as in wetted
to make or become slightly or moderately wet
her forehead gently bedewed with perspiration
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Reduce heat to medium-low; simmer, stirring occasionally, until apples are softened and broken down, adding water as needed to keep moistened, 45 minutes to 1 hour.—
Sheri Castle,
Southern Living,
22 Sep. 2025 -
That could explain the oxygen released from the Mars soil sample when moistened.—
Joel S. Levine,
The Conversation,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Instead, after being flushed from the pocket on second-and-7 from the Packers’ 39-yard line, Prescott’s heave found a toe-tapping Jalen Tolbert for a 34-yard gain.—
Matt Schneidman,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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Small things, like individual eyelashes or grains of sand, often get flushed out on their own through a combination of tearing up and blinking, per Mount Sinai.—
Hannah Yasharoff,
USA Today,
29 Sep. 2025
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My poetry began as a father’s sly growl, became a spectacle on a rickety stage washed in limelight, and now is a 70-year-old woman’s walk back into a thousand yesterdays.—
Via Scribner,
Literary Hub,
6 Oct. 2025
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For those in charge of protecting the biosphere, keeping the beaches on the peninsula’s eastern side free of trash washed in from the sea is a constant struggle.—
Simon Willis,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Oct. 2025
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But the comedy is absolutely something that wets my beak, I'm drawn to it.—
H. Alan Scott,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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What sold me on the Shapton set was the process of wetting the whetstones.—
Jesse Raub,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
30 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Cut onions do not need to be rinsed.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
30 Sep. 2025
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All other produce can be gently rubbed while being rinsed.—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN Money,
24 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Its carbon-fiber tonearm and damped aluminum platter reduce resonance for clearer, more dynamic sound, while the pre-mounted cartridge keeps setup refreshingly straightforward.—
Jacorey Moon,
Architectural Digest,
5 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The Hope Florida Foundation scandal consumed this year’s legislative session and has dampened prospects of Casey DeSantis running to succeed her husband in 2026.—
Lawrence Mower,
Miami Herald,
3 Oct. 2025
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SPACs are having a resurgence after a sharp, two-year slowdown as regulatory scrutiny, disappointing post-merger performance and rising rates dampened investor appetite.—
Yun Li,
CNBC,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Bedewed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bedewed. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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