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trickles 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of trickle

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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trickles

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noun

plural of trickle

as in dribbles

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Of course, what’s presented on the runway trickles down to consumer sentiment. — Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2026 And that also trickles down to the fact that these settler groups are unbelievably well armed. — Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026 The price increase trickles down to all goods sold across the economy. — Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026 Your main leaders have to embody what the business stands for because whatever happens at the top eventually trickles down to the customer. — Tiffany Loe, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026 Tokar said that figure represents money spent at places such as hotels, rental car counters and restaurants — essentially spending that trickles down beyond the airport’s boundaries. — Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Aug. 2026 But the desire trickles down because those faces are necessarily visually overrepresented. — Tonya Mosley, NPR, 22 July 2026 The Iran war has resulted in a significant spike in fuel prices – roughly 27% over the year – which trickles down through the economy. — Elizabeth Canales, The Conversation, 16 July 2026 The impact trickles down to car owners. — Louisa Moller, CBS News, 20 May 2026

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Other new treatments that support guests on their personalised journeys include IV Therapy, with IV drips to enhance health and performance.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Oct. 2026
Explore See latest videos, charts and news The rocker, wearing a cap and aviator glasses, was joined with a full band and backing vocalists for a protest song that drips in fury and anger.

— Lars Brandle, Billboard, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of drips

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In this photograph snapped by astronomer José Rodrigues, the Milky Way splashes across the night sky above two telescopes at ESO's La Silla Observatory.

— Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 9 Oct. 2026
Across the street, the Llano River splashes its way over limestone formations and into reed thickets.

— Pam LeBlanc, Southern Living, 20 July 2026

Definition of splashes

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Allen took only two dribbles — one before midcourt and one after — gathered his feet, and pulled up from the left side of the arc.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 25 Oct. 2026
On Wednesday night’s opening possession, Randle sized up Charlotte Hornets forward Naz Reid, took two dribbles to his left, then drilled a turnaround jumper from the free-throw line.

— Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of dribbles

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While oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz have largely recovered, the cost to get that crude out has skyrocketed because of expensive and inefficient workarounds being used.

— Matt Egan, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2026
While several leaders in my survey described stagnant information flows as an impediment to responding to overlapping disruptions, a few also reported tackling internal communications as a way to deal with polycrisis.

— Carol Geffner, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of flows

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Her absence turned silence is a form of communication, one that symbolically washes her hands of culpability.

— Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2026
On the traditional-spa side, a JetPeel facial using Augustinus Bader products essentially pressure-washes my skin with nutrient-rich serums.

— Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of washes

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Then the flesh inexplicably ripples around him, reminding us whose home this actually is.

— Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 14 Oct. 2026
One of the more surreal responses to that experience is applause, which ripples through the audience of Paranormal Activity a beat after all the major scares, like rain settling in after a peal of thunder.

— Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of ripples

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The worst bubbles form in industries that offer little in the way of innovation and are financed mainly by debt.

— RUCHIR SHARMA, Foreign Affairs, 13 Oct. 2026
Released three years after the similarly freewheeling Nekkuja, the album bubbles over with interdimensional ambition and zigzagging ideas, anchored by her ability to command bewildering expanses of melody and form.

— Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 9 Oct. 2026

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