as in bead
the quantity of fluid that falls naturally in one rounded mass there were only a few droplets left in the canteen

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Recent Examples of droplet Measles, which can be fatal, is very contagious, and spreads through airborne respiratory droplets. Kristina Behr, Parents, 27 Feb. 2025 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 The virus is transmitted by contact with infectious droplets or by breathing the air an infected person breathed, coughed or sneezed in. Sara Moniuszko, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2025 Ensure that the water pours as a stream rather than breaking into droplets. Elizabeth Weise, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for droplet
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Noun
  • Her choice of gemstones such as rose cut diamonds, brilliant diamonds, ancient beads, tumbled colored gemstones and precious metals including mixed sterling silver and 18-karat gold pieces) makes each piece of hers highly nuanced and unique.
    Kyle Roderick, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
  • Contact your healthcare provider immediately if a seed or bead gets stuck in your ear and doesn't come out.
    Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 24 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Beelzebub, however, is nothing but evil incarnate, first appearing as a sort of metaphysical pollution—a writhing black oil-like glob suspended in midair.
    Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2025
  • But, just like peanut butter—which is considered healthy for infants—Levinson says that cold, firm chunks or thick globs of butter may pose a choking hazard.
    Sarah Scott, Parents, 7 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Excess moisture drips into the V-shape and is then funneled into a container.
    Lauren Carpenter, USA Today, 22 Apr. 2025
  • Because when so many Americans are tightening grocery budgets, scaling back meals, and absorbing the daily drip of scarcity, a pass that promises a burger a day doesn’t feel indulgent.
    Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • That was the sharpest drop except for that seen at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
    Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 20 Apr. 2025
  • That's a drop of 11 from the previous Sunday-to-Friday reporting period.
    Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025

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“Droplet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/droplet. Accessed 2 May. 2025.

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