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as in drips
to fall or let fall in or as if in drops
trickled a little honey into her tea
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as in splashes
to flow in a broken irregular stream
the brook trickled along the glade
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Recent Examples of trickles
Anastasia Tsioulcas, NPR, 21 Nov. 2025
Because that trickles all the way down to junior executives who are hearing this constantly in their meetings.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2025
The theme trickles down to accessories, MCM’s bread and butter, with judo belts wrapped around its signature handbags, which double up as shoulders straps.
—Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2025
The information is used to sell governments on the idea that investing in sport is worth it, which leads to advocacy for developing the sports sector and eventually trickles down to benefit everyday families.
—Blythe Lawrence, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Verb
And that trickles down to the artists who are beginning to lose opportunities.
—Recent Examples of Synonyms for trickles
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Coffee drips through a metal filter, a slow process that creates a full-bodied cup of coffee.—
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Meanwhile, the needles gather fog into dew, which drips onto the roots.—
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Then Oliver splashes his blameless girlfriend in the face, and the three men flee, chased by a group of enraged barflies.—
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Reed landed multiple Tsunami splashes on Reigns, who was stretchered out of the arena.—
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Taken 34 more throw-ins than anyone in the division, but his game is about so much more than that particular set piece; has produced the most dribbles by a defender, is great on defensive duels and loves randomly ambling forward at all angles to cause carnage in the opposition third.—
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His possession dribbles per touch have been down to start the season.—
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Vera cautions that reactivating Venezuela’s economic growth will be a medium- to-long-term task, but that when the feeling of political change is real, everything flows better, and the feeling of opportunity in the country is real right now.—
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Then, as Venus and the sun move into Aquarius, communication flows more freely, making flirting fun again and conversations easier.—
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Another agreed, comparing them to their Spanx AirEssentials set, but saying this one washes better.—
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To start with a wedding, then wait ’til later to figure out the details of who washes the dishes and whether the toilet seat stays down, sounds backwards but is certainly better than hostage-taking and war without an achievable end.—
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Christopher Patterson's mother held back tears as his family and friends gathered on Friday outside the home where the 23-year-old lost his life two days before.—
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Narrated by Colm Feore and James Hyndman in the English and French versions of the movie, respectively, the 17-minute stop-motion short follows a poor young boy who discovers a girl whose tears, evoked by a sad home life, turn into pristine pearls.—
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The story follows how this act ripples through the neighborhood, uncovering resilience, faith, and unexpected connections.—
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Then, imagine those color-changing mountains reflected in the briny water of desert salt flats, a mirage that ripples when local flamingos fly by in twos and threes.—
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Since then, the video clip of ESPN dissing Jokić, who evolved into a seven-time NBA All-Star and an NBA Finals MVP, bubbles up on the internet each NBA season.—
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In each stage, more of the carbon dioxide bubbles out and can then be compressed for permanent storage in underground formations.—
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“Trickles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trickles. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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