rewet

verb

Definition of rewetnext
as in to rinse

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Recent Examples of rewet Governments can then make decisions based on the resulting risk maps, such as prioritising patrols and fire bans in high-risk areas, and blocking drainage canals to rewet peatlands and raise groundwater levels before a fire starts. — Karryl Kim Sagun Trajano, Fortune, 2 Aug. 2026 Many soils become hydrophobic when overly dry and can be difficult to rewet. — Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 June 2026 Thatch does not rewet easily once dry, and once wet stays wet, providing excellent conditions for disease. — Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 7 May 2023 Sure the concept of dry shampoo isn't new, but waterless or low-water options can provide the same level of deep clean as a liquid formula — without having to rewet your entire head. — Nykia Spradley, Allure, 19 Aug. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rewet
  1. rinse
  2. rewash
  3. rehydrate
  4. irrigate
  5. saturate
  6. flush
  7. dunk
  8. slosh
Verb
  • Instead, use regular water to rinse any leftover products away before trying the next one.
    — BestReviews, Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The roller rotates constantly and gets rinsed with clean water, so the part touching the car always stays clean.
    — Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of rinse
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  • Instead, reapply the stain treatment and rewash the garment.
    — Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Sep. 2025
Definition of rewash
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  • The cyclist was given water and time to rehydrate before those rescuers hauled that rider and broken bicycle downhill into Palisade.
    — Logan Smith, CBS News, 9 Aug. 2026
  • But there are other ways to rehydrate than keeping your bottle topped up.
    — Irenie Forshaw, TheWeek, 13 July 2026
Definition of rehydrate
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  • In large parts of the Netherlands, farmers are no longer allowed to use water from streams and drainage channels to irrigate fields and orchards.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • In many states, sewage water is treated – though not always in ways that remove or kill the oocysts – and then released into waterways and can be used to irrigate crops.
    — Joan Rose, The Conversation, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of irrigate
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  • That creates an important exception for government agencies that test drugs and send out regular reports on what adulterants are saturating the drug supply in certain locations.
    — Scott Maucione, NPR, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Care for new seed in a similar way, keeping the seed bed moist but not saturated until the turf is about 3 inches tall.
    — Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of saturate
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  • Harrison-Hunte kept his motor going after Arizona rookie QB Carson Beck got flushed from the pocket.
    — Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 7 Aug. 2026
  • These nanoparticles are then quickly flushed out of the body.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of flush
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  • Venom dunking Who would win in a basketball game, Spider-Man or his evil doppelgänger Venom?
    — Owen Carry, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2026
  • O’Neal’s motivation for DUNKMAN was to create a better dunking platform than the NBA’s current version of the Slam Dunk Contest.
    — Jeff Fedotin, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of dunk
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  • Warm water sloshes eastward across thousands of miles of open ocean, and the cold upwelling off Ecuador slows or shuts down entirely.
    — Sean Macaday, Sacbee.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • My little water bottle sloshed in my backpack, now half empty.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of slosh

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“Rewet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rewet. Accessed 16 Aug. 2026.

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