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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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as in splashes
to flow in a broken irregular stream
the brook trickled along the glade
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Recent Examples of trickles
Jasmine Browley, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
The impact trickles down to car owners.
—Louisa Moller, CBS News, 20 May 2026
This is one of several instances of emotional realism that pierce the film’s temporal veil — turning it, in theory, from a series of recollections into a more pressing and contemporary saga of how war trickles down and transforms the lives of young girls in fundamental ways.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 13 May 2026
Where exactly the funding trickles down to isn’t always known.
—Keely Bastow, The Washington Examiner, 27 Apr. 2026
Snowpack is an essential lifeline for the state’s water supply that keeps reservoirs healthy, acting as a slow, natural release system that melts gradually through drier periods and trickles water down into reservoirs.
—Chaewon Chung, Sacbee.com, 22 Apr. 2026
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
Verb
This contradiction trickles down.
—Jasmine Browley, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
The impact trickles down to car owners.
—Louisa Moller, CBS News, 20 May 2026
This is one of several instances of emotional realism that pierce the film’s temporal veil — turning it, in theory, from a series of recollections into a more pressing and contemporary saga of how war trickles down and transforms the lives of young girls in fundamental ways.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 13 May 2026
Where exactly the funding trickles down to isn’t always known.
—Keely Bastow, The Washington Examiner, 27 Apr. 2026
Snowpack is an essential lifeline for the state’s water supply that keeps reservoirs healthy, acting as a slow, natural release system that melts gradually through drier periods and trickles water down into reservoirs.
—Chaewon Chung, Sacbee.com, 22 Apr. 2026
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trickles
Verb
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Brecka, who is not a doctor, put White on a regimen of supplements, cold plunges, IV drips, and red-light therapy that has left him feeling leaner, more energized, and no longer suffering from sleep apnea.—
Sean Gregory,
Time,
26 May 2026
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The beauty of Wembanyama’s performance lies not in the skill displayed, which still drips with novelty because of his height.—
Marcus Thompson II,
New York Times,
19 May 2026
Verb
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The water splashes to the floor.—
Jenny Odell,
Longreads,
2 June 2026
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In Literature and Painting Playset, 2025, a Cartman-like figure wearing a beret splashes daubs of paint on the screen while a female figure in pilgrim dress delivers a long, disjointed monologue patched together by Kokopeli from Quora posts, art history texts, and other online detritus.—
Theo Belci,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
Noun
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Two dribbles to get to his spot, rather than continuing to work in a crowd for a better shot that doesn’t exist.—
Zach Harper,
New York Times,
5 June 2026
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For example, during his dominant, 18-point first quarter in the Spurs’ Game 5 win over the Timberwolves, on one play Wembanyama hit a combo of hesitation dribbles into a crossover into a spinning layup over Rudy Gobert.—
Rohan Nadkarni,
NBC news,
14 May 2026
Verb
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Below that, the main deck is equipped with a spacious salon that flows onto the aft deck, the swim platform, and a garage with space for a 16-foot tender and a Jet Ski.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
12 June 2026
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Dark flows rising Even without a peace deal, there have been growing signs that significant volumes of oil are flowing through the strait in tankers with their signals switched off — including with assistance from the US military.—
Bloomberg,
Oc Register,
12 June 2026
Verb
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After each print, the machine washes the leftover pigment from its gears, turning the once distinctly red and blue dyes into an oozing purple liquid.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
6 June 2026
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Or take Doofy Gilmore (Dave Sheridan), a lisping dimwit geek who washes with his own spit.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
4 June 2026
Noun
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Unlike standard eye drops that get washed away by tears within minutes, living eye drops use bacteria that colonize the eye and continuously release therapeutic proteins after a single application.—
Samantha Agate,
Kansas City Star,
16 June 2026
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Her husband Ve Bui accepted the honor, holding back tears.—
Darcel Rockett,
Chicago Tribune,
15 June 2026
Verb
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If one part slows down, the impact ripples across the entire chain.—
Robert Rapier,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2026
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The feature, starring Birgit Minichmayr, Lotte Keiling, Tristan López, and Carla Hüttermann, follows a family on summer holiday that are struck by a tragedy that ripples through their lives and relationships.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
22 May 2026
Verb
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February 19 – March 20 Inspiration bubbles up through curious, joyful play.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
29 May 2026
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The hydrogen literally bubbles out of the rock over hundreds of millions of years.—
Paul Sutter,
Space.com,
24 May 2026
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“Trickles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trickles. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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