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Recent Examples of droplet
Human infections occur when the virus enters the eyes, nose or mouth, or is inhaled through airborne droplets, aerosol particles or dust.
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Fernanda Galan, Sacramento Bee, 7 Jan. 2025
And it's spread in a similar way: via close contact with an infected person, touching contaminated surfaces and through airborne droplets from coughs or sneezes.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
Respiratory droplets may carry bacteria and viruses that spread illness.
—Carrie Madormo, Rn, Health, 22 Dec. 2024
The dark spots drew together and welled like a droplet of sweat, then ran down her wrist and fell to the carpet.
—EW.com, 14 Jan. 2025
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Fernanda Galan, Sacramento Bee, 7 Jan. 2025
And it's spread in a similar way: via close contact with an infected person, touching contaminated surfaces and through airborne droplets from coughs or sneezes.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
Respiratory droplets may carry bacteria and viruses that spread illness.
—Carrie Madormo, Rn, Health, 22 Dec. 2024
The dark spots drew together and welled like a droplet of sweat, then ran down her wrist and fell to the carpet.
—EW.com, 14 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for droplet
Noun
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Thanks to its quilted design, the beads are distributed evenly and stay securely in place.—
Toni Sutton,
People.com,
20 Jan. 2025
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The actress wore a necklace with translucent beads, along with stacks of bracelets, several small earrings and a few glittering rings.—
Julia Teti,
WWD,
10 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Meanwhile, two members of the Oilers’ ice crew had to come onto the ice to pick up the rest of the chips and scrape the globs of cheese off the ice.—
Sean Neumann,
People.com,
22 Jan. 2025
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Depp pushes over a cabinet with dishes, rips open her dress and makes a most unholy noise as her eyeballs go up in their sockets, tongue juts out and globs of drool pour from her mouth.—
Brian Truitt,
USA TODAY,
24 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Mister Rogers, with his cardigan drip, that sweater-wearing prowess, was a fiery change-maker, as noted in Chantel Tattoli’s article about his college days in The Paris Review.—
Ken Makin,
The Christian Science Monitor,
15 Jan. 2025
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Create a Cleaning Caddy Here’s how to store cleaning supplies without worrying about spills or drips ruining a nice basket: Nestle a plastic caddy with a handle inside the basket.—
Kelly Roberson,
Better Homes & Gardens,
13 Jan. 2025
Noun
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His drop has turned into a days-long news story, in part because the Ravens now have three tight ends each with one year left on their contracts: Jackson’s security blanket, Andrews; Isaiah Likely, a quickly ascending pass catcher; and perhaps the best blocking tight end of the trio, Charlie Kolar.—
Sam Cohn,
Sun Sentinel,
24 Jan. 2025
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Following the press conference, the benchmark CSI 300 index climbed over 1.8%, narrowing the index’s drop this year to around 2.7%, according to LSEG data.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
23 Jan. 2025
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“Droplet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/droplet. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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