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as in dripping
to fall or let fall in or as if in drops
trickled a little honey into her tea
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as in splashing
to flow in a broken irregular stream
the brook trickled along the glade
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Adjective
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Research on caterpillar venoms is still sparse enough that no new drugs have resulted yet, but venoms of other organisms have yielded some important therapies.—
Bob Holmes,
JSTOR Daily,
27 Feb. 2025 -
His words, though often sparse and cryptic, usually mattered more than those of his counterparts, fueling a political mystique of infallibility.—
Megan Crepeau,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Feb. 2025
Verb
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On sunny days, the reflection of that splashing water can be seen from a long distance.—
Alex Robinson,
Outdoor Life,
19 Dec. 2024
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The man climbed in but slipped on the step, sending the coffee splashing across the seat.—
Greg Borowski,
Journal Sentinel,
18 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Some of the pieces were rather large, and having the chocolates so spaced out in the packaging made the offering appear scant.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
8 Feb. 2025
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But at a more fundamental level, will large multi-nationals and their employees want to move to a patch of the Himalayan foothills with scant regional connections?—
By Charlie Campbell/Gelephu, Bhutan,
TIME,
16 Jan. 2025
Verb
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This magnificent man kept showing up with flowers, leaving sweet cards, washing my car and filling my fridge.—
Kathlene Linehan,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Jan. 2025
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Protect your furry friends by washing your hands, cleaning spills, and storing it out of reach.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
3 Jan. 2025
Verb
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There was understandable tension in the quarter-final against Bayern Munich, but something was bubbling from minute one against Porto.—
Art de Roché,
The Athletic,
29 Dec. 2024
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One perk is that the bubbling stream provides the ideal ecosystem where hemlock and rhododendron thrive along the banks.—
Jennifer Prince,
Southern Living,
29 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Smaller galaxies yielded even scantier quantities, with visible matter making up only about 0.05 percent of the least massive galaxies studied, Willman 1 and Segue 1.—
Andrew Grant,
Discover Magazine,
11 Nov. 2019
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The sum total of records from the plague itself is scanty: three letters by Mompesson written in 1666, the parish’s burial register and inscriptions on graves scattered around the village.—
1843,
1843,
16 Apr. 2020
Adjective
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Nearly 15 inches of snow has fallen in January and February so far, more than doubling last winter's meager 8 inches.—
Anna Spiegel,
Axios,
18 Feb. 2025
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Out of a five star CMS rating (with five being the best and one being the worst), SEIU hospitals averaged a meager 2.37 stars, while non-union hospitals averaged 3.14 stars – almost an entire star difference.—
Charlyce Bozzello,
Orange County Register,
17 Feb. 2025
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Inventory space is scarce, so this is really a last resort, as most of Lucy’s backpack should be filled with food and water.—
Issy van der Velde,
Rolling Stone,
20 Feb. 2025
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Track position is everything on a circuit as unforgiving as Monaco, where overtaking opportunities are scarce.—
Kanzah Maktoum,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2025
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“Trickling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trickling. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.
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