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Recent Examples of raindrop
We're suddenly treated to the sound of raindrops and transported back in time 352 years to a rainy night in current Washington D.C.
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Jeff Spry, Space.com, 20 Jan. 2025
Any final early-morning raindrops eventually give way to sunny skies.
—A. Camden Walker, Washington Post, 23 June 2024
This coat has a water-repellent exterior, so snowflakes and raindrops roll right off.
—Madison Yauger, People.com, 3 Jan. 2025
Some ran through raindrops and splashed through puddles while others huddled in the tunnels beneath the grandstands.
—Holly V. Hays, The Indianapolis Star, 16 Dec. 2024
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Jeff Spry, Space.com, 20 Jan. 2025
Any final early-morning raindrops eventually give way to sunny skies.
—A. Camden Walker, Washington Post, 23 June 2024
This coat has a water-repellent exterior, so snowflakes and raindrops roll right off.
—Madison Yauger, People.com, 3 Jan. 2025
Some ran through raindrops and splashed through puddles while others huddled in the tunnels beneath the grandstands.
—Holly V. Hays, The Indianapolis Star, 16 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for raindrop
Noun
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My mother-in-law had an expression of open-mouthed awe; her husband, for his part, seemed to be fighting back tears.—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
2 Apr. 2025
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The true culprit, a rambunctious zebra, tears through the screen and plunges a normal suburban home into tumult with the help of some other animals and a stash of fireworks.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
2 Apr. 2025
Noun
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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
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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
Noun
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The flat teardrops of old-fashioned, or rolled, oats fall in between.—
The New York Times News Service Syndicate,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Mar. 2025
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Crystal embellishments in the shape of florals gave a sweet touch to grey flannels, while a pale pink floor-length cape was bedecked in shiny crystals resembling moons and large teardrops.—
Roxanne Robinson,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Frost, tiny frozen water droplets, can form on outside surfaces during overnight freezes.—
Anthony Reardon,
Kansas City Star,
28 Feb. 2025
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Measles can spread through contact with an infected person or with contaminated air droplets, and the virus can live in an airspace for up to two hours after an infected person leaves an area, according to the CDC.—
Evan Moore,
Charlotte Observer,
24 Feb. 2025
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“Raindrop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/raindrop. Accessed 8 Apr. 2025.
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