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
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
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
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Arizona's summer storms that come with the monsoon season, coupled with winter rains, create frequent flooding throughout the state that can prove deadly for motorists.—
Shelby Slade,
AZCentral.com,
6 Jan. 2026
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Rome has been soaked by steady rains since before Christmas, and Mayor Roberto Gualtieri issued an ordinance for Tuesday limiting public access to parks and other areas at risk for falling trees and flooding.—
Mike Corder,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Baseus Noise-cancelling Headphones These noise-cancelling headphones are a must-have for frequent travelers, delivering adaptive noise reduction that drowns out jet engine roar, crying babies, and chatty seatmates for peaceful flights or train rides.—
Gabriela Garcia,
Travel + Leisure,
28 Nov. 2025
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About once a year, someone drowns.—
Jamie Thompson,
The Atlantic,
6 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Another agreed, comparing them to their Spanx AirEssentials set, but saying this one washes better.—
Alyssa Grabinski,
PEOPLE,
6 Nov. 2025
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To start with a wedding, then wait ’til later to figure out the details of who washes the dishes and whether the toilet seat stays down, sounds backwards but is certainly better than hostage-taking and war without an achievable end.—
Graeme Wood,
The Atlantic,
26 Oct. 2025
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The other will take the easy route, churning out generic content that floods the market but doesn’t resonate with customers.—
Sridhar Ramaswamy,
Fortune,
28 Dec. 2025
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Downpours could close some parking areas at the Fashion Valley Mall in Mission Valley, which often floods in heavy rain.—
Gary Robbins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Dec. 2025
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Long soaks and extreme heat damage wood by swelling and drying it unevenly, making spoons more likely to crack and split.—
Bridget Shirvell,
Martha Stewart,
29 Dec. 2025
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In this model, dark matter isn't a particle at all but rather a quantum field that soaks all of space and time.—
Paul Sutter,
Space.com,
26 Dec. 2025
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The phenomenon, which happens when Pacific Ocean waters off South America are cooler than normal, has been thought to signal a drier season, but experts say the impact in Northern California is less severe — and maybe even inconsequential — compared to southern parts of the state.—
Adrian Rodriguez,
Mercury News,
7 Nov. 2025
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It’s currently caught in a pocket of wind shear that’s helping to balance out the storm-fueling effects of the warmer-than-average waters its crossing.—
Alex Harris,
Miami Herald,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Wets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wets. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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