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as in to flow
to fall or let fall in or as if in drops
water from the leaky roof was dripping all over the floor the cracked bottle dripped wine
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Recent Examples of drip
Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024
Just inland from the Pacific Northwest’s rainforest drip line, with more than 10 feet of rain a year, are the forests dominated by Douglas fir, western red cedar and hemlock, growing in the mild climate with some 70 inches of rain a year, in a thick rumpled green cloak in the Cascade lowlands.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2024
Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2024
Today’s biggest artists are watched and scrutinized by fans for their every post, like, and follow, each reply and comment dripping with a previously unseen level of entitlement.
—Hazlitt, 23 Oct. 2024
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Noun
Jackson Pollock is famous for creating expressive and dynamic drip paintings that explore movement and masculinity.
—Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024
Just inland from the Pacific Northwest’s rainforest drip line, with more than 10 feet of rain a year, are the forests dominated by Douglas fir, western red cedar and hemlock, growing in the mild climate with some 70 inches of rain a year, in a thick rumpled green cloak in the Cascade lowlands.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2024
Verb
Plant food fails to provide enough nourishment for the rather strange flora, but things change when Seymour cuts his finger and drips blood on Audrey Jr.
—Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2024
Today’s biggest artists are watched and scrutinized by fans for their every post, like, and follow, each reply and comment dripping with a previously unseen level of entitlement.
—Hazlitt, 23 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for drip
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Since 2016, officials studied and selected single bore, receiving federal environmental clearance.Dan Phan, The Mercury News, 12 Nov. 2024
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The chief thought about what responsibility Washington bore for what was happening in Whitewater; after all, the federal government operated the nation’s immigration system.Melissa Sanchez, ProPublica, 24 Oct. 2024
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Each door reveals new supplies for DIY activities such as assorted round beads, charms, and thread for DIY friendship bracelets, plus other gifts like nail polish and nail stickers to create festive purple, pink, blue, and yellow manicures.Ali Faccenda, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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According to the local tourism board, the beads are the only historical item allowed to leave the island.Alev Aktar, Robb Report, 29 Oct. 2024
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Each scene flows more briskly into the next, amplifying the joy and excitement of the ride all the way to its end.Robert Niles, Orange County Register, 19 Nov. 2024
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The Indian government issued new rules in 2020 that modified how foreign direct investments could flow into India, with the not-so-secret aim of limiting Chinese investment.Harsh V. Pant, Foreign Affairs, 14 Nov. 2024
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When the full range of approaches to the symphony is considered, an ever more drastic divide yawns.Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2024
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That meant a lot of teeth for a character who sings, screams, and yawns over the course of the classic film.Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2024
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Whooping cough is caused by a bacteria, Bordetella pertussis, which can spread from person to person through the air via droplets of saliva, according to the DHS.Alex Groth, Journal Sentinel, 21 Nov. 2024
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The virus is extremely contagious and can spread through direct contact like kissing the face of a child with RSV, by touching the surface of an object like a doorknob that has the virus on it or by getting virus droplets in the eyes, nose or mouth from someone around you coughing or sneezing.Omer Awan, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
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But even those strictures were watered down after the industry poured money into political contributions and lobbyists, who warned that cuts would harm elderly patients.Peter Elkind, ProPublica, 13 Nov. 2024
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This year members of the audience were given the opportunity to take part in an auction to be chosen to be the ones pouring the champagne into the glasses.Helen H. Richardson, The Denver Post, 10 Nov. 2024
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The catenary lights provide a festive evening glob reminiscent of vineyard properties.Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 20 Nov. 2024
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Plate-sized globs of bear scat lay everywhere, and the bruins’ beds cratered the forest floor.Ben Goldfarb, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024
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Arizona Republic As ballot results continued to trickle in after Election Day, concerns over vote count delays and ballot signature issues led voter rights groups to file an emergency petition to the Arizona Supreme Court.Coleby Phillips, The Arizona Republic, 14 Nov. 2024
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On election night, Robinson watched the results trickle in with his friends, several of whom align with his conservative views, but not all.Audrey Richardson, Detroit Free Press, 11 Nov. 2024
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“Drip.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drip. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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