as in dripping
containing, covered with, or thoroughly penetrated by water
spread the soggy papers out to dry
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Recent Examples of soggy
Laird-Clowes dedicated this soggy turd to Nick Drake.
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Spin Editors, SPIN, 21 Jan. 2025
Discard any water that pools in the saucer under the pot to avoid overly soggy soil.
—Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Jan. 2025
But don't use paper cartons as palettes for high-quality watercolor or acrylic paint—the carton will soak up the water in the paint and turn soggy!
—Rabekah Henderson, Southern Living, 19 Jan. 2025
The Rams weathered a soggy downpour and won in Santa Clara.
—Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2025
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Spin Editors, SPIN, 21 Jan. 2025
Discard any water that pools in the saucer under the pot to avoid overly soggy soil.
—Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Jan. 2025
But don't use paper cartons as palettes for high-quality watercolor or acrylic paint—the carton will soak up the water in the paint and turn soggy!
—Rabekah Henderson, Southern Living, 19 Jan. 2025
The Rams weathered a soggy downpour and won in Santa Clara.
—Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for soggy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for soggy
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Seed oils have become a mainstay of the American diet because unlike beef tallow, which is comprised of saturated fats that increase cholesterol levels, seed oils contain unsaturated fats that can decrease cholesterol levels.—
Mary J. Scourboutakos,
The Conversation,
7 Feb. 2025
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The foods that account for the biggest sources of saturated fats in Americans’ diets include cheese, pizza, ice cream and eggs.—
Melissa Dahl,
NBC News,
22 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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But different types of seeds have different germination and growth rates (aka ‘days to harvest’), and timing this against your area’s last frost date is your secret weapon against leggy tomato seedlings that still can’t go outside, or pea seeds rotting in cold, wet soil.—
Marianne Willburn,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 Feb. 2025
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The continued wet weather has prompted concerns from officials and residents living in the Eaton fire zone in Altadena and the Palisades fire burn scar in Malibu and Pacific Palisades.—
Rong-Gong Lin II,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Alternatively, saturate cotton balls with essential oil and place them near all possible entry points.—
Nafeesah Allen,
Better Homes & Gardens,
21 Jan. 2025
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Chief among them are efforts to train crews to identify and treat an overdose and a push to saturate fleets with naloxone, the opioid antagonist, commonly administered as a nasal spray under the trade name Narcan, that can reverse overdoses and retrieve a fading patient from a mortal slide.—
C.J. Chivers James Patrick Cronin Elena Hecht Anna Diamond Quinton Kamara,
New York Times,
6 June 2024
Adjective
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The New York Fire Department posted photos and videos on social media on Monday night that showed a flooded street in the borough.—
Isabella Kwai,
New York Times,
17 Dec. 2024
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One post–Hurricane Helene picture viewed millions of times—an image of a tear-streaked girl holding a puppy in a flooded town—was made using artificial intelligence.—
Ben Guarino,
Scientific American,
11 Oct. 2024
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As the scene’s cast clambers onto sun loungers by the Four Seasons Koh Samui infinity pool, three burly Thai guys in wide-brimmed straw hats and sodden neck towels wade into the water clutching towering reflectors.—
Charlie Campbell,
TIME,
24 Jan. 2025
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Standing outside their river cabin after a flood, the president and his wife pulled out all the sodden bedding just like their neighbors.—
Danielle Dreilinger,
The Tennessean,
29 Dec. 2024
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