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Recent Examples of dewdrop
There’s something about the night sounds and waking up to dewdrops on the grass that really just scratches a primal itch.
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Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 17 Apr. 2025
At that time Litoff was a dewdrop and in the caucus race, while Wei was a duck and dewdrop.
—Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Mar. 2025
By dewdrops flare beauty in the morning Until an army of squash bugs land
And eat, then drag their bellies
From the carnage—
Field mice chew their way
Into the house.
—Joy Harjo, The New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2024
There are more than 100 varieties of shrubs like ceanothus, also known as California lilac with its luscious clusters of blue, purple or white blooms, and red-limbed manzanita, which can grow as a groundcover, tall bush or small tree with sweet clusters of dewdrop-type flowers.
—Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2021
Alsop took a painterly approach to Mahler’s many details — birdsong and bells, dewdrop harps, the lowing moo of a tuba.
—Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 20 Feb. 2023
Plus, the dewdrop rhinestones are literally next level.
—Hannah Oh, Seventeen, 3 Feb. 2023
The final result resembles a plump dewdrop held in place by a large bronze chain.
—Helena Madden, ELLE Decor, 27 Oct. 2022
Her photos captured the peace and beauty of nature, including crisp images of hummingbirds in flight, dewdrops clinging to spiderwebs, and sunsets across stunning mountain ranges.
—Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2019
Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 17 Apr. 2025
At that time Litoff was a dewdrop and in the caucus race, while Wei was a duck and dewdrop.
—Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Mar. 2025
By dewdrops flare beauty in the morning Until an army of squash bugs land
And eat, then drag their bellies
From the carnage—
Field mice chew their way
Into the house.
—Joy Harjo, The New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2024
There are more than 100 varieties of shrubs like ceanothus, also known as California lilac with its luscious clusters of blue, purple or white blooms, and red-limbed manzanita, which can grow as a groundcover, tall bush or small tree with sweet clusters of dewdrop-type flowers.
—Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2021
Alsop took a painterly approach to Mahler’s many details — birdsong and bells, dewdrop harps, the lowing moo of a tuba.
—Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 20 Feb. 2023
Plus, the dewdrop rhinestones are literally next level.
—Hannah Oh, Seventeen, 3 Feb. 2023
The final result resembles a plump dewdrop held in place by a large bronze chain.
—Helena Madden, ELLE Decor, 27 Oct. 2022
Her photos captured the peace and beauty of nature, including crisp images of hummingbirds in flight, dewdrops clinging to spiderwebs, and sunsets across stunning mountain ranges.
—Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dewdrop
Noun
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The reflection of my withered face, with deep sullen eyes, blurs behind raindrops sliding down the glass.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 July 2025
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When the dancers performed, their costumes sounded like the pattering of raindrops on a tin roof.—
Austin American Statesman,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
Noun
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Achilles tears generally take up to a year to recover from, though some athletes have returned to their respective sports sooner.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
7 July 2025
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Since Senga’s injury, the Mets have lost fellow starters Tylor Megill to an elbow sprain, Griffin Canning to a season-ending Achilles tear and Paul Blackburn to a shoulder impingement.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
6 July 2025
Noun
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Acheulean tools were known for more refined hand axes that had a pear or teardrop shape and were better at butchering wild game.—
Jack Knudson,
Discover Magazine,
3 July 2025
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This teardrop of an island sits along the country’s eastern fringe, and its proximity to the Philippine Trench, a deep marine canyon, makes for formidable waves.—
Jeff Chu,
Travel + Leisure,
16 June 2025
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“Dewdrop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dewdrop. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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