as in humidity
the amount of water suspended in the air in tiny droplets
dew is really just moisture from the air that condenses and collects when the temperature drops at night
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Recent Examples of moisture
From my use, the Borderlands 4 Ripper glasses do a good job keeping moisture around the eyes based on the aforementioned issue.
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Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2025
Either way, moisture and hydration are paramount to keeping your coils looking and feeling their best.
—Talia Gutierrez, Glamour, 30 Sep. 2025
Or is freezing just a new way to mess up coffee beans—by introducing frosty moisture, or tainting it with the smell of the frozen chicken and peas in your icebox?
—Matthew Korfhage, Wired News, 29 Sep. 2025
The combination of tropical moisture and a stalled weather pattern is the exact recipe for some of the Southeast’s most damaging flood events.
—Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 27 Sep. 2025
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Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2025
Either way, moisture and hydration are paramount to keeping your coils looking and feeling their best.
—Talia Gutierrez, Glamour, 30 Sep. 2025
Or is freezing just a new way to mess up coffee beans—by introducing frosty moisture, or tainting it with the smell of the frozen chicken and peas in your icebox?
—Matthew Korfhage, Wired News, 29 Sep. 2025
The combination of tropical moisture and a stalled weather pattern is the exact recipe for some of the Southeast’s most damaging flood events.
—Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 27 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for moisture
humidity
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Heat and humidity have also affected the Shanghai Masters, which is running alongside the Wuhan Open.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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Large Patch Turfgrass fungi are always present, but disease occurs when environmental conditions are ideal for its development, namely during an extended period of humidity and cooler temperatures.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
6 Oct. 2025
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“Moisture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moisture. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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