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Recent Examples of drizzly
At the Jewish new year, a tour of a historic and humble barrio
On a drizzly day last week, ahead of Sheinbaum's inauguration and the start of the Jewish new year, historian Vania Martínez began a tour of the barrio in front of the synagogue, Monte Sinaí, which opened in 1923.
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Lauren Villagran, USA TODAY, 4 Oct. 2024
The Whisper Rain Shell’s waterproofing kept SELF’s tester dry on drizzly rainy days, and its sealed seams helped block out both water and wind.
—Sara Coughlin, SELF, 2 Oct. 2024
Along with Broadchurch, Shetland is the prototypical drizzly British procedural.
—Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 29 Sep. 2024
On a drizzly day in August, this year’s training was well underway.
—Anna Canny, NPR, 13 Sep. 2024
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Lauren Villagran, USA TODAY, 4 Oct. 2024
The Whisper Rain Shell’s waterproofing kept SELF’s tester dry on drizzly rainy days, and its sealed seams helped block out both water and wind.
—Sara Coughlin, SELF, 2 Oct. 2024
Along with Broadchurch, Shetland is the prototypical drizzly British procedural.
—Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 29 Sep. 2024
On a drizzly day in August, this year’s training was well underway.
—Anna Canny, NPR, 13 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for drizzly
Adjective
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This is partially because the lungs breathe out moisture in misty breaths.—
Tommy Tuberville,
Newsweek,
8 Jan. 2025
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His eyes had turned misty at the memory of his mother’s words.—
Anna Russell,
The New Yorker,
3 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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This is a newer direction for Devlin, who’s made drippy mirror frames and squiggly lamps, although much of his work does sit solidly in the world of feeling enchanted and otherworldly.—
Natalia Torija,
Curbed,
3 Jan. 2025
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Then there’s people who can do drippy music but don’t have any bars.—
Maurice Garland,
SPIN,
19 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Such a boom and bust cycle means a lot of lush greenery that grows in the rainy times, and a lot of dead leaves, trees and other tinder that gets left behind when things dry.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
TIME,
10 Jan. 2025
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While Northern California and the Bay Area has seen a relatively rainy winter season, downtown Los Angeles saw just 3% of its normal rainfall since Oct. 1.—
Grant Stringer,
The Mercury News,
9 Jan. 2025
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“Drizzly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drizzly. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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