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dropper

[drop-er] / ˈdrɒp ər /


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"Just because something is a marmalade dropper, doesn't make it a good idea," says one figure on today's big surprise.

From BBC Nov. 13, 2023

I am an inveterate name dropper as you have just very politely pointed out.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 28, 2023

Bitters are added to drinks using a medicine dropper instead of a dasher bottle.

From Seattle Times Nov. 21, 2022

Even Adejuyigbe made it known on September 1 that he was serious about last year's "September" video, a true mic dropper, being his last.

From Salon Sep. 21, 2022

He carried him home to his own kitchen and saved his life, feeding him with milk from a nasal dropper until he was old enough to eat bran and greenstuff.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams

He uses up to 100 different shades of color applied with eye droppers to the surface of these canvases.

From New York Times Oct. 20, 2022

The rampant increase of new cognitive hacking exploits, from false-memory droppers to this sort of snareware, made it essential.

From Salon Mar. 14, 2020

Those costs would price out many patients, who would be paying out of pocket for MedPharm Iowa’s pills, droppers or creams.

From Washington Times Apr. 29, 2018

As difficult as it was to get started—I needed nipple guards, visits to a lactation consultant, droppers, special scales—I never thought to stop.

From Slate May 21, 2015

The monkey was hollow, like all the water droppers Min made.

From "A Single Shard" by Linda Sue Park




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