moistened

past tense of moisten

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for moistened
Verb
  • Diagnosis Exams typically begin with a thorough medical history because there is a genetic component to wet AMD, and other health factors can raise your risk.
    Mark Gurarie, Verywell Health, 7 Apr. 2025
  • Serve Use a lime wedge to wet the rim and the side of the bottle.
    Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • There was a lot of talk about Aaron Rodgers being washed.
    C. Isaiah Smalls II, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Separately, norovirus outbreaks can also spring from food that was contaminated at the source and that’s often eaten raw, like shellfish harvested from virus-laden water or produce washed with it.
    Maggie O'Neill, SELF, 6 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Has that dampened, at all, the enthusiasm surrounding March Madness?
    Jim Alexander, Orange County Register, 19 Mar. 2025
  • Following several years during which higher central bank base rates and macroeconomic uncertainty have dampened economic sentiment, optimism is returning and M&A activity is expected to increase.
    Julien Villemonteix, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
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“Moistened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moistened. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.

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