as in thin
having an overly soft liquid consistency
runny scrambled eggs
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Recent Examples of runny
Measles symptoms typically appear seven to 14 days after contact with the virus and often include high fever, cough, runny nose, and watery eyes.
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Christopher Edwards, PEOPLE, 1 May 2026
Measles symptoms typically appear seven to 14 days after contact with the virus and commonly include high fever, cough, runny nose, and watery eyes, according to the CDC.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026
Entrupy highlighted the runny nature of phony economics; it shifts focus toward materials that are easier to mimic at high speeds.
—Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 30 Apr. 2026
In more recent history, medications like steroids, which quickly increase energy and reduce symptoms like a runny nose or aching joints, were regularly prescribed for the common cold.
—Hannah Kerman, STAT, 29 Apr. 2026
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Christopher Edwards, PEOPLE, 1 May 2026
Measles symptoms typically appear seven to 14 days after contact with the virus and commonly include high fever, cough, runny nose, and watery eyes, according to the CDC.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026
Entrupy highlighted the runny nature of phony economics; it shifts focus toward materials that are easier to mimic at high speeds.
—Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 30 Apr. 2026
In more recent history, medications like steroids, which quickly increase energy and reduce symptoms like a runny nose or aching joints, were regularly prescribed for the common cold.
—Hannah Kerman, STAT, 29 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for runny
Adjective
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Health experts are growing increasingly alarmed about the outbreak, arguing that cases have been spreading undetected as public health authorities are stretched thin.—
Lauren Weber,
Washington Post,
18 May 2026
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Few of the film’s ideas truly connect with one another, leaving its lead stars adrift in the process, forcing them to conjure three dimensional details from a script that, intentionally or otherwise, feels paper thin.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
IndieWire,
18 May 2026
Adjective
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Very hard, small lumps or watery, soupy liquid are both cause for concern.—
Andrea Muraskin,
NPR,
11 Apr. 2026
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An order of lumacha alla vodka arrived overcooked, awash in enough spicy tomato sauce and runny cheese to give it a soupy texture.—
Restaurant Critic,
Houston Chronicle,
8 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The quick tuning from flexible to rigid is possible because of the OUT-Robot’s thermal interface of three layers which synergizes the robot’s shape and materials with the watery environment for fast cooling.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
13 May 2026
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Ophelia’s Got Talent plumbs the depths of the nineteenth-century cult of Ophelia, epitomized in John Everett Millais’s famous painting of her watery death.—
Caroline Lillian Schopp,
Artforum,
13 May 2026
Adjective
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Was Yara going to be mama-birded into eating more wet bread?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 May 2026
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Protect Your Tables Instead of vintage lace doilies, use cloth napkin squares in their place to protect your furniture from scratches, candles, vases, and wet plants.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
18 May 2026
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“Runny.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/runny. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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