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dropper

[drop-er] / ˈdrɒp ər /


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This much silence from pop music’s most dramatic main character, biggest cornball and most profligate breadcrumb dropper has rattled the usual channels for all things Swift.

From Salon Jul. 9, 2026

“They take it out on a little eye dropper, and they put it all over,” he continued, adding that the team used insect repellent on his face to keep the bees clear from that area.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 10, 2026

"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

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

From Seattle Times Nov. 21, 2022

I sat by Dad’s bed, dripping teaspoons of water into his mouth with a medical dropper and feeding him pureed vegetables as if he were a toddler.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover

Co-hosted by Tony Hinchcliffe and Brian Redban, when there’s a show of this caliber during a festival, you just know the guests are going to be jaw droppers.

From Los Angeles Times May 13, 2026

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

One Sunday, we drive out to the beach and cut down a small sea grape tree, paint it white, and hang it with our lights that look like nose droppers filled with colored water.

From "Before We Were Free" by Julia Alvarez




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