as in to rinse
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Recent Examples of rewet
Thatch does not rewet easily once dry, and once wet stays wet, providing excellent conditions for disease.
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Tim Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
7 May 2023
When the researchers rewet the paper, the battery produced 0.5 volt for more than an hour.
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Anna Blaustein,
Scientific American,
29 July 2022
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.
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Nykia Spradley,
Allure,
19 Aug. 2021
Tim Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
7 May 2023
When the researchers rewet the paper, the battery produced 0.5 volt for more than an hour.
—
Anna Blaustein,
Scientific American,
29 July 2022
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
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Scrub the grates with an old rag or abrasive dish sponge and rinse well.
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Ensure petals are thoroughly rinsed before use.
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Instead, reapply the stain treatment and rewash the garment.
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Dampen the peat moss before adding it to the soil to rehydrate it.
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Referees pause the games 22 minutes into each half, with players given three minutes to rehydrate.
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Its rivers irrigate more than 90% of the country's crops and generate most of its hydroelectric power.
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Water plants well in the months leading up to winter, and check soil moisture regularly over winter, irrigating as needed to maintain moisture.
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These efforts partly were to cultivate connections in an area saturated with talent, but also to establish relationships in an area Chesney has little experience in.
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At a moment when the market seems saturated with stimuli, superstructures and research for its own sake, Miuccia Prada and Raf Simons brought the focus back to the essence of the product.
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But their surge in popularity has coincided with an increase in plumbing issues, because people are flushing them down the toilet.
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Running a short cycle after performing a deep cleaning cycle and hand-detailing the dispensers, gaskets, and filters can help to flush out any lingering residue from the cleaning process.
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Tourists in Rome dunked in fountains.
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Tourists in Rome dunked in fountains.
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Canadian quartet Truck Violence have been sloshing together these subgenres in a ruthless manner for several years now, and their sophomore album and debut for the Flenser aims for even higher drops between those peaks and valleys.
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Abstractions that looked like scribbled pastels or Helen Frankenthaler oils or the iTunes visualizer would give way to churning data pigment, sloshing in a square frame.
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“Rewet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rewet. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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