as in dampness
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Noun
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The blaze, fueled by extreme heat, low humidity, and fierce winds, forced evacuations, led to a hazardous chlorine gas release, and resulted in the seasonal closure of the North Rim for visitors and park staff, Inciweb shows.—
Hollie Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 July 2025 -
The fire, dubbed by officials as the Dragon Bravo Fire, had scorched over 5,000 acres as of Sunday morning and is being fueled by extreme summer heat, low humidity and strong winds.—
Leah Sarnoff,
ABC News,
13 July 2025
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The organisms live symbiotically on moisture and nutrients deposited on the stems.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
19 July 2025
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Avoid refrigeration, which can create issues with moisture, making the candy sticky or grainy.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
19 July 2025
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Split open at the seam and tender female feet urged in to keep the damp and mud at bay; slippers of a sort.—
Max Ufberg,
hazlitt.net,
10 Jan. 2025
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Invigorated by the damp, fungi living quietly in the soil sprout fruiting bodies.—
Rachel Bujalski Veronique Greenwood,
New York Times,
11 June 2024
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“Stuffiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stuffiness. Accessed 26 Jul. 2025.
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