as in dripping
containing, covered with, or thoroughly penetrated by water
the drenched tourists straggled into the visitors' center
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as in wetted
to make wet
we were drenched by the sudden rainstorm
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as in soaked
to wet thoroughly with liquid
when using the carpet shampooer, wet but do not drench the carpet
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Recent Examples of drenched
Jennifer Homans, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
You're just drenched in sweat under all your fur coats.
—Nicholas Rice, People.com, 22 Dec. 2024
After the show, guests made their way uptown to the Plaza for a glittering celebration, the iconic hotel’s marble and gilt stairway drenched in electric red, the show’s signature color.
—Christopher Barnard, Vogue, 20 Dec. 2024
A change for the better John awakens with a scream, his body drenched in sweat.
—Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 19 Dec. 2024
The flavors feature aromas with nuances of chocolate crème brûlée, ripe banana, and pineapple drenched in caramel sauce.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
Lofoten mountain biking trails Though known for unpredictable weather year-round, the islands are driest May through August and get drenched in October.
—Alexandra Gillespie, Outside Online, 16 Dec. 2024
Buckley’s shorts and legs were drenched with Covington’s blood, and the latter was attempting to prolong the grappling sequences to keep his eye from taking more damage.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
Rock does and is drenched with blood everywhere, including in his mouth, leaving the players and audience laughing.
—William Earl, Variety, 15 Dec. 2024
Verb
Abraham was alone, drenched in white and walking, as small shudders passed through his body.
—Jennifer Homans, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
You're just drenched in sweat under all your fur coats.
—Nicholas Rice, People.com, 22 Dec. 2024
After the show, guests made their way uptown to the Plaza for a glittering celebration, the iconic hotel’s marble and gilt stairway drenched in electric red, the show’s signature color.
—Christopher Barnard, Vogue, 20 Dec. 2024
A change for the better John awakens with a scream, his body drenched in sweat.
—Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 19 Dec. 2024
The flavors feature aromas with nuances of chocolate crème brûlée, ripe banana, and pineapple drenched in caramel sauce.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
Lofoten mountain biking trails Though known for unpredictable weather year-round, the islands are driest May through August and get drenched in October.
—Alexandra Gillespie, Outside Online, 16 Dec. 2024
Buckley’s shorts and legs were drenched with Covington’s blood, and the latter was attempting to prolong the grappling sequences to keep his eye from taking more damage.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
Rock does and is drenched with blood everywhere, including in his mouth, leaving the players and audience laughing.
—William Earl, Variety, 15 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for drenched
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Sun-soaked and beautiful, the film takes place in Santa Barbara in 1979, where Dorothea (Annette Bening) is trying to raise her son (Lucas Jade Zumann) in an ever-changing world.—
George Monastiriakos,
Newsweek,
31 Dec. 2024
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More than an inch of rain over several days soaked the grounds making muddy hills slippery and dangerous, forcing most spectators onto the narrow walkways and creating huge, impassable (and in some places, scary) bottlenecks.—
Candace Oehler,
Forbes,
27 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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In saturated fats, the carbon atoms have the maximum amount of hydrogen atoms bonded.—
Devineé Lingo, M.S.,
Health,
15 Jan. 2025
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Color palettes emulate the yellowing fade of old photographs and the overly saturated or unnaturally cool tones of digital imagery, a reminder that the camera is rarely an objective observer.—
Carolina A. Miranda,
ARTnews.com,
15 Jan. 2025
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The greed machine has already taken over the health care and banking industries and that success has wetted their appetites to rip off even more Americans.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
2 Jan. 2025
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This model can also mop the floors, lifting them when encountering carpets so as not to wet them.—
Gabriela Vatu,
PCMAG,
8 Oct. 2024
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The results, which are beautifully austere, flooded by sunlight but somehow cold, infuriate Van Buren, played with a masculine bluster by Guy Pearce, who sounds as if his idea of the Breakfast of Champions was a bowl of ground glass drowned in whole milk.—
Tom Gliatto,
People.com,
3 Jan. 2025
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Things not only got hot, the blazing solar plasma drowned out communications with Earth.—
David Szondy,
New Atlas,
2 Jan. 2025
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There was a lot of talk about Aaron Rodgers being washed.—
C. Isaiah Smalls II,
Miami Herald,
6 Jan. 2025
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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
Adjective
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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
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To give the vinegar a longer working time, saturate paper towels and press them against the glass like wallpaper.—
Jeanne Huber,
Washington Post,
1 Mar. 2024
Verb
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The results, which are beautifully austere, flooded by sunlight but somehow cold, infuriate Van Buren, played with a masculine bluster by Guy Pearce, who sounds as if his idea of the Breakfast of Champions was a bowl of ground glass drowned in whole milk.—
Tom Gliatto,
People.com,
3 Jan. 2025
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With over 826,000 views, the comments section was flooded with laughter and praise for the husband's unflappable demeanor.—
Daniella Gray,
Newsweek,
3 Jan. 2025
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“Drenched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drenched. Accessed 23 Jan. 2025.
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