1
as in drips
to fall or let fall in or as if in drops
trickled a little honey into her tea
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2
as in splashes
to flow in a broken irregular stream
the brook trickled along the glade
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Recent Examples of trickles
Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 8 Apr. 2026
Locals rely on costly virtual private networks, or VPNs, to report events and send videos, meaning news often trickles out slowly.
—ABC News, 30 Mar. 2026
Money trickles down to workers from caterers to carpenters to dry cleaners.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 20 Mar. 2026
More expensive fuel also trickles into other sectors, from transporting groceries to household utility bills.
—Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2026
That rise ultimately trickles through to consumers.
—Garrett Downs,greg Iacurci,azhar Sukri,spriha Srivastava,emma Graham,lee Ying Shan,anniek Bao, CNBC, 1 Mar. 2026
Chirping insects form a steady backdrop, rain softly trickles from leaves.
—Leonie Baier, The Conversation, 27 Feb. 2026
The mindset trickles down to product development.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 23 Feb. 2026
Mascara trickles down her cheeks.
—Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 28 Jan. 2026
Verb
Second, the technology being developed for these flights often trickles down.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 8 Apr. 2026
Locals rely on costly virtual private networks, or VPNs, to report events and send videos, meaning news often trickles out slowly.
—ABC News, 30 Mar. 2026
Money trickles down to workers from caterers to carpenters to dry cleaners.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 20 Mar. 2026
More expensive fuel also trickles into other sectors, from transporting groceries to household utility bills.
—Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2026
That rise ultimately trickles through to consumers.
—Garrett Downs,greg Iacurci,azhar Sukri,spriha Srivastava,emma Graham,lee Ying Shan,anniek Bao, CNBC, 1 Mar. 2026
Chirping insects form a steady backdrop, rain softly trickles from leaves.
—Leonie Baier, The Conversation, 27 Feb. 2026
The mindset trickles down to product development.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 23 Feb. 2026
Mascara trickles down her cheeks.
—Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 28 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trickles
Verb
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Love drips off every auto-focus shot.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Mar. 2026
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The result is a warm, bold, addictive fragrance that drips with sensuality and femininity, down to the curves of its signature gold and glass figure-eight amphora.—
Claire Salinda,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Orion splashes down after historic journey NASA's Orion spacecraft with the Artemis II crew lands in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California on Friday, April 10, 2026.—
Mark Osborne,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2026
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The capsule splashes down in the Pacific.—
Stephen J. Beard,
USA Today,
9 Apr. 2026
Noun
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McCollum took an inbounds pass near the free-throw line and took two dribbles before launching a shot that banked in.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
7 Apr. 2026
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McCollum took an inbounds pass near the free-throw line and took two dribbles before launching a shot that banked in.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Carbios reported a financial loss of about $12 million, reflecting lower income from cash investments, interest flows with subsidiaries, interest paid on loans and a non-cash impairment provision.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Footwear News,
17 Apr. 2026
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The cost spiked due to a slowdown in traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, a key artery for oil shipments through which one-fifth of the world's oil supply normally flows.—
Mary Cunningham,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
Verb
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That price includes the robovac’s OMNI Station dock, which empties its dirt bin into a bagless canister, washes its rolling mop with heated, pressurized water, and refills its reservoirs.—
Andrew Liszewski,
The Verge,
14 Apr. 2026
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Indeed, the only black-and-white to be found here is on David Zinn’s thought-provoking set, which washes the abodes of the younger characters in funereal black right down to Suzanna’s hotel bed.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
6 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Vince won the case at trial, though Linda was reportedly left in tears when an exchange in court revealed another Vince affair.—
Zach Helfand,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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Troy Brown was in tears Monday while talking about his son, who died in the shooting.—
Zoe Sottile,
CNN Money,
20 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Chaos ripples out from the Oval Office hourly as from rocks dumped into a pond.—
Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
19 Apr. 2026
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Indeed, his imprint ripples outward, from the interstellar swagger of OutKast and the android futurism of Janelle Monáe to the mystical poise of Erykah Badu and the sculptural, otherworldly aesthetics of Solange, Grace Wales Bonner, and Pharrell Williams.—
Lisa Wong Macabasco,
Vogue,
5 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Spots for leisure are in no way hard to find; SEA is a stone's throw away from waterfront lounges like Kingfisher, which bubbles with live music, seafood, and a lively clientele, as well as new Italian spot Forno and art space Sachs Gallery.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
15 Mar. 2026
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Cook on a skillet over medium heat using butter or coconut oil and flip once bubbles form.—
Allison Palmer,
Kansas City Star,
10 Mar. 2026
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“Trickles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trickles. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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