as in flowed
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 dripped
Tyler Andrew Riddle dripped with charisma and smarts.
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Jose R. Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 6 Sep. 2025
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
Instead, a more diluted dosage must be dripped in by IV over a period of several hours.
—New Atlas, 22 Aug. 2025
If melted candle wax dripped on your carpet or a favorite sweater, don't despair.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 20 Aug. 2025
Beads of sweat dripped in jagged lines from Brandis Rogers’ temples and the nape of her neck.
—Briah Lumpkins, Charlotte Observer, 14 Aug. 2025
Inside the houses, the carpets were saturated, appliances dripped and cabinets were wet to the touch.
—Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 12 Aug. 2025
That his songs are dripped in the melancholy, forever-heartbroken strums of the requinto guitar give Cornejo’s work a timeless quality.
—Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 13 Mar. 2025
Volunteers came to the Institute’s lab and hung out while an IV dripped alcohol into their veins.
—Emily Waltz, IEEE Spectrum, 19 May 2016
Jose R. Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 6 Sep. 2025
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
Instead, a more diluted dosage must be dripped in by IV over a period of several hours.
—New Atlas, 22 Aug. 2025
If melted candle wax dripped on your carpet or a favorite sweater, don't despair.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 20 Aug. 2025
Beads of sweat dripped in jagged lines from Brandis Rogers’ temples and the nape of her neck.
—Briah Lumpkins, Charlotte Observer, 14 Aug. 2025
Inside the houses, the carpets were saturated, appliances dripped and cabinets were wet to the touch.
—Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 12 Aug. 2025
That his songs are dripped in the melancholy, forever-heartbroken strums of the requinto guitar give Cornejo’s work a timeless quality.
—Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 13 Mar. 2025
Volunteers came to the Institute’s lab and hung out while an IV dripped alcohol into their veins.
—Emily Waltz, IEEE Spectrum, 19 May 2016
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dripped
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Gas flow also affects stellar initial masses In another study, published in July 2025, astrophysicist Ke-Jung Chen led a research group at the Academia Sinica Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics using a detailed computer simulation that modeled how gas in the early universe may have flowed.—
Luke Keller,
Space.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Waterfalls of tequila flowed from enough bottles to lose count, including those in Aguayo’s group.—
Evan Webeck,
Mercury News,
7 Sep. 2025
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Inside the airy, tiled space in the Wedgewood Houston neighborhood, diners linger over baskets of still-warm croissants, artfully poured café au lait, tuna carpaccio, and a dangerously good French toast topped with berries and chantilly cream.—
Rai Mincey,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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The Kingdom has poured resources into logistics, mining, renewables, technology, creative industries, and advanced manufacturing—aiming to be a producer, not merely a consumer, of sophisticated goods and services.—
Ali Shihabi,
Time,
8 Sep. 2025
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This article is specific to DraftKings with a little bit of FanDuel sprinkled in.—
Gladys Louise Tyler,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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Bone meal sprinkled around the plant and watered into the soil is a good source of phosphorus.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
5 Sep. 2025
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That dropped to just two teens in that age group in 2024.—
Laura Bauer,
Kansas City Star,
7 Sep. 2025
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And so this was a gift that dropped into my lap.—
Carson Blackwelder,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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The sideline staple has trickled down to youth sports.—
Kris Ann Valdez,
Parents,
5 Sep. 2025
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That mentality has trickled down to the players.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
31 Aug. 2025
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The Ferrand brand has carved out an interesting niche in the spirits world, with a diverse set of distilleries ranging from French gin to their award-winning Planteray rum distilled in Barbados.—
Andy Vasoyan,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Many of my most important discoveries can be distilled into one short line.—
Gretchen Rubin,
CNBC,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Dripped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dripped. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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