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On his way past the lagoon, Gilligan passes Mrs. Howell, who has been trying to drown herself but never has the nerve, always coming and standing dripping wet in the doorway to the Howells’ hut, Mr. Howell lounging in his hammock with his thoughts of Ginger.
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Mark Richard, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
Plants do not want to stay sopping wet, so always stick your finger in the soil and check the moisture level before giving your plant a drink.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 30 Nov. 2024
Keith sees that the cockpit floor is sopping wet since Emma just rinsed it in her last hour.
—Emma Soren, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2024
But in the Northeast and Midwest, that research points to a less concrete loss, of ice fishing and pond skating and dogsledding, and other parts of life that just aren’t as possible in a sopping wet, muddy winter.
—Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 5 Dec. 2024
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Mark Richard, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
Plants do not want to stay sopping wet, so always stick your finger in the soil and check the moisture level before giving your plant a drink.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 30 Nov. 2024
Keith sees that the cockpit floor is sopping wet since Emma just rinsed it in her last hour.
—Emma Soren, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2024
But in the Northeast and Midwest, that research points to a less concrete loss, of ice fishing and pond skating and dogsledding, and other parts of life that just aren’t as possible in a sopping wet, muddy winter.
—Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 5 Dec. 2024
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“Dripping/soaking/sopping wet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dripping%2Fsoaking%2Fsopping%20wet. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.
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