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Recent Examples of whet
Richard Haass, Foreign Affairs, 3 Sep. 2025
Josh Harris, the Commanders’ owner, made his fortune as the co-founder of Apollo Global Management and while ownership rests with him personally and not any PE firm, his investment had to whet the appetite for more from the NFL and PE investors.
—Howard Homonoff, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
And while this was only one exhibition game with a lot of good and some teachable moments, Dart looked enough like an NFL quarterback against the Bills to whet the fans’ appetite of what’s to come.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 11 Aug. 2025
Watching that Champions League has whetted Zubimendi’s appetite for his first appearance at the Emirates Stadium.
—James McNicholas, New York Times, 23 July 2025
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Verb
Some argue that a two-state solution would whet rather than satisfy Palestinian political ambitions.
—Richard Haass, Foreign Affairs, 3 Sep. 2025
Josh Harris, the Commanders’ owner, made his fortune as the co-founder of Apollo Global Management and while ownership rests with him personally and not any PE firm, his investment had to whet the appetite for more from the NFL and PE investors.
—Howard Homonoff, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
And while this was only one exhibition game with a lot of good and some teachable moments, Dart looked enough like an NFL quarterback against the Bills to whet the fans’ appetite of what’s to come.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 11 Aug. 2025
Watching that Champions League has whetted Zubimendi’s appetite for his first appearance at the Emirates Stadium.
—James McNicholas, New York Times, 23 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for whet
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Under José Luis Cienfuegos, director since 2023, Valladolid is sharpening its industry use for Spain’s indie sector, serving as a second major fall berth for domestic launches after San Sebastián, while business ramps via Merci, the independent market co-organized with Adicine.—
Emiliano De Pablos,
Variety,
3 Nov. 2025
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Elliott said that since the office has sharpened its tone, donations have poured in from millions of supporters.—
Brittany Shepherd,
ABC News,
2 Nov. 2025
Noun
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But, at a moment when big narrative audio studios are shuttering, loads of people are being laid off and fewer documentary series are being made, this sentence really struck a nerve in the industry of folks who produce, write, edit and sound design longform narrative audio.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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That could mean co-locating with renewables, using batteries to extend solar availability, or making data centers flexible enough to shift heavy compute loads to periods of abundant clean power.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Nov. 2025
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Rudy rocks it as Frankenstein Tiny tot Rudy rocked a green-and-black Frankenstein hat and jacket, which cost around $20.—
Susan Tompor,
Freep.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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The cafeteria floors — still sticky from a thousand juice box spills and the great tater-tot avalanche of last Tuesday — get a scrub worthy of a surgical ward.—
Mark Glende,
Twin Cities,
15 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Marking his feature debut is Jaafar Jackson in the lead role as the pop music icon.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Nov. 2025
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Far from contemporary pop, each note and lyric demands your full attention; the reward is transcendence, even as the material nudges you to annotate like a philosophy student with a highlighter in hand.—
Thania Garcia,
Variety,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The company's own Super Refresh technology is also baked in to nip image ghosting in the bud.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
24 Oct. 2025
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Nihi has 25 of Sumba’s beloved sandalwood horses, released from their stable once a day to run free through the shallows, stopping to roll around in the sand and nip at each other.—
Katie Lockhart,
Travel + Leisure,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The two-tone garment has a V-neck design, long sleeves, two front pockets, and a removable tie belt.—
Izzy Baskette,
PEOPLE,
7 Nov. 2025
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Courteney is our protagonist, an elite coach who’s got 14 championships under her belt and is gunning for her 15th with a top-flight crew from the goofily named Sammy Davis Sr.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Also helping the ergonomics are the handlebars and pegs, which are positioned for comfortable upright touring.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
5 Nov. 2025
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That’s not a roundabout way of calling the Murdaughs ugly or implying the series’ costume, makeup, and hair departments haven’t done their best to knock the dashing Jason Clarke down a peg.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The restaurant also serves a handful of low-ABV cocktails ($14-$17) like the bon vivant, made with shochu, dry vermouth, oleo saccharum, Pescadero sea salt and bay laurel oil; or the low tide, featuring an aloe aperitif, cucumber-parsley cordial and tonic.—
Kate Bradshaw,
Mercury News,
6 Nov. 2025
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Locals and visitors alike still flock to its quayside terrace for an aperitif served with a side of people watching, just like Jean Cocteau, who lived in room 22, and his friends once did.—
Chrissie McClatchie,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Oct. 2025
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“Whet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whet. Accessed 18 Nov. 2025.
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