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Recent Examples of drizzly
Last fall, under the drizzly Detroit skies, Willy Finnegan walked the Comerica Park concourse.
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Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2026
They were followed by a float from San Francisco, the foggy, drizzly city that just experienced its coldest summer in decades.
—Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2026
The Grinch’s arrival on a drizzly day sparked laughs and plenty of photo ops and video recording for loved ones with the sassy character, while the playful chaos of sharing fries with more staff than anticipated made the tasting feel like a true holiday gathering.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 3 Dec. 2025
On drizzly days, with skies hanging low, the stones resemble ladders to nowhere.
—Alex Ross, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025
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Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2026
They were followed by a float from San Francisco, the foggy, drizzly city that just experienced its coldest summer in decades.
—Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2026
The Grinch’s arrival on a drizzly day sparked laughs and plenty of photo ops and video recording for loved ones with the sassy character, while the playful chaos of sharing fries with more staff than anticipated made the tasting feel like a true holiday gathering.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 3 Dec. 2025
On drizzly days, with skies hanging low, the stones resemble ladders to nowhere.
—Alex Ross, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for drizzly
Adjective
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There’s something so edgy and industrial about this set, which pairs silver chrome accent nails with black cutout tips, stripes, and misty gray polish.—
Ariel Wodarcyk,
InStyle,
10 Apr. 2026
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To the left of Castor and Pollux lies the constellation Cancer, the crab, the core of which plays host to the 100-strong stellar population of the Beehive Cluster (M44), which is visible as a small, misty patch of light on moonless nights.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
19 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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There have been several incarnations since, all with shapeshifting powers that transform their drippy clay body structures; all have been adversaries of Batman.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
14 Apr. 2026
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Austin had a particularly itchy and drippy cedar fever season to start the year.—
Mary Wasson,
Austin American Statesman,
4 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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These storms may represent the last of SoCal’s rainy season, which typically ends in April.—
Deputy Managing Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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Expect to see surgeonfish, blue tang, moorish idols, plus whale shark and manta rays in the May-September rainy season.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Drizzly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drizzly. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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