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Recent Examples of raindrop
This team theorizes that vesicles might form on Titan when sea-spray droplets are thrown into the atmosphere by methane raindrops landing on the surface of lakes and seas.
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Robert Lea, Space.com, 15 July 2025
So raindrops bead right off without a mark, and fingerprints are easy to wipe away.
—PC Magazine, 23 June 2025
Now the raindrop splashes in the cobblestones’ puddles could have been a sign of the place itself effervescing into a new state of being.
—Ian Frazier, New Yorker, 9 June 2025
Those raindrops were fresh—but maybe, just maybe, a single drop contained one solitary molecule of water that was formed in the explosive final moments of a star that lived 13.6 billion years ago.
—Robin George Andrews, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 May 2025
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Robert Lea, Space.com, 15 July 2025
So raindrops bead right off without a mark, and fingerprints are easy to wipe away.
—PC Magazine, 23 June 2025
Now the raindrop splashes in the cobblestones’ puddles could have been a sign of the place itself effervescing into a new state of being.
—Ian Frazier, New Yorker, 9 June 2025
Those raindrops were fresh—but maybe, just maybe, a single drop contained one solitary molecule of water that was formed in the explosive final moments of a star that lived 13.6 billion years ago.
—Robin George Andrews, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for raindrop
Noun
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Both women occasionally smiled through their tears, telegraphing poise and control more than an overflowing inner joy.—
Vinson Cunningham,
New Yorker,
1 Apr. 2026
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Many in the courtroom, including members of Corder’s family, could be seen attempting to hold back tears.—
Chris Ramirez,
jsonline.com,
1 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Hot pink dewdrops add whimsy to a sophisticated French square.—
Ariel Wodarcyk,
InStyle,
6 Feb. 2026
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The pair also collaborated on an orange-and-gold dewdrop installation over the stairway and the glimmering waterfall sculpture in the three-story courtyard.—
Christine Muhlke,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In their stead, bring a small selection of more affordable, fun accessories — like these chunky gold teardrop earrings and turquoise studs, or this simple, elegant choker necklace set.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Mar. 2026
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Three teardrop incisions function as indices of starvation’s magnitude.—
Anel Rakhimzhanova,
Artforum,
1 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The first stage focuses on protecting the instrument from Venus’s highly corrosive environment by filtering out sulfuric acid droplets and fine particles.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Mar. 2026
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Measles is one of the most contagious diseases, spreading easily through air droplets, liable to infect up to 90% of unvaccinated people nearby.—
Katie Silver,
NPR,
28 Mar. 2026
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“Raindrop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/raindrop. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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