as in dripping
containing, covered with, or thoroughly penetrated by water
spread the soggy papers out to dry
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Recent Examples of soggy
Drainage: All containers, however, need to have adequate drainage holes to make sure that the soil stays moist but the roots are never left soggy.
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Heather Bien, Southern Living, 10 May 2025
On some roses the entire bloom can become a brown or gray, soggy mess.
—Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2025
Store the fillings separately and wrap right before serving to avoid a soggy bite.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 June 2025
Barry leans heavily on old clips of his writing to fill this book up, and that’s fine, but near the end the bag of leftovers grows soggy.
—Dwight Garner, New York Times, 19 May 2025
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Heather Bien, Southern Living, 10 May 2025
On some roses the entire bloom can become a brown or gray, soggy mess.
—Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2025
Store the fillings separately and wrap right before serving to avoid a soggy bite.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 June 2025
Barry leans heavily on old clips of his writing to fill this book up, and that’s fine, but near the end the bag of leftovers grows soggy.
—Dwight Garner, New York Times, 19 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for soggy
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Sweets and Desserts Many sweets, such as desserts, contain butter or oils rich in saturated fats.—
Rachael Zimlich,
Verywell Health,
18 June 2025
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Which reminds me of films like the recent Flash (though, again, more saturated and less bland).—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2025
Adjective
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What To Know Between 12 and 24 inches of heavy wet snow are forecast to fall on the East Glacier Park region above 6,000 feet, and up to 6 inches below that altitude.—
Matthew Robinson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 June 2025
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Paradise Rot is perhaps less of a wet, watery exploration than the others in this list, and more the study of the porousness of two bodies cohabitating, and the blurring of these bodily lines between each other and their more-than-human cohabitants.—
Siouxzi Connor
June 20,
Literary Hub,
20 June 2025
Adjective
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When TikTok virality and playlist automation saturate listeners’ attention, artistic sameness threatens to rule the day—but independent artists on their own unique paths are still with us.—
Jenn Pelly,
Time,
7 June 2025
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Rain could aid firefighting efforts and saturate dry fuels, reducing their risk of igniting in the future.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Apr. 2025
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That grumpy team member might be dealing with a flooded basement or a teenager who just got their driver’s license (arguably worse than the flood).—
ByJulie Kantor,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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What needs to happen to turn the nightcrawler—the same banal creature found in gardens and on flooded sidewalks across the continent—into a valuable commodity? . . .—
Dan Piepenbring,
Harpers Magazine,
18 June 2025
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After a couple days when the soil is soft but not sodden, the ground will be the perfect consistency to dig and put stakes.—
Amelia Martin,
Hartford Courant,
31 May 2025
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The rain hammering down, his sodden tracksuit clinging to his skin.—
Tom Williams,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
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“Soggy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/soggy. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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