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
Verb
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Place chopped leaves in a large wire bin and wet each layer.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
30 Oct. 2025 -
But the comedy is absolutely something that wets my beak, I'm drawn to it.—
H. Alan Scott,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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California has zero areas of abnormal dryness for the first time in 25 years after an exceptionally wet holiday season soaked the state.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Jan. 2026
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The heavy rain soaked the Rose Parade in Pasadena for the first time in 20 years, canceling the on-field pregame show.—
Kyle David,
ABC News,
2 Jan. 2026
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And a mom and dad promote ocean safety after their son drowned.—
Sharon Chin,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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On June 20, 2001, in the Houston suburb of Clear Lake, Andrea Yates drowned her five children—Noah, John, Paul, Luke, and Mary—in the family bathtub.—
Isabella Wandermurem,
Time,
6 Jan. 2026
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But Majumdar has created a world that is recognizably continuous with our own—her characters scan social media and inhabit a culture saturated with real-time information; as a result, this statement feels curiously old-fashioned.—
Tope Folarin,
The Atlantic,
8 Nov. 2025
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Wrap the pot with a blanket, burlap, or bubble wrap to insulate it if temperatures will drop below 0ºF, and keep the soil moist but not saturated.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
6 Nov. 2025
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There are certain fabrics, materials, and items that are best dry cleaned or hand washed and laid flat or hung to dry.—
Cameron Beall,
Southern Living,
7 Jan. 2026
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Large waves from winter storms may have washed the molts onto the beach, Henry said — something observed in Dana Point in 2024, San Diego and Imperial Beach in 2023, Strands Beach in 2022, etc.—
Teri Sforza,
Oc Register,
7 Jan. 2026
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That might still be enough, however, to give her the edge over June’s oldest daughter Helen (Toni Collette), a flighty new age breathing instructor who lives abroad and was recently impregnated by a random Greek stranger who knocks people up for fun and money.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
11 Dec. 2025
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However, this theory was later debunked when Edgar Patino, a married man who had impregnated Touma, was found to be her murderer, according to authorities.—
Mason Leath,
ABC News,
7 Nov. 2025
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Fans have flooded social media to share their support for Duff.—
Saba Hamedy,
NBC news,
7 Nov. 2025
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Vivid memories of countless nights spent watching bad cult movies with my childhood friends flooded my mind, accompanied by the energetic drum machine pulses and synthesizer melodies of famed B-movie composer Chuck Cirino’s score for Deathstalker II.—
Bear McCreary,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Nov. 2025
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And the heat shield’s performance has steeped Orion in controversy and criticism.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN Money,
31 Dec. 2025
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Most teas need to be steeped for between 2–5 minutes.—
Jillian Kubala,
Health,
26 Dec. 2025
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“Soddened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/soddened. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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