as in thin
having an overly soft liquid consistency
runny scrambled eggs
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Recent Examples of runny
General symptoms may include fever, cough, runny nose, watery eyes and a rash of red spots.
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Deidre McPhillips, CNN, 7 Feb. 2025
Measles is an airborne disease, and can spread rapidly in communities with low vaccination rates, and initially results in symptoms including a high fever, a cough, a runny nose, and red or watery eyes, according to the CDC.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
That’s because there are hundreds of viruses that can cause the common cold, and most healthy people with run-of-the-mill symptoms like a runny nose, congestion and fatigue don’t need testing to identify the type of virus or to distinguish between these viruses from the flu or Covid-19.
—Katia Hetter, CNN, 31 Jan. 2025
For those with allergies, these particles can be inhaled and trigger annoying symptoms like sneezing, a runny nose, or itchy eyes.
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 28 Jan. 2025
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Deidre McPhillips, CNN, 7 Feb. 2025
Measles is an airborne disease, and can spread rapidly in communities with low vaccination rates, and initially results in symptoms including a high fever, a cough, a runny nose, and red or watery eyes, according to the CDC.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
That’s because there are hundreds of viruses that can cause the common cold, and most healthy people with run-of-the-mill symptoms like a runny nose, congestion and fatigue don’t need testing to identify the type of virus or to distinguish between these viruses from the flu or Covid-19.
—Katia Hetter, CNN, 31 Jan. 2025
For those with allergies, these particles can be inhaled and trigger annoying symptoms like sneezing, a runny nose, or itchy eyes.
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 28 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for runny
Adjective
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Truong makes a strong case for it and goes minimal with thin French tips and daisies peeking out on the corners of each nail for singer Ella Mai.—
Audrey Noble,
Vogue,
18 Feb. 2025
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This draconian action will increase the workload and place new responsibilities on a workforce that is already stretched thin.—
Kathryn Krupnik,
CBS News,
17 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Our Test Kitchen made beans in a soupy broth flavored with bacon, garlic, onion, chipotle, and other ingredients.—
Krissy Tiglias,
Southern Living,
13 Jan. 2025
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These gnocchi, filled with ricotta, sit in a thin ragu of duck or veal that, on one occasion, came closer to a soupy stew than a ragu.—
Lyndsay C. Green,
Detroit Free Press,
2 June 2024
Adjective
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General symptoms may include fever, cough, runny nose, watery eyes and a rash of red spots.—
Deidre McPhillips,
CNN,
7 Feb. 2025
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Measles is an airborne disease, and can spread rapidly in communities with low vaccination rates, and initially results in symptoms including a high fever, a cough, a runny nose, and red or watery eyes, according to the CDC.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
31 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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But different types of seeds have different germination and growth rates (aka ‘days to harvest’), and timing this against your area’s last frost date is your secret weapon against leggy tomato seedlings that still can’t go outside, or pea seeds rotting in cold, wet soil.—
Marianne Willburn,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 Feb. 2025
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The continued wet weather has prompted concerns from officials and residents living in the Eaton fire zone in Altadena and the Palisades fire burn scar in Malibu and Pacific Palisades.—
Rong-Gong Lin II,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Feb. 2025
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“Runny.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/runny. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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