as in wet
marked by or abounding with rain found that the stretch of cold, rainy weather made his joints swell and ache

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Recent Examples of rainy The rainy skies are part of a weak cold front that has been moving across the southeastern United States carrying a line of showers through Central Florida, according to Tim Sedlock, a meteorologist with the weather service. Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 May 2025 And so, on a rainy late April day in Seattle, Castelli stood at a lectern before his friends and family and defended his doctoral thesis — about using stem cells to express antibodies against HIV — with his scientific life at a crossroads. Evan Bush, NBC news, 8 May 2025 On a rainy New York day in uptown Manhattan, at the Plaza, designer Sergio Hudson sits unshakenly sound in his hotel suite. Tiana Randall, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025 After spending more than five years living in Seattle (aka one of the rainiest cities in the U.S.), my collection of rain-appropriate outerwear is robust, to say the least. Anna Popp, Travel + Leisure, 2 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for rainy
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wet
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  • The upper level holds a primary suite with an ocean-view Juliet balcony, plus a separate sitting room, a walk-in closet, and a luxe bath boasting dual vanities and a wet room spotlighted by an ebony soaking tub.
    Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 14 May 2025
  • Wear closed-toe shoes and clothes that can get muddy/wet.
    Joe Rassel, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 May 2025

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“Rainy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rainy. Accessed 21 May. 2025.

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