as in rains
a steady falling of water from the sky in significant quantity
winced as he walked out into the wet without any protection
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as in drowns
to make wet
you need to wet your hair thoroughly first
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Recent Examples of wets
Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 6 May 2026
Spray wets leaves and in the cool hours, leaves are susceptible to deadly molds and mildew.
—Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 May 2026
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
But the comedy is absolutely something that wets my beak, I'm drawn to it.
—H. Alan Scott, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
Watering from above also wets the foliage, which can lead to fungal diseases or powdery mildew on a mum's leaves.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 21 Sep. 2025
Verb
Another Pearl Girl wets herself when the Eyes come for Thalia.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 6 May 2026
Spray wets leaves and in the cool hours, leaves are susceptible to deadly molds and mildew.
—Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 May 2026
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
But the comedy is absolutely something that wets my beak, I'm drawn to it.
—H. Alan Scott, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
Watering from above also wets the foliage, which can lead to fungal diseases or powdery mildew on a mum's leaves.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 21 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wets
Noun
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These storms will be capable of producing damaging winds, hail, and torrential rains.—
Tony Sadiku,
CBS News,
12 June 2026
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Then unseasonal rains in January exposed plants to early blight, fungal disease that thrives in wet conditions.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
12 June 2026
Verb
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Drenching the nest and surrounding area with water drowns workers and possibly the queen, which disrupts the colony.—
Barbara Gillette,
The Spruce,
10 June 2026
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The more militants are killed, the deeper the city drowns in militant Shia iconography.—
Nabil Salih,
Time,
26 May 2026
Verb
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Savage showers, washes the dishes in black gloves, takes out the trash and heads out for flowers and lingerie.—
Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
18 June 2026
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After each print, the machine washes the leftover pigment from its gears, turning the once distinctly red and blue dyes into an oozing purple liquid.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
6 June 2026
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This floods the market with a black box of undifferentiated output.—
Anshul Gupta,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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Melatonin floods the brain and body, telling each cell that night has come.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 June 2026
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After baking, the cake (which starts with a white cake mix) gets poked all over and drizzled with frozen lemonade concentrate, which soaks into every crevice.—
Maggie Meyer Glisan,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 June 2026
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The fast-absorbing formula soaks into the skin to deliver moisture without causing irritation to sensitive skin under your eyes.—
Caley Sturgill,
Southern Living,
2 June 2026
Verb
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Millennials certainly planted some seeds in this garden in their day, but Gen Alpha waters it more so than any previous generation.—
Sarah Scott,
Parents,
14 June 2026
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No marine alerts or advisories are in effect for Atlantic or Florida Keys waters.—
Lissette Gonzalez,
CBS News,
10 June 2026
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“Wets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wets. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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