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Recent Examples of whet
Matt Rybaltowski, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
To whet your appetite, the streaming service has dropped 10 new photos for the upcoming fifth - and final - season.
—Marc Berman, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
The New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2024
The proposition will no doubt whet the appetite of the designers, illustrators and creators in Montague’s orbit.
—Samantha Conti, WWD, 25 June 2024
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Verb
On the sportsbook side, ESPN BET may whet their appetite with a parlay around that rooting interest.
—Matt Rybaltowski, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
To whet your appetite, the streaming service has dropped 10 new photos for the upcoming fifth - and final - season.
—Marc Berman, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Noun
Should the halos in Sienese painting whet your appetite for expensive, shiny, metal stuff, the Brooklyn Museum has just the thing.
—The New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2024
The proposition will no doubt whet the appetite of the designers, illustrators and creators in Montague’s orbit.
—Samantha Conti, WWD, 25 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for whet
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The war room relaunch is the latest example of the Democratic Party trying to sharpen its online presence — particularly on alternative media platforms — after the election revealed that Trump's media strategy broke through.Erin Doherty, Axios, 13 Jan. 2025
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Organizations need to invest in AI training programs and empower and reward employees for sharpening their skills.Gary Drenik, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
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Back in October, the fast food giant quietly reintroduced the fan-favorite cheesy tots to the menu, which have been available intermittently since they were first launched in 2016.Luke Chinman, People.com, 20 Dec. 2024
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Help relieve this tot’s climate anxiety with some eco- and weather-friendly gifts like this Patagonia three-season jacket and a weather watch toy.Chloe Malle, Vogue, 19 Nov. 2024
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In their world, there were more hands to share the load, more voices to call out, more feet to hold the line.Katherine Schulten, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025
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Nothing is insurmountable when many hands can lighten loads.Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 14 Jan. 2025
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Ethel Cain: Perverts [Daughters of Cain] Ethel Cain found unlikely pop fandom with Preacher’s Daughter, her 2022 debut album, thanks to its emotional dirges and heavy lyrics.Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 10 Jan. 2025
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The songwriting in pop has been incredibly inspiring over the past few years.Liza Lentini, SPIN, 10 Jan. 2025
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The nips currently have a 5-cent fee, rather than a deposit, and drinkers cannot bring the bottles back in an attempt to receive a nickel for each one.Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 5 Jan. 2025
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For each correct answer, gulp a nip of Dr. McGillicuddy’s Wild Grape.Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 14 July 2024
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Paul Heyman told Cody Rhodes that Roman Reigns intends to win the Royal Rumble and get his belt back.Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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But with just 219 big-league innings and one major surgery under his belt, Crochet currently doesn't deserve a top-of-market contract.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
Noun
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To drink: an aperitif of anise-scented pastis, or a Suntory highball?Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2025
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Their Cabernet Franc dry rosé stands out among them; a delightfully crisp wine with a subtle body that makes for easy drinking as an aperitif or when paired with a variety of culinary flavors.Jillian Dara, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Dyche, though, was stubborn in his insistence that the Senegal forward was better on the wing and instead persisted with two square pegs in Abdoulaye Doucoure and Dwight McNeil.Patrick Boyland, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
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Shigeru Ban has experimented with wooden lattices, vaulting, curved planes, grids, and steel-free joinery using only pegs and dowels.Justin Davidson, Curbed, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Whet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whet. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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