as in wet
marked by or abounding with rain found that the stretch of cold, rainy weather made his joints swell and ache

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Recent Examples of rainy The rainy season has begun, but the storms are usually brief, and the beaches are calm between the downpours. Becca Blond, AFAR Media, 7 Oct. 2025 Messi dished out a trio of assists as the South Florida side pummeled the New England Revolution, 4-1, at a rainy Chase Stadium. Franco Panizo, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2025 The rainy season brings an influx of plankton, which draws the Manta Rays to feed in Hanifaru Bay. Taylor McIntyre, Travel + Leisure, 5 Oct. 2025 On a wet, rainy night in Orlando, the Jayhawks prevailed in a one-score game against the UCF Knights. Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 5 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for rainy
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wet
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  • If the soil is moist, the plant may be wilted because the soil is too wet and the roots are rotting.
    Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Later, Alma finds Maggie waiting for her outside her door, wet and shivering.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2025

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“Rainy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rainy. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.

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