1
as in wet
to make wet
soldiers' boots that were soddened by endless hours in muddy trenches
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2
as in soaked
to wet thoroughly with liquid
cornflakes that had been soddened in milk to the point of mush
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for soddened
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Lightly wet a microfiber cloth with warm water, being careful not to over-soak it.—
Caroline Lubinsky,
Martha Stewart,
15 Mar. 2026 -
Considerations Before Getting Started Before cleaning your sidewalks, gather some basic safety equipment such as gloves and eye protection, and protect plants and grass bordering your sidewalk from bleach and cleaners by wetting them down and covering them with plastic sheeting or old towels.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
13 Mar. 2026
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Between damp docks, muddy trails, and the occasional drizzle, they were quickly soaked and scuffed.—
Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Mar. 2026
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Water poured from the toilet and soaked the basement.—
Tara Molina,
CBS News,
16 Mar. 2026
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Veronica Gutierrez brought her husband, her sister and her mother for support, but when grainy security footage began to play during the prosecutor’s opening statement Monday, their sobs drowned out his voice.—
Julia Prodis Sulek,
Mercury News,
17 Mar. 2026
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Sometimes the most beautiful notes are drowned out.—
Judith Martin,
Sun Sentinel,
14 Mar. 2026
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However, the type of fatty acid (like saturated versus unsaturated) found in each also differs.—
Kirstyn Hill,
Health,
16 Mar. 2026
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The agency saturated its social media with information and held two vaccine clinics.—
Erika Edwards,
NBC news,
13 Mar. 2026
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But a series of floods in the Midwest washed the carp from fish farms into major rivers, where their populations have boomed.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
21 Mar. 2026
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Seawater lead concentrations were highest in the month after the fire and in October, when the season’s first major rain had just washed months’ worth of urban pollution into the ocean.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Mar. 2026
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The cliffhanger of the previous season, which saw Lister impregnated by his female self from an alternate universe, is dismissed with a pre-episode text crawl parodying Star Wars, which irreverently moved way too fast to read.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
14 Mar. 2026
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Sgualdo’s feature debut tells the story of 15-year-old Emma, who’s impregnated after being raped.—
Christopher Vourlias,
Variety,
8 Mar. 2026
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Despite this high-minded rhetoric, Talarico has benefited from reams of cash from corporate lobbyists, billionaires, and business executives who have flooded Texas on his behalf.—
Robert Schmad,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Mar. 2026
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The adjacent dining area seats six and is flooded with light from oversized windows that brighten the entire apartment.—
Bailey Berg,
Architectural Digest,
18 Mar. 2026
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Lessons about my culture and history were steeped alongside pots of mint tea.—
Joseph Pool,
The Orlando Sentinel,
17 Mar. 2026
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Stout, bluesy guitar and a pummeling rhythm lead to McBryde turning in a ferocious, fearless vocal, singing about a litany of vices and urges that stay steeped her bloodline.—
Jessica Nicholson,
Billboard,
23 Feb. 2026
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“Soddened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/soddened. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.
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