rewetting

Definition of rewettingnext
present participle of rewet

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for rewetting
Verb
  • The best way to prevent them is to always dry your sink after rinsing it.
    Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 6 Nov. 2025
  • If their numbers are small, rinsing your daylilies with a strong blast of water from your garden hose is often sufficient to get rid of them.
    Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Scrub with a toilet brush, then wait six minutes before flushing again.
    Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Jan. 2026
  • Liberation movements were like chemotherapy, flushing our systems to reboot their chemistry at the cellular level.
    Syda Segovia Taylor, Chicago Tribune, 4 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • One of the major contributors has been 6-foot-3 junior guard Johnny Thyfault, who’s averaging 16 points and has become a fan favorite because of his dunking skills.
    Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Jacob Wilkins, Dominique’s 19-year-old son, is a 6-foot-9 freshman forward for the Bulldogs known for similar off-the-charts athleticism and dunking prowess.
    Mirin Fader, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Under the agreement, Riverview will stop irrigating 2,000 acres of crops in phases within 12 years.
    Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2026
  • As images reach us in fragments, sound weaves a continuity from off-screen to on-screen, carrying the emotion through the film and irrigating the streams of images, like water flowing.
    Cátia Rodrigues, Variety, 16 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • But Starbucks is now struggling, and its strategy of saturating urban areas to draw coffee drinkers on their way to work in the morning has backfired amid competition, the rise of remote work and rising costs.
    Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 29 Dec. 2025
  • For occasional deep refreshes, coarse salt or baking soda can help lift stains without saturating the wood.
    Bridget Shirvell, Martha Stewart, 29 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • The vacuum cleaner has powerful suction, and the mop cleans without sloshing and smearing water on the floor.
    Terri Williams, Architectural Digest, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Footage of the ordeal, which Anaver shared on his Facebook page that Sunday morning, showed many of his belongings sloshing around in the water inside his home as the storm passed through.
    Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Sealing granite surfaces with an impregnating sealer supplies protection against stains.
    Caitlin Sole, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Nov. 2025
  • The financier had also spent decades aspiring to seed the human race with his DNA by impregnating women at his vast, secluded desert ranch in New Mexico.
    Shirsho Dasgupta, Miami Herald, 15 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • As the cold front on Saturday sweeps through, expect a rapid cool down to occur with temperatures dipping from around 60 degrees to around 30 degrees by the end of Sunday.
    Ron Smiley, CBS News, 5 Jan. 2026
  • At night, temperatures are expected to remain low, dipping into the 40s.
    Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 2026
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“Rewetting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rewetting. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.

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