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Recent Examples of whet
Steve Forbes, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
Its appetite whetted, DraftKings moved to incorporate NFTs into its fantasy sports contest business by securing exclusive rights to all NFL players’ names, images and likenesses — together known as NIL rights.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2024
Dalton Ross, EW.com, 24 Jan. 2025
The authentic woven bamboo whets your appetite for what’s inside.
—Andrew Watman, WIRED, 5 Dec. 2024
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Verb
History teaches that appeasing dictators only whets their appetite for further aggression.
—Steve Forbes, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
Its appetite whetted, DraftKings moved to incorporate NFTs into its fantasy sports contest business by securing exclusive rights to all NFL players’ names, images and likenesses — together known as NIL rights.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2024
Noun
That admission can’t help but whet Crofchick’s appetite.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 24 Jan. 2025
The authentic woven bamboo whets your appetite for what’s inside.
—Andrew Watman, WIRED, 5 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for whet
Verb
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In that spirit, here are 11 essential tips to sharpen your skills, take the edge of the early slog, and unlock your full potential while going medieval on demons.—
Matt Gardner,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2025
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That framework could be exactly what Mbappé needs to sharpen his decision-making and maximize his presence in the final third.—
Brett Koremenos,
New York Times,
13 May 2025
Noun
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Project Kuiper’s constellation aims tot total more than 3,600 satellites by 2028.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 May 2025
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The prop tot may have been heavy, but Matilda the Musical is light on its feet.—
Sara Netzley,
EW.com,
7 May 2025
Noun
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Having an unquestionably talented scorer like Ogunbowale (22.2 points per game in 2024) will help ease the load off Paige Bueckers, who averaged 19.9 points per game in her senior season at UConn.—
Kilty Cleary,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 May 2025
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Being at an all-inclusive resort helped ease my mental load, which often becomes overwhelming.—
Elizabeth Ayoola,
Essence,
16 May 2025
Noun
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Modeled on the same resonances and sound profile as the station’s generic pop playlist, it could even be tuned out entirely.—
Hannah Edgar,
Chicago Tribune,
10 May 2025
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On Mayhem, Lady Gaga Pulls From the Past to Make Pop Music for the Future Mother Monster's seventh album proves that pop's greatest innovator cannot be predicted.—
Quispe López,
Them.,
9 May 2025
Noun
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The program is designed to help cities and towns provide for collection and proper disposal of nips and to prevent littering.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
21 Apr. 2025
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Opposite is the fat and welcoming British Library, composed of 10 million bricks, a number that merely nips at the toes of the 60-million-brick St. Pancras Hotel next door.—
Francesca Carington,
New York Times,
18 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Book a trip through Red River Guide Service and spend the day fishing with Homer Humphreys, a local with over 40 years of tournament bass fishing under his belt.—
Symiah Dorsey,
Southern Living,
11 May 2025
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Grasso’s run with the belt ended at UFC 306 in September 2024 when Shevchenko earned a unanimous decision win.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2025
Noun
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Campari is an Italian aperitif that originated in Italy in the 1800s.—
Sarah Martens,
Better Homes & Gardens,
15 May 2025
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Aside from lending its name to one of France’s most famous aperitifs, Cap Corse is distinguished by its rugged landscapes, traditional villages, and defiantly Corsican culture.—
Eleanor Aldridge,
AFAR Media,
28 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Jordan: After talking to multiple people familiar with the situation, the best way to describe the Childers-Spire relationship was trying to fit a square peg into a round hole.—
Jeff Gluck,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2025
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If a stablecoin promises a 1:1 peg with the U.S. dollar, for example, holders expect that each coin is supported by a corresponding dollar, or equivalent liquid asset, in reserve.—
Zennon Kapron,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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“Whet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whet. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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