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"Perna poked a wickedly droll finger in the eye of an unprecedented 1980s art-market boom, which was setting records and garnering headlines. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 4 Jan. 2022",
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"But he\u2019ll be best remembered by many as the fantastically droll anchor of Weekend Update during his run on Saturday Night Live. \u2014 Andy Greene, Rolling Stone , 14 Sep. 2021",
"Naturally, not everyone is going to get along, but the relationships and rivalries never become overwhelming under the deft and droll pen of New York Times bestselling author and bookstore owner Emma Straub. \u2014 Rachel King, Fortune , 23 May 2020",
"Also there\u2019s Joan Cusack, having a high, droll time of it as a Pentagon official giddy at the prospect of using the memory berry for all sorts of new and fabulous projects. \u2014 cleveland , 22 May 2020",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Whishaw puts on a show for us viewers, too, in droll asides to the camera. \u2014 Judy Berman, Time , 3 June 2022",
"The gnawing insecurities of the postfeminist male were at the heart of Force Majeure, and \u00d6stlund initially appears to be returning to that subject in a negotiation both thorny and droll as Carl is bloodlessly castrated by Yaya. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 21 May 2022",
"Ashford\u2019s script is pleasingly detail-oriented and lightly droll on that front. \u2014 Guy Lodge, Variety , 11 Apr. 2022",
"O'Loughlin is a magnetic and highly underrated leading man, while Michaela Watkins and Melissa McCarthy threaten to steal the show with their droll supporting turns. \u2014 Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY , 12 Feb. 2022",
"The French show has drawn a cult following on Netflix over the past few years for its droll , charming portrayal of Parisian film agents and the movie stars who plague and sustain them. \u2014 Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic , 30 Apr. 2022",
"Conversations with Leibowitz are droll but filled with laughter. \u2014 David Lyman, The Enquirer , 7 Apr. 2022",
"There\u2019s also Doris Stevens (Nadia Dandashi, teeming with earnestness), an eager young student and writer from Ohio, and Ruza Wenclawska (a droll Hannah Cruz), the tough-as-nails Polish American factory worker and union organizer. \u2014 New York Times , 6 Apr. 2022"
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"This high-concept, low-key exercise in sustained drollery is an anthology of three unrelated stories about small-town French life, framed as features in the eponymous magazine, which is published as a supplement to a Kansas newspaper. \u2014 Kyle Smith, National Review , 6 Oct. 2021",
"Breasts come in for their share of drollery as well in a play that sets up two superannuated choruses, one droopily male, the other saggingly female. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 13 Sep. 2021",
"In Jacobs\u2019s previous film, The Lovers, the storytelling seemed to be going nowhere, but this film finds drollery in the disjunction between life and relationships. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 23 Apr. 2021",
"Its twists are fairly predictable, and its drollery is openly derivative of other teen hits. ... \u2014 Lisa Rosen, Los Angeles Times , 2 June 2020",
"The result might be more humane by today's standards, but earnestness saps the drollery . \u2014 Carolina A. Miranda, latimes.com , 7 Apr. 2018",
"Several of those interviews cross the line from drollery into self-enchantment. \u2014 Joe Morgenstern, WSJ , 7 Dec. 2017",
"Passage of Davis-Bacon brought out the drollery in Rep. William Upshaw, a Georgia Democrat. \u2014 George Will, Twin Cities , 18 June 2017",
"Passage of Davis-Bacon brought out the drollery in Rep. William Upshaw, a Georgia Democrat. \u2014 George Will, Twin Cities , 18 June 2017"
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"Diedrich Bader remains a droll delight as Sam's non-romantic soulmate, Rich, who supports Max during a major life decision. \u2014 Kristen Baldwin, EW.com , 22 Feb. 2022",
"Perna poked a wickedly droll finger in the eye of an unprecedented 1980s art-market boom, which was setting records and garnering headlines. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 4 Jan. 2022",
"His low-key swagger and distinct delivery \u2014 engagingly droll , with a slurred word sometimes playfully disrupting his sharp flow \u2014 drew listeners in to his witty wordplay. \u2014 Piet Levy, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 1 Dec. 2021",
"But the emphasis is on droll appearance and laidback energy approaching stasis, not character or dramatic development. \u2014 Joe Morgenstern, WSJ , 21 Oct. 2021",
"But he\u2019ll be best remembered by many as the fantastically droll anchor of Weekend Update during his run on Saturday Night Live. \u2014 Andy Greene, Rolling Stone , 14 Sep. 2021",
"Naturally, not everyone is going to get along, but the relationships and rivalries never become overwhelming under the deft and droll pen of New York Times bestselling author and bookstore owner Emma Straub. \u2014 Rachel King, Fortune , 23 May 2020",
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"Gavin\u2019s an important white guy surrounded by important white people, and Good Fight keeps approaching the acquisition with droll cynicism. \u2014 Darren Franich, EW.com , 9 Apr. 2020",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Selena Gomez thinks her sarcastic and droll Only Murders in the Building character Mabel might be infiltrating her psyche. \u2014 Gerrad Hall, EW.com , 30 June 2022",
"Whishaw puts on a show for us viewers, too, in droll asides to the camera. \u2014 Judy Berman, Time , 3 June 2022",
"The gnawing insecurities of the postfeminist male were at the heart of Force Majeure, and \u00d6stlund initially appears to be returning to that subject in a negotiation both thorny and droll as Carl is bloodlessly castrated by Yaya. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 21 May 2022",
"Ashford\u2019s script is pleasingly detail-oriented and lightly droll on that front. \u2014 Guy Lodge, Variety , 11 Apr. 2022",
"O'Loughlin is a magnetic and highly underrated leading man, while Michaela Watkins and Melissa McCarthy threaten to steal the show with their droll supporting turns. \u2014 Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY , 12 Feb. 2022",
"The French show has drawn a cult following on Netflix over the past few years for its droll , charming portrayal of Parisian film agents and the movie stars who plague and sustain them. \u2014 Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic , 30 Apr. 2022",
"Conversations with Leibowitz are droll but filled with laughter. \u2014 David Lyman, The Enquirer , 7 Apr. 2022",
"There\u2019s also Doris Stevens (Nadia Dandashi, teeming with earnestness), an eager young student and writer from Ohio, and Ruza Wenclawska (a droll Hannah Cruz), the tough-as-nails Polish American factory worker and union organizer. \u2014 New York Times , 6 Apr. 2022"
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"Breakfast lovers will drool over this popular delicious jam trio including Blueberry Lemon Basil, Smoked Yellow Peach, and Strawberry Chipotle & Fig flavors. \u2014 Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Tesla boasted a record operating profit margin of 19.2% for the quarter, a level virtually any automaker would drool at and at least comparable to the industry\u2019s best performing brands like Porsche and Ferrari. \u2014 Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Still, wagon enthusiasts are more likely to drool over the sporty Recharge T8 Polestar model that boasts a plug-in-hybrid powertrain with 415 horsepower and up to 22 miles of electric driving range. \u2014 Car and Driver , 4 Feb. 2022",
"Her tiered pants, fishnet tights, beaded necklines and overflowing skirts are the stuff celebrities drool over. \u2014 Lauren Puckett-pope, ELLE , 4 Feb. 2022",
"As people drool over the supercool trailer for Jim Jarmusch\u2019s upcoming zombie film, The Dead Don\u2019t Die, take the chance to acquaint yourself with his early work, starting with this 1984 breakthrough, starring John Lurie and Richard Edson. \u2014 Brian Tallerico, Vulture , 2 Nov. 2021",
"That was a huge start that just about any coach would drool over, but Gaters was frustrated. \u2014 Jeff Vorva, chicagotribune.com , 1 Nov. 2021",
"The test requires students to drool into individual tubes, which are then analyzed by SHIELD labs, with results coming back within 24 hours. \u2014 Megan Jones, chicagotribune.com , 24 Sep. 2021",
"Dad can drool over the finest Japanese beef or celebrate his special day with a 32-ounce Upper Prime Black Angus Tomahawk. \u2014 Larry Olmsted, Forbes , 4 June 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Before Selling Sunset, the Million Dollar Listing franchise was making us drool with high-end real estate in New York and Los Angeles. \u2014 Amy Mackelden, ELLE , 30 Apr. 2022",
"His presence would certainly make the folks at Fox Sports drool . \u2014 Roy S. Johnson | Rjohnson@al.com, al , 28 Apr. 2022",
"More recently, L\u2019Etoile Patisserie - which bakes drool -inducing desserts like choux a la cr\u00e8me as well as French breads and croissants \u2013 brought buzz there. \u2014 Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al , 10 Jan. 2022",
"For example, legendary French design label Herm\u00e8s\u2019 diverse throw blanket collection of colorful pieces and modern simple designs are drool -worthy. \u2014 Amina Khan, USA TODAY , 10 May 2022",
"All fans have to do is pop the cookies in a preheated oven to get a drool -worthy dessert. \u2014 Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE.com , 12 Apr. 2022",
"There\u2019s the drool to be wiped, the slobbery feeding and sharing of utensils \u2014 and plenty of kisses. \u2014 Andrew Joseph, STAT , 24 Jan. 2022",
"For example, babies often get contact dermatitis\u2014a type of eczema caused by direct contact with an irritant\u2014around their mouths because of drool or introduction to certain foods. \u2014 Jessie Van Amburg, Health.com , 2 Dec. 2021",
"This drool -worthy ice cream sandwich recipe is the perfect solution for using up any leftover Christmas pudding in your fridge (in the unlikely event there's any dessert leftover). \u2014 Noma Nazish, Forbes , 26 Dec. 2021"
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"Noun",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Regardless of the aircraft, fly too high into air that isn\u2019t dense enough to support the weight of the heli, and the rotor will droop and then stall. \u2014 Marc Peruzzi, Outside Online , 10 Apr. 2021",
"Her riotously colorful forms swell and droop and merge in unpredictable and often joyous abandon, with occasional nods to Philip Guston, Francis Bacon, and a host of others. \u2014 Dodie Kazanjian, Vogue , 12 Mar. 2022",
"After a while, your eyelids get heavy and your head begins to droop , slowly at first. \u2014 Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal , 17 Feb. 2022",
"The moves needed to be more defined, the fingers to point higher, the shoulders to droop more. \u2014 New York Times , 8 Jan. 2022",
"My fingertips still hang off the buttons slightly, but not enough to droop or lose control over the left- and right-click buttons. \u2014 Scharon Harding, Ars Technica , 13 Dec. 2021",
"The plant is in a 10-inch pot and has thrived, blooming every year until this spring when the leaves started to droop while still blooming. \u2014 oregonlive , 14 Nov. 2021",
"Summer rains do cause thinner limbs of trees, shrubs and foliage plants to droop and often remain in that position. \u2014 Tom Maccubbin, orlandosentinel.com , 6 Nov. 2021",
"Her head began to droop a little farther to the left. \u2014 Daniel Engber, The Atlantic , 6 Oct. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"But also less, judging, at least, from the stupendous droop of my mouth. \u2014 New York Times , 19 Apr. 2022",
"Place the tree away from fireplaces, wood stoves, direct sunlight or other heat sources, because the heat will make the tree droop and might create a fire hazard. \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Dec. 2021",
"Her works have a curious tension, full of taut sinews, often seeming to stretch and reach, or sag and droop , in ways eerily and powerfully reminiscent of the human form. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 June 2021",
"Each character displays emotional strength and weakness, reflected in the dance, from the opening cry to the final, resigned droop of Nakamura\u2019s arm. \u2014 Matthew J. Palm, orlandosentinel.com , 19 Mar. 2021",
"But on a longer cast, just a slight bit of droop will magnify into larger and larger loops. \u2014 T. Edward Nickens, Field & Stream , 30 Dec. 2020",
"Star ingredients like retinol and tripeptide concentrates treat necks that develop lines and a little droop , encouraging a sharper, more lifted neck contour. \u2014 Tatjana Freund, Marie Claire , 7 Oct. 2020",
"Rents must still be paid and brands advertised\u2014the poshest ones spend the best part of $1bn a year on marketing\u2014even as sales droop . \u2014 The Economist , 20 June 2020",
"But go a little faster and the suspension starts running out of travel, until the front end is cycling through max droop and full compression as the chin spoiler detonates showers of sand across the front end. \u2014 Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver , 4 June 2020"
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb",
"1647, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
},
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"Verb",
"The flowers were drooping in the hot sun.",
"Her eyelids drooped as she grew tired.",
"The tree's branches drooped under the weight of the snow.",
"His spirits drooped when he didn't get the job.",
"Noun",
"tighten the line at the top of the banner so there won't be so much droop",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Regardless of the aircraft, fly too high into air that isn\u2019t dense enough to support the weight of the heli, and the rotor will droop and then stall. \u2014 Marc Peruzzi, Outside Online , 10 Apr. 2021",
"Her riotously colorful forms swell and droop and merge in unpredictable and often joyous abandon, with occasional nods to Philip Guston, Francis Bacon, and a host of others. \u2014 Dodie Kazanjian, Vogue , 12 Mar. 2022",
"After a while, your eyelids get heavy and your head begins to droop , slowly at first. \u2014 Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal , 17 Feb. 2022",
"The moves needed to be more defined, the fingers to point higher, the shoulders to droop more. \u2014 New York Times , 8 Jan. 2022",
"My fingertips still hang off the buttons slightly, but not enough to droop or lose control over the left- and right-click buttons. \u2014 Scharon Harding, Ars Technica , 13 Dec. 2021",
"The plant is in a 10-inch pot and has thrived, blooming every year until this spring when the leaves started to droop while still blooming. \u2014 oregonlive , 14 Nov. 2021",
"Summer rains do cause thinner limbs of trees, shrubs and foliage plants to droop and often remain in that position. \u2014 Tom Maccubbin, orlandosentinel.com , 6 Nov. 2021",
"Her head began to droop a little farther to the left. \u2014 Daniel Engber, The Atlantic , 6 Oct. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"But also less, judging, at least, from the stupendous droop of my mouth. \u2014 New York Times , 19 Apr. 2022",
"Place the tree away from fireplaces, wood stoves, direct sunlight or other heat sources, because the heat will make the tree droop and might create a fire hazard. \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Dec. 2021",
"Her works have a curious tension, full of taut sinews, often seeming to stretch and reach, or sag and droop , in ways eerily and powerfully reminiscent of the human form. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 June 2021",
"Each character displays emotional strength and weakness, reflected in the dance, from the opening cry to the final, resigned droop of Nakamura\u2019s arm. \u2014 Matthew J. Palm, orlandosentinel.com , 19 Mar. 2021",
"But on a longer cast, just a slight bit of droop will magnify into larger and larger loops. \u2014 T. Edward Nickens, Field & Stream , 30 Dec. 2020",
"Star ingredients like retinol and tripeptide concentrates treat necks that develop lines and a little droop , encouraging a sharper, more lifted neck contour. \u2014 Tatjana Freund, Marie Claire , 7 Oct. 2020",
"Rents must still be paid and brands advertised\u2014the poshest ones spend the best part of $1bn a year on marketing\u2014even as sales droop . \u2014 The Economist , 20 June 2020",
"But go a little faster and the suspension starts running out of travel, until the front end is cycling through max droop and full compression as the chin spoiler detonates showers of sand across the front end. \u2014 Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver , 4 June 2020"
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb",
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"flag",
"hang",
"loll",
"sag",
"swag",
"wilt"
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"antonyms":[
"unbending",
"upright"
],
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": drooping or tending to droop":[],
": gloomy":[]
},
"examples":[
"the droopy heads of tired fans riding home on the bus",
"a droopy stalk of celery",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Many critics said the drawings made the children look ugly, with wide-set, droopy eyes. \u2014 New York Times , 31 May 2022",
"The woman\u2019s eyelids appeared droopy , according to the report. \u2014 Bruce Geiselman, cleveland , 15 May 2022",
"But on the day of the dinner, an arrangement of lilies and carnations arrived, with one anemic lilac tucked in: no fragrance, droopy petals. \u2014 Kevin Fisher-paulson, San Francisco Chronicle , 10 May 2022",
"Organic lumps hoisted up on pedestals are like Barbara Hepworth sculptures impossibly inflated with air, then mated with a William Turnbull monolith gone droopy . \u2014 Christopher Knightart Critic, Los Angeles Times , 26 Mar. 2022",
"Divers also have found dying sea urchins with droopy spines or with their white skeletons poking through their bodies. \u2014 D\u00c1nica Coto, ajc , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Divers also have found dying sea urchins with droopy spines or with their white skeletons poking through their bodies. \u2014 D\u00c1nica Coto, Sun Sentinel , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Animals with this illness develop brain lesions, become emaciated, appear listless and have droopy ears, according to a news release from the DWR. \u2014 Jordan Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune , 18 Feb. 2022",
"But don\u2019t worry if the plant looks droopy or yellow; plants usually can bounce back with proper care. \u2014 Washington Post , 13 Jan. 2022"
],
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"\u02c8dr\u00fc-p\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"bowed",
"bowing",
"declined",
"declining",
"descendant",
"descendent",
"descending",
"drooping",
"hanging",
"hung",
"inclining",
"nodding",
"pendulous",
"sagging",
"stooping",
"weeping"
],
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"depress",
"lower",
"throw",
"throw down"
],
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": a decline in quantity or quality":[
"His income took a sudden drop .",
"a drop in demand"
],
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": a minute quantity or degree of something nonmaterial or intangible":[
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": a part so small as to be negligible":[],
": a slot into which something is to be dropped":[],
": a small globular cookie or candy":[
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],
": a small quantity of drink":[
"hasn't touched a drop of alcohol in three years"
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],
": as soon as the slightest provocation is given : immediately":[
"loses her temper at the drop of a hat"
],
": discontinue":[
"dropped what she was doing"
],
": give up sense 2 , abandon":[
"drop an idea",
"drop the charges"
],
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"dropped $50 in a poker game"
],
": something that drops, hangs, or falls: such as":[],
": something that resembles a liquid drop: such as":[],
": spend":[
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],
": the act or an instance of dropping : fall":[
"a sudden, short drop in an elevator"
],
": the distance from a higher to a lower level or through which something drops":[
"It's a twenty-foot drop from the top of the fence.",
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": the quantity of fluid that falls in one spherical mass":[
"a drop of rain"
],
": the smallest practical unit of liquid measure":[],
": to be released to the public":[
"His latest solo album dropped in August \u2026",
"\u2014 Ed Rampell",
"The second Podcast drops Nov. 14 and can be downloaded free \u2026",
"\u2014 Langston Wertz Jr.",
"There's also something to be said for jumping on a subscription for a month or two, say when a big, new game drops .",
"\u2014 Adam Rosenberg"
],
": to become less":[
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"\u2014 often used with off"
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": to become played by reason of the obligation to follow suit":[],
": to break off an association or connection with : dismiss":[
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"was dropped by his sponsors",
"students who dropped the class"
],
": to bring down with a shot or a blow":[
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"dropping the world champion in the ring"
],
": to cause (the voice) to be less loud":[],
": to cause a cardholder to unwillingly play (a high card)":[
"dropped her ace"
],
": to cause to lessen or decrease : reduce":[
"dropped his speed"
],
": to cease to be of concern : lapse":[
"let the matter drop"
],
": to deposit or deliver during a usually brief stop":[
"\u2014 usually used with off drop the kids off at school"
],
": to descend (see descend sense 1 ) from one line or level to another":[
"the land drops to sea level"
],
": to draw from an external point":[
"drop a perpendicular to the line"
],
": to enter or pass as if without conscious effort of will (see will entry 2 sense 4a ) into some state, condition, or activity":[
"dropped into sleep"
],
": to fail to keep up":[],
": to fall (see fall entry 1 sense 1a ) unexpectedly or suddenly":[
"The book dropped from her hand."
],
": to fall in a state of collapse (see collapse entry 2 sense 1b ) or death":[
"dropped from exhaustion"
],
": to fall in drops":[],
": to fall or roll into a hole or basket":[],
": to get rid of":[
"dropped 20 pounds"
],
": to give birth to":[],
": to inform authorities (such as the police) of another's wrongdoing":[],
": to leave (a letter representing a speech sound) unsounded":[
"drop the g in running"
],
": to leave out in writing : omit":[
"accidentally dropped a whole line"
],
": to let fall : cause to fall":[
"dropped the ball",
"dropping bombs on the city"
],
": to lower or cause to descend from one level or position to another":[
"drop the hem two inches",
"drop the water level"
],
": to make a mistake especially by failing to take timely, effective, or proper action":[],
": to move with a favoring wind or current":[
"\u2014 usually used with down We dropped down the harbor."
],
": to pass from view or notice : disappear":[
"\u2014 often used with out drop out of sight"
],
": to take (a drug) orally : swallow":[
"drop acid"
],
": to toss or roll into a hole or basket":[
"drop a putt"
],
": to utter or mention in a casual way":[
"drop a suggestion",
"drop names"
],
": write":[
"drop us a line soon"
]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"He squeezed the bottle until a few drops came out.",
"She doesn't have a single drop of selfishness in her.",
"The poet wrings the last drop of meaning from every word.",
"Verb",
"Be careful not to drop the chair on your foot.",
"She dropped the apple core into the trash can.",
"They dropped bombs on the city.",
"He dropped the vase and it shattered into pieces.",
"The player dropped the ball.",
"The pen rolled to the edge of the table and dropped to the floor.",
"The book dropped from my hand.",
"The ball dropped between the right and center fielders.",
"She was so tired she felt she would drop .",
"He worked until he dropped .",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Developing one\u2019s skills is crucial to being able to keep up when things and people can change at the drop of a hat. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
"Overall, the survey showed a drop of nearly 40% in the teen vaping rate as many kids were forced to learn from home during the pandemic. \u2014 Matthew Perrone And Tom Murphy, Chicago Tribune , 23 June 2022",
"The 1,704 total cases represent a drop of 2,512 or nearly 60 percent, from those reported last week, according to data published by the state. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 23 June 2022",
"Overall, the survey showed a drop of nearly 40% in the teen vaping rate as many kids were forced to learn from home during the pandemic. \u2014 Matthew Perrone, ajc , 23 June 2022",
"Overall, the survey showed a drop of nearly 40% in the teen vaping rate as many kids were forced to learn from home during the pandemic. \u2014 Matthew Perrone, Anchorage Daily News , 23 June 2022",
"Overall, the survey showed a drop of nearly 40% in the teen vaping rate as many kids were forced to learn from home during the pandemic. \u2014 Matthew Perrone, Chron , 23 June 2022",
"Every last drop of high-performance oil has not yet been squeezed out yonder. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 21 June 2022",
"Remove the top of your clear polish and set aside, then position the brush of your pigmented polish over the top of your clear polish bottle; add a sizable drop of color into the clear bottle. \u2014 Austa Somvichian-clausen, Glamour , 21 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Drizzy announced the album six hours before its midnight drop with no single or rollout in sight. \u2014 Billboard Staff, Billboard , 28 June 2022",
"Bank of America analysts believe sales will drop another 20% this quarter. \u2014 Nicole Goodkind, CNN , 28 June 2022",
"The new season premiers Aug. 19 and will drop two episodes each week, culminating in an epic finale on Sept. 9, exclusively on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 28 June 2022",
"That said, Apple has also dropped many pre-2017 models from the support lists for iOS 16 and iPadOS 16, too\u2014this follows three years where Apple didn't drop support for any iPhones or iPads. \u2014 Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica , 6 June 2022",
"Even with Friday\u2019s selling most of the averages did not drop below their 20 day EMAs or the new monthly pivots. \u2014 Tom Aspray, Forbes , 5 June 2022",
"But, Stephan said, Ruiz\u2019s perception in the moment was reasonable because Calva didn\u2019t drop the weapon. \u2014 David Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune , 29 May 2022",
"After winning the sectional with a 6-1, 6-1 win over his other teammate, Chika Nwaozuzu, Pomeranets did not drop a game until the district semifinal. \u2014 cleveland , 25 May 2022",
"Best Buy\u2019s first-quarter sales didn\u2019t drop as much as Wall Street had expected, but profits came in below some expectations. \u2014 Charity L. Scott, WSJ , 24 May 2022"
],
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)":"Noun"
},
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"Middle English, from Old English dropa ; akin to Old High German tropfo drop":"Noun and Verb"
},
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"\u02c8dr\u00e4p"
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"driblet",
"drip",
"droplet",
"glob",
"globule"
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"boost",
"enlargement",
"gain",
"increase",
"increment",
"raise",
"rise",
"step-up",
"uptick"
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],
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],
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},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"my interest in photography has dropped off over the years"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1812, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
"1923, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
},
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"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8dr\u00e4p-\u02cc\u022ff",
"\u02ccdr\u00e4p-\u02c8\u022ff"
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"decrease",
"decrement",
"dent",
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"depression",
"diminishment",
"diminution",
"drop",
"fall",
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"loss",
"reduction",
"shrinkage",
"step-down"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-054354",
"type":[
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"verb"
]
},
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to make a very bad or embarrassing mistake":[]
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"antonyms":[
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],
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]
},
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"a change in the wind direction forced the firefighters to drop back"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1927, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"back away",
"fall back",
"pull out",
"recede",
"retire",
"retreat",
"withdraw"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-204439",
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
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": to visit casually or unexpectedly":[
"drop by a friend's house"
]
},
"examples":[
"I'll either drop by on the way there or on the way back."
],
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1905, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":""
},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"call",
"come by",
"come over",
"drop in",
"pop (in)",
"run (over)",
"run in",
"step in",
"stop (by ",
"visit"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-023623",
"type":[
"verb"
]
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"drop chalk":{
"antonyms":[],
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": prepared chalk":[]
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"examples":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-064553",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"drop cloth":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a protective sheet (such as of cloth or plastic) used especially by painters to cover floors and furniture":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Shut off the power to outlets, and remove the cover plates. Protect the countertop by layering cardboard over a heavy canvas drop cloth . \u2014 Sal Vaglica, USA TODAY , 8 May 2022",
"Make the Ornaments Protect a work surface with a drop cloth or paper. \u2014 Kim Hutchison, Better Homes & Gardens , 13 Oct. 2021",
"But that principle of displacement is a truth of all modernist art, where shifts in practice come from seeing in the margins of an activity\u2014like the spattered paint on a drop cloth \u2014the possibilities of something central. \u2014 Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker , 5 Apr. 2021",
"Lay down newspaper or a drop cloth to make sure the paint doesn't trickle down to your floor. \u2014 Tamara Gane, Southern Living , 17 Mar. 2021",
"First, lay a drop cloth under the brick wall and tape it down to prevent tripping. \u2014 Sara Rodrigues, House Beautiful , 16 Mar. 2021",
"Protect your work surface with a drop cloth or towels. \u2014 Mallory Abreu, Better Homes & Gardens , 3 Mar. 2021",
"Next, clean the dust off the rack with your paintbrush and prepare your work area for painting by spreading a drop cloth , old newspapers, or cardboard to protect the floors and walls from any potential splatters. \u2014 Popular Science , 8 Jan. 2021",
"Spread a drop cloth onto the floor and use painter\u2019s tape to secure it to the baseboard molding. \u2014 Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics , 18 Dec. 2020"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-015122",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"drop cookie":{
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": cookie sense 1a(3)":[
"The cookies sink a little as they cool, developing the wonderfully wrinkled, slightly crinkled and craggy appearance that is the hallmark of a proper drop cookie .",
"\u2014 Jill O'Connor , San Diego Union-Tribune , 19 Sept. 2012"
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"type":[
"noun"
]
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": an electric-light cord used to suspend a lamp usually from an overhead outlet":[]
},
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"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"drop crop":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": pendulous crop":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-180850",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"drop curtain":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a stage curtain that can be lowered and raised":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Then in the 1960s and \u201970s, as the women\u2019s movement gained momentum, some symphony director had the idea of putting auditioning musicians behind a drop curtain . \u2014 Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor , 18 Sep. 2020",
"The stage was covered by a drop curtain that had a painting of the burning steamboat Bulletin No. 2, a disaster survived by young Church and his white father and master, Captian Charles B. Church. \u2014 Aaron Gilbreath, Longreads , 20 Feb. 2018"
],
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"Once the helicopter reaches the drop zone , players will drop down into the water, swim to the puzzle station, and recreate the pattern. \u2014 Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com , 23 June 2022",
"Symmetrical built-ins on both sides of the arched doorway provide a mudroom-type drop zone in this high-traffic area. \u2014 Katy Kiick Condon And Leila Nichols, Better Homes & Gardens , 15 June 2022",
"The Beck Lake Bike Park and Trail System, which offers plenty of beginner and intermediate terrain, is known for its jump lines, drop zone , and pump track. \u2014 Outside Online , 2 June 2022",
"The incident happened in Raeford, according to WRAL, which is about 8 miles from a drop zone in the area. \u2014 Steve Almasy, CNN , 13 May 2022",
"One week ago she was driven to a drop zone for a 6.2-mile hike across the Polish border and a flight from Warsaw to Frankfort to Las Vegas to San Francisco where her niece met her. \u2014 Sam Whiting, San Francisco Chronicle , 27 Mar. 2022",
"Leeds is 16th in the EPL table, two points above the drop zone . \u2014 Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times , 1 Mar. 2022",
"Newcastle was also looking to add more players to ensure its first season under Saudi ownership does not end in relegation, with the team currently in the drop zone . \u2014 Rob Harris, ajc , 31 Jan. 2022",
"Randy Smith, a first officer with Alaska Airlines and friend of Caldwell\u2019s, has been volunteering to work the drop zone for two years. \u2014 Emily Mesner, Anchorage Daily News , 28 Oct. 2021"
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"Tiny amounts of virus, about 10 microns \u2013 the amount in a single droplet someone sneezes or coughs \u2013 can make someone sick. \u2014 Brenda Goodman, CNN , 31 Mar. 2022",
"The first will be a CBD droplet for home baking, projected for release by June. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 18 Apr. 2022",
"Goodsell showed me some recent paintings: a particle of the coronavirus trapped in a respiratory droplet ; a closeup of the flagellar motor of E. coli. \u2014 James Somers, The New Yorker , 28 Feb. 2022",
"These were in the days prior to masks, distancing, vaccines, and the knowledge that this virus is spread both as a droplet and airborne contaminant. \u2014 Nina Shapiro, Forbes , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Welcome to the coronavirus Games, where parents and fans were banned, masks were mandatory indoors and out and even couples like Dahlqvist and Bolger had to stay at respiratory droplet -safe distances. \u2014 Nathaniel Herz, Anchorage Daily News , 28 Feb. 2022",
"This air pocket acted as insulation, levitating each droplet and keeping it liquid for longer. \u2014 Joanna Thompson, Scientific American , 10 Feb. 2022",
"If the old drill sergeant came here, he would very likely be given a microdose, a meditation cushion, a lesson on droplet transmission and a talk about toxic masculinity. \u2014 New York Times , 4 May 2022",
"In silence, with a shared pain and delight, the two of us could spend whole minutes watching a droplet trickle down the other side of the pane. \u2014 Artem Chapeye, The New Yorker , 28 Mar. 2022"
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"That\u2019s why massive open online courses had such a high dropout rate initially. \u2014 Joe Didonato, Forbes , 28 Mar. 2022",
"Clay is also a felon (for selling narcotics), a college dropout , and has psychiatric and physical health problems. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, Washington Post , 24 May 2022",
"Wilson praised Carol Johnson, the BPS superintendent from 2007-2013, in her episode for lowering the dropout out rates by about 40 percent, setting achievement standards by grade levels, and bringing in the Boston Debate League during her tenure. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 20 May 2022",
"College dropout Austin Lucas noticed something while working at a small-town mobile phone repair shop. \u2014 Brendan Nystedt, Wired , 17 Mar. 2022",
"The Stanford dropout and Theranos founder defrauded investors and endangered the health of patients by making false claims about her blood-testing technology. \u2014 Diane Garrett, Variety , 12 Mar. 2022",
"The lone dropout this week is Florida, edged by a single poll point by Georgia Tech for the 25th spot. \u2014 Eddie Timanus, USA TODAY , 1 Mar. 2022",
"Most strikingly, 26 percent of lesbians reported at least one dropout period, compared with 15 percent of heterosexual females. \u2014 NBC News , 1 Mar. 2022",
"So Earl Thomas, dentistry dropout and classical casualty, became Earl Thomas the soul stylist. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 6 Feb. 2022"
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"The game became more competitive after the first delay, but the Irish couldn\u2019t overcome a litany of mistakes: three interceptions, two lost fumbles, one missed field goal and a handful of dropped passes. \u2014 Tyler James, Indianapolis Star , 2 May 2020",
"Diffuse impact Problems are likely to range from dropped connections to slow downloads or loss of video feeds. \u2014 Scott Moritz, Fortune , 8 Mar. 2020",
"This can often result in a delay in sound between the two ears, stuttering audio, or a dropped connection. \u2014 Boone Ashworth, Wired , 6 Jan. 2020",
"In the Miami cases whose resolutions could be determined, about a third ended up with dropped charges or acquittals, a rate that is on par for NFL criminal cases in other cities. \u2014 Alan Gomez, USA TODAY , 28 Jan. 2020",
"That dichotomy, and a host of dropped passes and uncharacteristic penalties, prompted questions about rust after the game. \u2014 Tom Schad, USA TODAY , 12 Jan. 2020",
"The dropped charges included felony drug possession, trespassing and resisting arrest for allegedly biting the officer, police said. \u2014 Taylor Romine, CNN , 6 Dec. 2019",
"Gruden said the conditions were not an excuse, though the rain did appear to have an effect in the form of dropped passes and missed tackles. \u2014 Matt Kawahara, SFChronicle.com , 24 Nov. 2019",
"Sunday\u2019s setback \u2014 filled with dropped passes and botched field goals and missed opportunities and more postgame agitation \u2014 was the Bears\u2019 fifth loss in their last six games. \u2014 Dan Wiederer, chicagotribune.com , 18 Nov. 2019"
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"Its creamy consistency is easy to apply thanks to the dropper application. \u2014 Jacqueline Saguin, Good Housekeeping , 22 June 2022",
"My own preference is a 140-millimeter-travel 29er with 2.6-inch tires, 820-millimeter handlebars, and a long-travel dropper post. \u2014 John Watson, Outside Online , 18 June 2022",
"In each 1 ml eye dropper , 30ml bottle of Full-Spectrum CBD tincture contains 50 mg. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 16 May 2022",
"Each bottle contains 30 mL of oil, while each dropper delivers approximately 0.25 mL of oil. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 22 May 2022",
"Use a dropper to add in blue water, and when the clouds get saturated \u2014 blue rain. \u2014 Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping , 1 June 2022",
"Like a facial in a dropper , this luxuriously lightweight oil is formulated with a combination of shelf-stable vitamin C, squalene, and chios crystal and rose oils, which all work together to intensely hydrate, brighten, and firm skin at once. \u2014 The Editors, Town & Country , 31 May 2022",
"Between the thin consistency and dropper applicator, things can get a little messy, so be mindful of runaway drips. \u2014 Madison Yauger, PEOPLE.com , 5 May 2022",
"To nourish him, nurses sometimes held a dropper in his mouth. \u2014 Mark Johnson, jsonline.com , 29 Apr. 2022"
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"the only bad part about owning a rabbit was cleaning the droppings out of the litter box every night",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Citrus canker can cause the premature dropping of leaves and fruit on citrus trees, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. \u2014 J. Scott Trubey, ajc , 14 June 2022",
"The sudden dropping of mask regulations on public transportation comes just weeks before the current mandate was set to expire on May 3. \u2014 Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure , 19 Apr. 2022",
"However, the dropping of the warning comes with stipulations. \u2014 Morgan Hines, USA TODAY , 5 Apr. 2022",
"The fixation on the dramatic events of his presidency \u2014 the tight 1948 election, his standoff with Gen. Douglas MacArthur over Korea, and the dropping of the atomic bomb on Japan \u2014 has masked some of Truman\u2019s worst attributes. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Mar. 2022",
"Dickinson season three is a gradual dropping of the defenses into the emotion that\u2019s underneath. \u2014 Jackson Mchenry, Vulture , 24 Dec. 2021",
"The only thing dropping is state and local government debt by 3%. \u2014 Chloe Berger, Fortune , 9 June 2022",
"But for women who have undergone operations, the risk of their birth control method\u2019s efficacy dropping is far higher, according to anesthetics who gave a presentation recently at the European Society of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care in Milan. \u2014 Anuradha Varanasi, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
"Flow also provided me with an easy way to send files across my devices by dragging and dropping or copying and pasting. \u2014 Scharon Harding, Ars Technica , 24 May 2022"
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"There is quite a lot of dross on TV these days.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"To find something positive amidst much dross \u2014 Mamoudou Athie and Dina Shihabi make for able horror leads in this series. \u2014 Daniel D'addario, Variety , 11 Jan. 2022",
"Many of the things left at the sorry corner are manifestly ugly or useless, yet it should not be assumed that this always represents the true dross , that all the promising stuff was taken. \u2014 Rafil Kroll-zaidi, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 7 Dec. 2021",
"Many of the things left at the sorry corner are manifestly ugly or useless, yet it should not be assumed that this always represents the true dross , that all the promising stuff was taken. \u2014 Rafil Kroll-zaidi, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 7 Dec. 2021",
"Many of the things left at the sorry corner are manifestly ugly or useless, yet it should not be assumed that this always represents the true dross , that all the promising stuff was taken. \u2014 Rafil Kroll-zaidi, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 7 Dec. 2021",
"Many of the things left at the sorry corner are manifestly ugly or useless, yet it should not be assumed that this always represents the true dross , that all the promising stuff was taken. \u2014 Rafil Kroll-zaidi, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 7 Dec. 2021",
"Even a drunk Don Draper would be embarrassed to pitch such meaningless dross . \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Mar. 2021",
"The dross is the part where Jesus turns to address the poor man directly, like a real person instead of a prop for conjectural argument, and heals his hand. \u2014 Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker , 28 Dec. 2020",
"From the days of the Gold Rush and the earliest years of statehood, visitors to California have noticed dross mixed with the glitter. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 24 Dec. 2020"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The causes are myriad: drought and flooding, and the interruption of supply chains triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic, especially in China. \u2014 Tracy Wilkinsonstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 27 June 2022",
"But amid drought and warming temperatures - conditions favored by the insects - outbreaks across the West have worsened. \u2014 CBS News , 27 June 2022",
"While the past two years have put a damper on July 4th fireworks shows, this year brings a new set of challenges with persistent drought , strong winds, and extreme heat across many regions of the country, potentially impacting millions of people. \u2014 Jim Foerster, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
"Thompson squandered a two-stroke lead with three holes to play at Congressional, extending a victory drought that dates to 2019. \u2014 Beth Ann Nichols, USA TODAY , 27 June 2022",
"Drought resistant/ drought tolerant plant, it was sold as a rock garden plant. \u2014 Janet Carson, Arkansas Online , 27 June 2022",
"But as drought persists, water managers have taken an increasing interest in the rain that falls over Arizona and New Mexico in the summer due to the monsoon, a seasonal climate pattern. \u2014 Maddie Stone, Washington Post , 27 June 2022",
"Giancarlo Stanton ended a historic hitless drought for New York with a one-out homer in the seventh inning, and DJ LeMahieu followed with a tying two-run drive in the eighth. \u2014 Jake Seiner, Hartford Courant , 26 June 2022",
"In open session, the council introduced an ordinance on emergency water management requirements for drought watch conditions. \u2014 Laura Groch, San Diego Union-Tribune , 26 June 2022"
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"The causes are myriad: drought and flooding, and the interruption of supply chains triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic, especially in China. \u2014 Tracy Wilkinsonstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 27 June 2022",
"But amid drought and warming temperatures - conditions favored by the insects - outbreaks across the West have worsened. \u2014 CBS News , 27 June 2022",
"While the past two years have put a damper on July 4th fireworks shows, this year brings a new set of challenges with persistent drought , strong winds, and extreme heat across many regions of the country, potentially impacting millions of people. \u2014 Jim Foerster, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
"Thompson squandered a two-stroke lead with three holes to play at Congressional, extending a victory drought that dates to 2019. \u2014 Beth Ann Nichols, USA TODAY , 27 June 2022",
"Drought resistant/ drought tolerant plant, it was sold as a rock garden plant. \u2014 Janet Carson, Arkansas Online , 27 June 2022",
"But as drought persists, water managers have taken an increasing interest in the rain that falls over Arizona and New Mexico in the summer due to the monsoon, a seasonal climate pattern. \u2014 Maddie Stone, Washington Post , 27 June 2022",
"Giancarlo Stanton ended a historic hitless drought for New York with a one-out homer in the seventh inning, and DJ LeMahieu followed with a tying two-run drive in the eighth. \u2014 Jake Seiner, Hartford Courant , 26 June 2022",
"In open session, the council introduced an ordinance on emergency water management requirements for drought watch conditions. \u2014 Laura Groch, San Diego Union-Tribune , 26 June 2022"
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"The drought caused serious damage to crops.",
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"The causes are myriad: drought and flooding, and the interruption of supply chains triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic, especially in China. \u2014 Tracy Wilkinsonstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 27 June 2022",
"But amid drought and warming temperatures - conditions favored by the insects - outbreaks across the West have worsened. \u2014 CBS News , 27 June 2022",
"While the past two years have put a damper on July 4th fireworks shows, this year brings a new set of challenges with persistent drought , strong winds, and extreme heat across many regions of the country, potentially impacting millions of people. \u2014 Jim Foerster, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
"Thompson squandered a two-stroke lead with three holes to play at Congressional, extending a victory drought that dates to 2019. \u2014 Beth Ann Nichols, USA TODAY , 27 June 2022",
"Drought resistant/ drought tolerant plant, it was sold as a rock garden plant. \u2014 Janet Carson, Arkansas Online , 27 June 2022",
"But as drought persists, water managers have taken an increasing interest in the rain that falls over Arizona and New Mexico in the summer due to the monsoon, a seasonal climate pattern. \u2014 Maddie Stone, Washington Post , 27 June 2022",
"Giancarlo Stanton ended a historic hitless drought for New York with a one-out homer in the seventh inning, and DJ LeMahieu followed with a tying two-run drive in the eighth. \u2014 Jake Seiner, Hartford Courant , 26 June 2022",
"In open session, the council introduced an ordinance on emergency water management requirements for drought watch conditions. \u2014 Laura Groch, San Diego Union-Tribune , 26 June 2022"
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"people flocked to the annual festival in droves",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Just last month, an 18-year-old drove over 200 miles, and killed 10 Black shoppers and injured three others, at a supermarket in Buffalo. \u2014 Musadiq Bidar, CBS News , 9 June 2022",
"His infield single in the seventh drove in Mookie Betts to extend the Dodgers' lead to 5-1. \u2014 Joe Reedy, ajc , 4 June 2022",
"And in the third, Mateo\u2019s single drove in Santander, who had reached on a second straight double. \u2014 Andy Kostka, Baltimore Sun , 19 May 2022",
"James Clemens beat East Limestone 1-0 on Monday, breaking up the 2-hit shutout with a run in the bottom of the sixth inning when Parker\u2019s single drove in Francisco Ramirez. \u2014 al , 5 Apr. 2022",
"Northside scored its final run in the fifth when Rollans' single drove in Eli Calderera, who was a courtesy runner after Frazier had tripled. \u2014 Henry Apple, Arkansas Online , 24 Mar. 2022",
"His two-run single drove in Baltimore\u2019s first two runs. \u2014 Andy Kostka, Baltimore Sun , 1 May 2022",
"Bayshore Christian walks one off Cole Dean\u2019s two-out double off the wall in the bottom of the seventh drove in the winning run as Class 1A No. 1 Bayshore Christian defeated Cottage Hill Christian 4-3. \u2014 Ben Thomas | Bthomas@al.com, al , 5 Apr. 2022",
"Bloop hits to right and left field in the sixth drove in runs, cutting the Sox lead to 3-2. \u2014 Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune , 27 Apr. 2022"
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"Four people drowned in the flood.",
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"She claims that he tried to drown her.",
"He tried to drown himself.",
"The river overflowed, drowning whole villages.",
"The food was drowned in sauce.",
"The loud music drowned the sound of their conversation.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Real quick 3 Arizona police officers on leave after watching man drown in lake. \u2014 Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY , 7 June 2022",
"An estimated 1,000 children drown every year in the United States, Dawne Gardner, an injury prevention specialist at Cincinnati Children\u2019s Hospital Medical Center, said. \u2014 Jeanne Houck, The Enquirer , 3 June 2022",
"This disparity was greatest at ages 11 and 12 years, when Black kids drown in swimming pools at 10 times the rate of white children. \u2014 Ernie Suggs, ajc , 25 May 2022",
"Alayne Katz also said her sister called her one day, hysterically crying, because Bierenbaum tried to drown her cat in the toilet of their Upper East Side apartment. \u2014 Joseph Rhee, ABC News , 21 Oct. 2021",
"There are plenty of people in this country making huge salaries while still managing to drown in debt. \u2014 David Rae, Forbes , 17 Oct. 2021",
"Catastrophic flooding caused New Yorkers to drown in their own homes, while flash flooding inundates refugee camps in South Sudan. \u2014 Annabelle Timsit And Sarah Kaplan, Anchorage Daily News , 11 Oct. 2021",
"Anger seemed particularly palpable in Queens, where 12 people perished as water gushed into subterranean spaces, leaving residents to drown in their own homes. \u2014 New York Times , 3 Sep. 2021",
"Articles about shark attacks will sometimes mention that a person is more likely to die in a car accident on the way to the beach, or to have a heart attack on the beach, or to drown in the ocean, than to be killed by a shark. \u2014 Alec Wilkinson, The New Yorker , 25 Aug. 2021"
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"submerge",
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"Verb",
"picnickers drowsing in the shade of an oak tree",
"Noun",
"was just falling into a drowse when you called",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Stars lounged and drowsed : Muhammad Ali with a newspaper, Peter Cook in his old mac on a lilo in a Hollywood pool. \u2014 The Economist , 21 Nov. 2019",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The wealthy suburb of Phoenix drowses in the heat of the Sonoran Desert, sprinkled with luxury resorts catering to snowbirds in what Arizonans call the Valley of the Sun. \u2014 Lynette Rice, EW.com , 26 Aug. 2019"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"drowsy + -head or -hood":""
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"Allen and Hensrud say there are numerous factors as to why people feel drowsy after a Thanksgiving dinner. \u2014 Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY , 26 Nov. 2021",
"Cars already know how to park themselves, warn drowsy drivers, steer back into the right lanes and propose map routes to destinations. \u2014 Yuri Kageyama, chicagotribune.com , 15 Nov. 2021"
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"But Fenwick somehow staved off elimination by surviving three match points, tying the set at 24-24 before notching the final two points on an attack error and a Hafer drop shot . \u2014 Shelby Dermer, The Enquirer , 5 Nov. 2021"
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"One of the most genius convertible furniture options on this list is this rolling kitchen cart that's also a drop leaf dining table with two bar stools and two drawers. \u2014 Lily Gray, Better Homes & Gardens , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Join the top and drop leaf ; then use a large trammel to mark the curved edge. \u2014 Thomas Klenck, Popular Mechanics , 14 Aug. 2021",
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"Lemaire left a drop pass , and Lafleur, in full flight with his dirty-blond mane streaming, stepped into a slapshot that left Boston goaltender Gilles Gilbert sprawled on his back. \u2014 David Shoalts, New York Times , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Parise chased down a dump-in and then made a drop pass off the end-boards to Bonino, who handed the puck off to Matt Dumba, and Dumba found Parise just outside the crease for the redirect. \u2014 Sarah Mclellan, Star Tribune , 16 Apr. 2021",
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"Masconomet senior forward Elena Lindonen delivered a drop pass to freshman outside back Nicole Schneider, who calmly collected the ball outside the right corner of the 18-yard box and arched a strike over the outstretched keeper into the net. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 11 Sep. 2019",
"Kaprizov had a between-the-leg drop pass to Rask, whose shot was stopped by Fleury. \u2014 Sarah Mclellan, Star Tribune , 26 May 2021",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The Russian closed out the second set authoriatively on his serve, delicately returning a crosscourt drop volley into the corner for a winner that brought him to triple-set point. \u2014 Adam Zagoria, Forbes , 12 Sep. 2021",
"With Djokovic serving at 4-5, 30-all, Federer produced a stunning drop volley to earn a set point, only for it to be erased thanks to a fine Djokovic serve. \u2014 Ravi Ubha, CNN , 14 July 2019",
"The pair exchanged stunning groundstrokes, before Nadal improbably tracked down Federer's exquisite drop volley and prodded the ball past him down the line. \u2014 Matias Grez, CNN , 12 July 2019",
"There were drop volleys that spun low at seemingly impossible angles. \u2014 Kurt Streeter, New York Times , 14 July 2019",
"Serving at 3-5, Nadal saved two match points with excellent serves and held serve with a lunging drop volley winner and an ace. \u2014 Christopher Clarey, New York Times , 12 July 2019",
"This time, Djokovic ended a 20-stroke exchange with a drop volley winner. \u2014 Howard Fendrich, Houston Chronicle , 10 July 2019",
"Nadal was now rolling, orchestrating a stunning backhand drop volley that earned a thumbs up from the Austrian. \u2014 Ravi Ubha, CNN , 9 June 2019",
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"Wandering inside, the boy discovers a luxurious apartment, furnished with tapestries and mirrors; outside, a droshky driver invites him for a ride and then abruptly jumps out, leaving him the reins. \u2014 Ruth Franklin, WSJ , 15 Mar. 2018"
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"The drop seat offers similar functionality to the Sierra, but a slimmer fit in the thighs and a bit more room around the midsection made the Beretta the second choice for my strong skier legs. \u2014 Outside Online , 10 Dec. 2019",
"Both men\u2019s and women\u2019s models have a drop seat feature for bathroom breaks ($400). \u2014 Larry Olmsted, Forbes , 23 Dec. 2021",
"Dining room chairs with drop seats are a pretty doable reupholstering project for beginners. \u2014 Kelsey Ogletree, House Beautiful , 4 June 2019",
"For them, a president this far underwater in national polls is cause for concern, given that the party in control of the White House usually drops seats in midterm elections. \u2014 Jason L. Riley, WSJ , 18 July 2017"
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": dropper sense 5":[]
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