickled out of the school with adults, giving lingering hugs and wiping away tears.
—Mark Vancleave, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2025
On a hot August afternoon, students dressed in cowboy hats and boots trickled out the front door of Riverside Applied Learning Center a few at a time as the school’s assistant principal called their names.
—Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trickled
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Tyler Andrew Riddle dripped with charisma and smarts.—
Jose R. Gonzalez,
AZCentral.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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Minneapolis community mourns after deadly shooting Tears dripped down cheeks as mourners wrote messages at a memorial Wednesday following a deadly shooting at a Minneapolis Catholic church.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
26 Aug. 2025
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Blood splashed from his neck onto his white shirt.—
Eric Levenson,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
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Billboard via Getty Images Sabrina Carpenter’s name and her music are splashed across the charts in the United Kingdom, as her latest album Man’s Best Friend arrives.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Once that issue was sorted out, my bladder finally relaxed — and the urine flowed just fine.—
Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt,
CNN Money,
15 Sep. 2025
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At its core was Vitinha, his elegant playmaking at the base of midfield the classy conduit through which their intricate moves flowed.—
Conor O'Neill,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Venezuelans washed car windows for tips at stoplights and congregated in the parking lots of Home Depot and other stores, looking for work.—
Jonathan Blitzer,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
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Based on local traditions, the park tells the story of a giant pearl which was washed onto a mountain in a storm.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Swift’s name has bubbled up as a possible halftime performer in the run-up to what is typically an early September announcement for a number of reasons.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
3 Sep. 2025
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All summer long a sense of indignation has brewed and bubbled on Tyneside.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
25 Aug. 2025
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At times, this approach rippled through the interior department, as was the case with the Solène-embargo fiasco.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
16 Sep. 2025
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Ambulances rushed to drag the wounded away, while panic rippled through the crowd.—
Sonal Nain,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Trickled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trickled. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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