as in dripping
containing, covered with, or thoroughly penetrated by water
eyes peering out between strands of sodden hair
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as in to wet
to make wet
soldiers' boots that were soddened by endless hours in muddy trenches
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as in to soak
to wet thoroughly with liquid
cornflakes that had been soddened in milk to the point of mush
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Recent Examples of sodden
Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Nov. 2024
Even though his dumb blog has only three readers, Google Face identifies my sodden visage by name, and puts those pictures into the eternal damnation of Google Image search results.
—IEEE Spectrum, 22 Feb. 2010
Nora Mishanec, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Feb. 2023
Nathan Borchelt has been testing, rating, and reviewing outdoor and travel products for decade, and has spent many trips plying the rivers, oceans, lakes, and sodden hiking trails throughout the world.
—Nathan Borchelt, Travel + Leisure, 31 May 2022
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But discoveries of ocean worlds on Saturn’s Enceladus and Jupiter’s Europa, both of which have spouted similar-looking plumes, have made scientists cautiously hopeful that the Neptunian moon could also be harboring a sodden secret.
—Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Nov. 2024
Even though his dumb blog has only three readers, Google Face identifies my sodden visage by name, and puts those pictures into the eternal damnation of Google Image search results.
—IEEE Spectrum, 22 Feb. 2010
Verb
Moldering houses, sodden with rainwater.
—Nora Mishanec, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Feb. 2023
Nathan Borchelt has been testing, rating, and reviewing outdoor and travel products for decade, and has spent many trips plying the rivers, oceans, lakes, and sodden hiking trails throughout the world.
—Nathan Borchelt, Travel + Leisure, 31 May 2022
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The greed machine has already taken over the health care and banking industries and that success has wetted their appetites to rip off even more Americans.Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 2 Jan. 2025
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This model can also mop the floors, lifting them when encountering carpets so as not to wet them.Gabriela Vatu, PCMAG, 8 Oct. 2024
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Photos show crews leading the soaking wet Appaloosa back on solid ground.Brooke Baitinger, Idaho Statesman, 10 Jan. 2025
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Situated next to the teak soaking tub, it’s illuminated by the sun via an airy skylight that pays homage to traditional Japanese Ryoka, aka inns.Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Jan. 2025
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In saturated fats, the carbon atoms have the maximum amount of hydrogen atoms bonded.Devineé Lingo, M.S., Health, 15 Jan. 2025
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Color palettes emulate the yellowing fade of old photographs and the overly saturated or unnaturally cool tones of digital imagery, a reminder that the camera is rarely an objective observer.Carolina A. Miranda, ARTnews.com, 15 Jan. 2025
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The proliferation of point solutions—tools that solve only one or two specific pain points—has left organizations drowning in software.Joshua Siler, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
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While getting these hands-on pics, the bustle of the Vegas Strip didn’t drown out my music or prevent me from hearing my colleague Antonio G. Di Benedetto’s photo cues.Victoria Song, The Verge, 7 Jan. 2025
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The market was saturated with SEO tools, but few were leveraging AI to provide genuinely actionable insights.Serkan Şafak, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
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Why Wood Drenching Is Trending in 2025 Much of wood drenching's popularity comes down to the natural evolution of trends: After years of cool neutrals saturating homes, warm and cozy tones have taken over, culminating in Pantone choosing Mocha Mousse as its 2025 Color of the Year.Maggie Gillette, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Jan. 2025
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Then, wash your hands and throw your clothes into the washing machine (more on this below).Erica Sloan, SELF, 14 Jan. 2025
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Rabanne light wash denim jackets and wide-leg jeans feature a subtle crackle laser print as well.Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 13 Jan. 2025
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Heirloom corn—hundreds of pounds in shades of blue, yellow, red—is boiled and steeped for hours in an alkaline solution, a process called nixtamalization.Kristen V. Brown, The Atlantic, 23 Dec. 2024
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His name would be further steeped into Chiefs history after scoring the winning goal in the 3-2 victory against City.Jacob Tanswell, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
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Heavy rain in forecast for the Northeast on New Year's Eve Behind Monday's storm, a second weather system is forecast to drench the East Coast from North Carolina to southern New England on Tuesday.Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 30 Dec. 2024
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You're just drenched in sweat under all your fur coats.Nicholas Rice, People.com, 22 Dec. 2024
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“Sodden.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sodden. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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