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Adjective
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In Uganda, the national government has stopped spraying insecticide and distributing bed nets to pregnant women and young kids; during the country’s next rainy season, which spans from March to May, malaria cases and deaths may spike.—
Hana Kiros,
The Atlantic,
5 Feb. 2025 -
Northern California did have a wet start to the rainy season but also experienced a dry January.—
Rong-Gong Lin II,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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This is partially because the lungs breathe out moisture in misty breaths.—
Tommy Tuberville,
Newsweek,
8 Jan. 2025
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His eyes had turned misty at the memory of his mother’s words.—
Anna Russell,
The New Yorker,
3 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Cold, windy days are often the best time to spot bald eagles.—
Nicole Cobler,
Axios,
14 Feb. 2025
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Note: the roads are tiny and windy and not for the faint of heart.—
Jenn Rice,
Vogue,
12 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Image On an overcast Ghana day in mid-November, Taylor appeared on a video chat, sitting on the patio of his home in Saltpond, a small city on the country’s Atlantic coast, alongside his son and bandleader, Henry Taylor.—
David Peisner,
New York Times,
21 Jan. 2025
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The foggy, overcast weather imparted an eerie calm to the scene just days after Monday’s storm surge.—
Ryan Macasero,
The Mercury News,
26 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Vessels will be required to stay at least 12 nautical miles from the baseline in these areas during stormy conditions and to monitor meteorological station data before entering.—
David Nikel,
Forbes,
9 Jan. 2025
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These effects, writes NWS, are more acute during the winter months when the jet stream is strongest over the United States, which causes colder and stormier than average conditions across the North and warmer, less stormier conditions in the south.—
John Tufts,
The Indianapolis Star,
18 Dec. 2024
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“Showery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/showery. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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