Synonyms for dropping
ˈdrɒp ɪŋdrop·ping

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1. dropping, fallingadjective

   coming down freely under the influence of gravity

   "the eerie whistle of dropping bombs"; "falling rain"

   Synonyms:
   falling

   Antonyms:
   ascending(a)

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1. droppingnoun

   Synonyms:
   distillation, trickling, dribbling, falling, stillicide

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1. List of paraphrases for "dropping":

   erasing, downing, falling, toppling, downed, declining

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1. Greg Hood:

   We understand there were several witnesses to the accident, we hope that some of the witness statements will actually be able to shed light on the sequence of events following the dropping of the retardant.

2. House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy:

   Everybody thought Hillary Clinton was unbeatable, right? But we put together a Benghazi special committee. A select committee. What are her numbers today? Her numbers are dropping. Why? Because she's untrustable. But no one would have known that any of that had happened had we not fought to make that happen.

3. Diane Wehrle:

   UK retail destinations suffered post Bank Holiday blues last week, with footfall dropping back by around half of the uplift recorded in the week before, when the school half-term holiday coincided with the Spring bank holiday and amazing weather.

4. Democrat Hillary Clinton:

   It certainly takes more than trying to make up for a year of insults and insinuations by dropping in on our neighbors for a few hours and then flying home again, that is not how it works.

5. Jay Farner:

   People are changing their spending habits, credit card debt is rising, savings and bank accounts are dropping, all of those things tell me that we’ve set the table for a recession here in 2023.