as in dripping
containing, covered with, or thoroughly penetrated by water
spread the soggy papers out to dry
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Recent Examples of soggy
These plants can quickly develop root rot in soggy soil.
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Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Apr. 2025
Cotton sponges up water and refuses to let go, turning a light rain shower into a grueling, soggy, all-day affair.
—Alice Bennett, Travel + Leisure, 17 Apr. 2025
On the chopping block: Money to build a safe room for first responders during a hurricane in Key West, new drainage for a soggy section of 8th Street in Miami’s Little Havana and a flood-prone neighborhood in North Miami, plus crucial generators in Miramar and Homestead.
—Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 11 Apr. 2025
The chain’s revenue has grown 15% a year over those five years, but analysts expect soggy revenue going forward, as the new tariffs slow economic growth.
—John Dorfman, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
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Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Apr. 2025
Cotton sponges up water and refuses to let go, turning a light rain shower into a grueling, soggy, all-day affair.
—Alice Bennett, Travel + Leisure, 17 Apr. 2025
On the chopping block: Money to build a safe room for first responders during a hurricane in Key West, new drainage for a soggy section of 8th Street in Miami’s Little Havana and a flood-prone neighborhood in North Miami, plus crucial generators in Miramar and Homestead.
—Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 11 Apr. 2025
The chain’s revenue has grown 15% a year over those five years, but analysts expect soggy revenue going forward, as the new tariffs slow economic growth.
—John Dorfman, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for soggy
Adjective
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Some of these areas have already seen a lot of rain from the past week, making the ground very saturated.—
Nadine El-Bawab,
ABC News,
3 May 2025
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This diet usually limits foods rich in saturated fats, sugar, and salt.—
Carrie Madormo, RN, MPH,
Verywell Health,
2 May 2025
Adjective
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Maintain a safe distance from water, wet items, and metal objects.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
1 May 2025
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Oklahoma City broke its record for wettest April ever on Wednesday -- while this is the city's wettest month overall since May 2015.—
Kenton Gewecke,
ABC News,
30 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Rain could aid firefighting efforts and saturate dry fuels, reducing their risk of igniting in the future.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Apr. 2025
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Fully saturate mid-lengths to ends, avoiding your scalp entirely.—
Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
28 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Trucks travel through a flooded road while exiting from an Amazon delivery station in Carlstadt, New Jersey, U.S., on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2020.—
Annie Palmer,
CNBC,
30 Apr. 2025
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Flood warnings blanketed parts of northwestern Texas and southern Oklahoma on April 26, where more than 2 million people were warned to be ready to move to higher ground and avoid driving through flooded roadways, according to the National Weather Service.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The new arrivals bedded down on sodden ground along the tracks, their campfires flickering in the night.—
Michael Luo,
The New Yorker,
3 Mar. 2025
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Instead of creating huge reservoirs to dam the rivers and compromise their delicate ecology, Bhutanese turbines harness their natural flow, meaning a glut of power during the sodden summers and a dearth during the parched winters.—
By Charlie Campbell/Gelephu, Bhutan,
TIME,
16 Jan. 2025
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“Soggy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/soggy. Accessed 9 May. 2025.
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