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Recent Examples of rainy
On a rainy July morning in a plush Amsterdam suburb, Nathan Xu has camped out at an Italian coffee shop for a full slate of meetings.
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Iain Martin, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Ferrari driver Lewis Hamilton crashed out of the Dutch Grand Prix, losing control of his car amid the rainy conditions.
—Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
As the siren wailed before kickoff on the rainy night the stadium scoreboards flashed HURRICANE WARNING.
—Miami Herald, 1 Sep. 2025
Against Kansas State, Iowa State leaned on its running back duo of Abu Sama and Carson Hansen to overcome the rainy conditions in Ireland.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Aug. 2025
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Iain Martin, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Ferrari driver Lewis Hamilton crashed out of the Dutch Grand Prix, losing control of his car amid the rainy conditions.
—Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
As the siren wailed before kickoff on the rainy night the stadium scoreboards flashed HURRICANE WARNING.
—Miami Herald, 1 Sep. 2025
Against Kansas State, Iowa State leaned on its running back duo of Abu Sama and Carson Hansen to overcome the rainy conditions in Ireland.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rainy
wet
Adjective
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An in-use wiping cloth should still be wet and somewhat clean from being in a sanitizing solution when at rest.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
5 Sep. 2025
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Hydroplaning occurs when a vehicle begins to slide uncontrollably on wet roads.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Rainy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rainy. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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