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Recent Examples of whet
Robert Ross, Robb Report, 21 Mar. 2025
The Outdoor Life Girl recalls that dinner as an outstanding meal, and the hunting stories the two men told around the fire further whetted her appetite for deer hunting.
—Ben East, Outdoor Life, 14 Mar. 2025
Dalton Ross, EW.com, 24 Jan. 2025
The authentic woven bamboo whets your appetite for what’s inside.
—Andrew Watman, WIRED, 5 Dec. 2024
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Verb
The nimble British sports cars whetted the appetites of racers, and were just the beginning of the import wave that brought British, German, Italian, and French cars to America.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 21 Mar. 2025
The Outdoor Life Girl recalls that dinner as an outstanding meal, and the hunting stories the two men told around the fire further whetted her appetite for deer hunting.
—Ben East, Outdoor Life, 14 Mar. 2025
Noun
That admission can’t help but whet Crofchick’s appetite.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 24 Jan. 2025
The authentic woven bamboo whets your appetite for what’s inside.
—Andrew Watman, WIRED, 5 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for whet
Verb
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But while some theorists used DESI’s data to revive and sharpen intriguing theories of yesteryear, Green and others issued a warning.—
Lyndie Chiou,
Scientific American,
30 Apr. 2025
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Use the control-click of the sharpness adjustment tool to reveal a sharpening layer mask.—
Josh Dury,
Space.com,
30 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Tater tots star in this recipe, which can be made ahead of time and will delight family and friends of all ages.—
Nellah Bailey McGough,
Southern Living,
13 Apr. 2025
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Wally’s Cafe and wild Chinook salmon three ways (belly tartare, grilled loin and trim fried into a tater tot) at Localis.—
Benjy Egel,
Sacbee.com,
6 Apr. 2025
Noun
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In the early 2000s, an HIV viral load test could cost as much as $100.—
Jennifer Lotito,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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The capsule will bring down some trash as well as a load of scientific experiments for researchers to analyze.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
22 Apr. 2025
Noun
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After the game, Trump mocked pop star Taylor Swift, who is dating Mahomes’ teammate Travis Kelce.—
Aamer Madhani,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2025
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First-time nominees Chubby Checker, Joe Cocker and Bad Company will be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, a class that also includes pop star Cyndi Lauper, the hip-hop pioneers Outkast, the rock duo the White Stripes and grunge masters Soundgarden.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
28 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The program is designed to help cities and towns provide for collection and proper disposal of nips and to prevent littering.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
21 Apr. 2025
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Opposite is the fat and welcoming British Library, composed of 10 million bricks, a number that merely nips at the toes of the 60-million-brick St. Pancras Hotel next door.—
Francesca Carington,
New York Times,
18 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Saturday’s card offers more than just Alvarez’s attempt at three belts.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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Had Leeds failed to win promotion, this limit would have dropped to £39m, painting a stark picture of how much belts would have been tightened.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
29 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Aside from lending its name to one of France’s most famous aperitifs, Cap Corse is distinguished by its rugged landscapes, traditional villages, and defiantly Corsican culture.—
Eleanor Aldridge,
AFAR Media,
28 Apr. 2025
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Because the entire league was making its way to New York for three other knockout scouting games over the weekend, and this was the aperitif.—
John Hollinger,
The Athletic,
24 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The Bears traded away a massive amount of draft currency, sending the 49ers a four-pack of picks — Nos. 3, 67 and 111 in that year’s draft plus a 2018 third-rounder — to slide up one peg to No. 2 on the draft board to draft Mitch Trubisky, a quarterback at North Carolina.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2025
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New York continually underperforms despite being a team that many peg to be contenders every season.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Apr. 2025
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“Whet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whet. Accessed 8 May. 2025.
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