dropping
Example Sentences
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By dropping the shrimp and comparing its real movement with the reflected movement, the wrasse were effectively investigating how the mirror worked.
From Science Daily
The city is expected to be hit particularly hard with 18-24 inches of snow expected to fall in the metro area and temperatures dropping into the 20s F and subzero C.
From BBC
Video footage released by police shows a small dog leisurely walking down a road in Catania's San Giorgio district in Sicily carrying a bag of rubbish in its mouth before dropping it.
From BBC
Like other activists, however, their proponents sometimes win concessions in return for dropping their proposals.
Perched perilously just three points above the Premier League relegation zone, Forest's main aim is to avoid dropping into the Championship.
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
