as in wet
marked by or abounding with rain found that the stretch of cold, rainy weather made his joints swell and ache

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Recent Examples of rainy Reduce watering to only when needed during the dry times and none during the rainy season. Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 18 Jan. 2025 The fires were fueled by powerful winds and dry conditions, and climate change also plays a role in increasing risk, with rainy periods becoming more intense and dry seasons lasting longer. Kierra Frazier, CBS News, 16 Jan. 2025 Noho is rainy and gray, but Eleonora Srugo’s tan is a deep ocher. Bridget Read, Curbed, 15 Jan. 2025 Such a boom and bust cycle means a lot of lush greenery that grows in the rainy times, and a lot of dead leaves, trees and other tinder that gets left behind when things dry. Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 10 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for rainy 

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“Rainy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rainy. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

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