Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for drizzling
Adjective
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Members picketed outside the shipyard Monday in cold and drizzly weather.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
23 Mar. 2026 -
The trench doubles as a raincoat and features a detachable hood to keep your hair safe and sound on drizzly days.—
Annie Blackman,
InStyle,
15 Mar. 2026
Verb
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My parents run an aerial application or crop-dusting business.—
Joseph Hudak,
Rolling Stone,
25 Mar. 2026
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Regularly dusting your door frames can prevent buildup, and furniture polish can help keep grime away even longer.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
15 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Austin had a particularly itchy and drippy cedar fever season to start the year.—
Mary Wasson,
Austin American Statesman,
4 Mar. 2026
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Asymmetrical, drippy French tips are a fun vibe to try for this holiday.—
Kara Jillian Brown,
InStyle,
1 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Stults recommends vacuuming first, wiping with a paper towel, then spraying and wiping with a cleaner.—
Alora Bopray,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026
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Both experts suggest tackling odors with white vinegar, too, either while cleaning or spraying it in the air.—
Lori Keong,
Architectural Digest,
2 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Neutralize Trash Can Odors Cut odors from the kitchen trash by periodically sprinkling baking soda in as waste accumulates.—
Melissa Locker,
Southern Living,
15 Mar. 2026
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For instance, sprinkling cinnamon around entry points while also using a vinegar spray can help create a double barrier against ants attempting to infiltrate your home.—
Alexandra Kelly,
Martha Stewart,
13 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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To the left of Castor and Pollux lies the constellation Cancer, the crab, the core of which plays host to the 100-strong stellar population of the Beehive Cluster (M44), which is visible as a small, misty patch of light on moonless nights.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
19 Mar. 2026
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Other images similarly mix the romantic and the mundane, with glamorous students in front of kitschy backdrops of misty woodlands or positioned between towering candelabras.—
Jacqui Palumbo,
CNN Money,
11 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The beetles take advantage of the fact that the construction workers who finished the house just a few months earlier miscalculated and left too much space between the doors and the ground, failing to consider insects or the rainy season.—
María Ospina,
The Dial,
31 Mar. 2026
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Fire trucks lined up outside a funeral home in Chicago’s southwest suburbs on a gray and rainy Tuesday morning for the funeral of Michael Altman, a Chicago firefighter who died while working to put out a Rogers Park fire earlier this month.—
Madeline King,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Drizzling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drizzling. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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