1
as in wets
to make wet
soldiers' boots that were soddened by endless hours in muddy trenches
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2
as in soaks
to wet thoroughly with liquid
cornflakes that had been soddened in milk to the point of mush
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Even a simple soaker hose is better than a sprinkler system that wets the foliage, which can make plants prone to blights and mildews.—
Marie Iannotti,
The Spruce,
3 Mar. 2026 -
Sweat that can’t escape wets a jacket’s layer of insulation and accelerates heat loss.—
Longji Cui,
The Conversation,
26 Dec. 2025
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Bavel’s Hummus Masabacha Bavel chef-owner Ori Menashe soaks his garbanzo beans overnight then cooks them until tender.—
Restaurant Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Mar. 2026
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For a floral display to thrive, gentle rain that soaks directly into the soil is crucial.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
5 Mar. 2026
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The Astronaut moves fast, driven by passion and curiosity that drowns out fear.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
4 Mar. 2026
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Low and invisible ambient light under stormy skies typically drowns out the light that coronae emit in the visible spectrum our eyes can see, so their camera and periscope system made that lower light more visible.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
25 Feb. 2026
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Water pools in your eyes as serotonin saturates your nervous system.—
Maya Silver,
Outside,
25 Feb. 2026
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Here, an easy sauce of olive oil, lemon juice, fresh rosemary, capers, and garlic saturates whole small red potatoes and crispy chicken thighs and legs in flavor.—
Betsy Cribb Watson,
Southern Living,
16 Feb. 2026
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And believe me, a person who receives warmth, love, and care from us—who washes and styles their hair—is someone who walks back into the world feeling confident, inspired, and ready to spread kindness further.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
24 Feb. 2026
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The meaning of consciousness is immersion in multitudinous flowing tastes, olfactory rumors, vibrations, racing to understand before the ocean washes them away, these sensations like spherical and syncopated waves crashing against her hundred tentacles.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Feb. 2026
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One of Johnson’s timeliest essays, though, is about Alien, Ridley Scott’s 1979 sci-fi horror about an extraterrestrial creature that forcibly impregnates a member of a commercial hauling ship, killing him when the alien fetus bursts out of his abdomen.—
Sophie Gilbert,
The Atlantic,
30 Oct. 2025
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The species is commonly found in tropical and temperate waters of the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian oceans, but federal officials say its range has expanded in recent years to places including the east and south coasts of Australia, waters off South Africa and the Texas Gulf Coast.—
Dante Motley,
Austin American Statesman,
11 Mar. 2026
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Iran has fired missiles and drones at neighboring countries in the Gulf, Israel has intensified attacks in Lebanon and strikes have reported from Cyprus to waters off of Sri Lanka.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
8 Mar. 2026
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The floating center console creates handbag storage and an available dual pane sunroof floods the cabin with light.—
Scotty Reiss,
Parents,
24 Feb. 2026
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The title floods the screen, in lavishly flowing script, a whopping 49 minutes into this 108-minute neo-noir, not far off the halfway mark.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Soddens.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/soddens. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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