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Recent Examples of whet
Justin Curto, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2025
And, to whet your appetite, ABC has released this official trailer for Shifting Gears.
—Marc Berman, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2025
Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
If last year whet your eclipse appetite, get excited for the night skies this month.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 1 Mar. 2025
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Verb
But fans can whet their appetite when the original This Is Spinal Tap returns to theaters this summer.
—Justin Curto, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2025
And, to whet your appetite, ABC has released this official trailer for Shifting Gears.
—Marc Berman, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2025
Noun
For decades, San Diego State’s spring football practice culminated with its spring game, an intrasquad scrimmage that whet the appetites of fans for the season to come.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
If last year whet your eclipse appetite, get excited for the night skies this month.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 1 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for whet
Verb
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These days, premium hooks are made from a variety of composite metals and are sometimes sharpened with chemicals or lasers.—
Joe Cermele,
Outdoor Life,
19 June 2025
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His intensity in the area has sharpened following the leaps in advancement from OpenAI, a rival that raised tens of billions of dollars in funding.—
Jordan Valinsky,
CNN Money,
18 June 2025
Noun
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But when the Doctor, Belinda, Poppy and Ruby Sunday returned to the TARDIS, and the Doctor and Belinda began excitedly making plans for their family’s time-hopping future, Ruby clocked that Poppy’s coat was getting smaller and smaller as it was handed back and forth between the tot’s parents.—
Matt Webb Mitovich,
TVLine,
31 May 2025
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The tot was with their mother trying to re-book a flight at the JetBlue ticket counter at Newark’s Terminal A at about 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday when the child walked behind the kiosk and stepped onto the ankle-high conveyor belt where people on departing flights drop off their luggage.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
31 May 2025
Noun
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Made in Turino and inspired by bitters of the region, this aperitivo balances bitter orange with loads of botanicals for something flavorful enough to replace Aperol in any cocktail for something less sugary.—
Jed Gottlieb,
Boston Herald,
21 June 2025
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After receiving a load of interest from fans attending the June 19 show, ParisYoncé has been organizing the project and helping others get their flags.—
Caché McClay,
USA Today,
19 June 2025
Noun
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The 22-year-old pop star and actress, who grew up in Temecula, Calif., before moving to Los Angeles in middle school to star in the Disney Channel series Bizaardvark, took to social media on Saturday (June 14) amid widespread protests.—
Mitchell Peters,
Billboard,
15 June 2025
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Taylor Swift's net worth is about to change now that the pop star has ownership of her entire music catalog, experts tell Newsweek.—
Megan Cartwright,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 June 2025
Noun
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European hops provide a modest nip at the finish, cleansing the palate and prepping you for the next refreshing sip.—
Peter Rowe,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 May 2025
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Calgary Flames beat San Jose Sharks, 4 games to 2. 2007 — Curlin, ridden by Robby Albarado, nips Kentucky Derby winner Street Sense by putting his head in front on the final stride, winning the Preakness Stakes in a riveting finish.—
Houston Mitchell,
Los Angeles Times,
19 May 2025
Noun
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There’s the conveyor belt of currents taking plastic from a beach in Florida, into the north Atlantic high up into the Arctic.—
Vivienne Walt,
Time,
16 June 2025
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When light-dependent species are forced upward into a smaller belt near surface waters, the competition for resources and food intensifies and animals are exposed to an elevated risk of predation.—
Jay Kakade
June 14,
New Atlas,
14 June 2025
Noun
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Begin with an aperitif and small bites in the impressive bar area, with the likes of a maitake mushroom and ricotta tartlet.—
Jim Dobson,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2025
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Founded by Lily Geiger, who lost her father to alcoholism, Sole looks like an aperitif but avoids mimicking the taste of alcohol.—
Air Mail,
Air Mail,
17 May 2025
Noun
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The peg connector has been redesigned to take on a wider range of tuning pegs, and the overall design has been tweaked for improved ergonomics.—
Paul Ridden
June 17,
New Atlas,
17 June 2025
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Trying to make this guy a starter was like shoving a square peg into a Klein bottle.—
Keith Law,
New York Times,
16 June 2025
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“Whet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whet. Accessed 25 Jun. 2025.
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