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wet·ter
ˈwe-tər 
comparative form of the adjective wet
a wetter climate
a plant that grows in wetter regions
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Zachary Woolfe, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
In addition, vegetation dries first in California’s inland valleys, which may already suffer from wildfires—occupying limited firefighting resources—by the time wetter coastal areas are even ready for prescribed burning.
—Charlie Campbell / Melbourne and Canberra, TIME, 19 Feb. 2025
On Wednesday, nearly every major reservoir in the state, including in Southern California, was above its historical average, the product of three wet winters and the state and federal systems that move water from the wetter north to the drier south.
—Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 13 Feb. 2025
Upper Midwest: Minnesota, Wisconsin, parts of North Dakota, South Dakota and Michigan
Temperatures will be much warmer than usual (3 degrees Fahrenheit above average), while precipitation will be drier in the north and wetter in the south.
—Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2025
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Noun
In sumptuously vibrating chords in the first movement of Schubert’s Fantasy, Olafsson’s touch was a little wetter and more muted, Wang’s percussive and as coolly etched as a polygraph.
—Zachary Woolfe, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
In addition, vegetation dries first in California’s inland valleys, which may already suffer from wildfires—occupying limited firefighting resources—by the time wetter coastal areas are even ready for prescribed burning.
—Charlie Campbell / Melbourne and Canberra, TIME, 19 Feb. 2025
On Wednesday, nearly every major reservoir in the state, including in Southern California, was above its historical average, the product of three wet winters and the state and federal systems that move water from the wetter north to the drier south.
—Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 13 Feb. 2025
Upper Midwest: Minnesota, Wisconsin, parts of North Dakota, South Dakota and Michigan
Temperatures will be much warmer than usual (3 degrees Fahrenheit above average), while precipitation will be drier in the north and wetter in the south.
—Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2025
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“Wetter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wetter. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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