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Recent Examples of rainy
The city can be rainy, but rarely snowy.
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Susanne Fowler, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
Between November 8–10, rainy periods are expected, with some snow mixing in across northern areas as temperatures turn colder.
—Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
Still, Gomez braved a rainy, cold Saturday night to attend a dance social in the West Loop.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 27 Oct. 2025
The East Coast will see sunshine, but rainy conditions are likely in the West.
—James Powel, Freep.com, 27 Oct. 2025
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Susanne Fowler, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
Between November 8–10, rainy periods are expected, with some snow mixing in across northern areas as temperatures turn colder.
—Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
Still, Gomez braved a rainy, cold Saturday night to attend a dance social in the West Loop.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 27 Oct. 2025
The East Coast will see sunshine, but rainy conditions are likely in the West.
—James Powel, Freep.com, 27 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rainy
wet
Adjective
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Some of the diciest action – and most frustrating nights – for Powell involved sprinting across wet cobblestones or through a graveyard full of smoke in the dark.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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Otherwise, the state or large cities would need to pay huge sums to fellow CAP users to persuade them to forgo their water and let more vulnerable users stay wet.—
Austin Corona,
AZCentral.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Rainy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rainy. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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