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Symbolizing petals kissed by sunlight on one side and shimmering raindrops on the other, the Pirouette encapsulates moments of ordinary life elevated into cherished memories.—Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 23 May 2025 The cooler temperatures and raindrops can act as natural coolants, helping dissipate heat from your body.—Alyssa Hui-Anderson, Verywell Health, 21 May 2025 At first, Bennett and study coauthor Dr. Nicholas A. Famoso — the head paleontologist and museum curator at John Day — thought they could be caused by raindrops, which can leave impressions in the fine grains of shale and clay the tracks were found in.—Amanda Schupak, CNN Money, 25 Apr. 2025 Their romance proceeds in soft focus with a soundtrack of accelerated heartbeats and musical interludes, as well as pretty camera shots of raindrops flashing in the sun.—Joan MacDonald, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for raindrop
Word History
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of raindrop was
before the 12th century
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