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as in splashes
a very small amount
money doled out in driblets to the workers
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Noun
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There might be something undeniably satisfying about working up a sweat, watching the droplets roll down your skin and leaving you with a red-faced glow.—
Julianna Bragg,
CNN Money,
27 Mar. 2025 -
While white adipose tissue has one large fatty droplet, brown tissue has many tiny droplets, and lots of mitochondria.—
Bethany Brookshire,
Scientific American,
27 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Yet the inevitability of aging does little to make the housing system friendlier to the disabled or the elderly.—
Jessica Slice,
The Atlantic,
28 July 2025
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But, with a runtime of about an hour and 35 minutes, the movie definitely hits the sweet spot for caregivers with busy schedules and for the littles who get restless.—
Lynnette Nicholas,
Parents,
18 July 2025
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“Driblets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/driblets. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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