as in wetted
to make or become slightly or moderately wet
her forehead gently bedewed with perspiration
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Separately, norovirus outbreaks can also spring from food that was contaminated at the source and that’s often eaten raw, like shellfish harvested from virus-laden water or produce washed with it.—
Maggie O'Neill,
SELF,
6 Jan. 2025 -
There was a lot of talk about Aaron Rodgers being washed.—
C. Isaiah Smalls II,
Miami Herald,
6 Jan. 2025
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Shivering in Cassidy’s arms, tears wetting her cheeks, naked, so vulnerable.—
Joyce Carol Oates,
The New Yorker,
16 Mar. 2025
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The weather will transition from sunny to wet from March 20 to March 31, that first week, with temperatures staying on the cooler side, the Old Farmer’s Almanac forecast said.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado,
Sacramento Bee,
13 Mar. 2025
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Understandably, the December FOMC projections dampened expectations for 2025 interest rate cuts.—
Jason Schenker,
Forbes,
23 Dec. 2024
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Actually sitting through it may have dampened viewers’ enthusiasm for more.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
23 Dec. 2024
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“Bedewed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bedewed. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.
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