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
The Rams weathered a soggy downpour and won in Santa Clara.
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Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2025
This season, the valley bottom is still soggy with slush and muck—difficult conditions to work in for forester and fourth-generation Idaho local Chad Ramsay.
—Katie Bradish, Outside Online, 15 Jan. 2025
Her breaking point came during a task that repeatedly pulled the interlocked participants under frigid water: The soggy Sutter faltered when running from the beach with a 30-pound rucksack.
—Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2025
Water often to keep the soil moist but never soggy.
—Lauren David, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Jan. 2025
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Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2025
This season, the valley bottom is still soggy with slush and muck—difficult conditions to work in for forester and fourth-generation Idaho local Chad Ramsay.
—Katie Bradish, Outside Online, 15 Jan. 2025
Her breaking point came during a task that repeatedly pulled the interlocked participants under frigid water: The soggy Sutter faltered when running from the beach with a 30-pound rucksack.
—Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2025
Water often to keep the soil moist but never soggy.
—Lauren David, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for soggy
Adjective
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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
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Peanuts Peanuts have a beneficial fatty acid profile, containing 50% MUFAs, about 30% PUFAs, and a significantly lower percentage of saturated fats.—
Lauren O'Connor, MS,
Health,
22 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Statewide, water supplies are currently sufficient after two wet years.—
Ari Plachta,
Sacramento Bee,
27 Jan. 2025
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That was true two years ago, when wet weather conditions and low commodity prices made their crop farming a financial challenge.—
Ames Alexander,
Charlotte Observer,
26 Jan. 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
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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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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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Use fast-draining potting mix that won’t force roots to stand in sodden soil for long periods of time.—
Leanne Potts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
24 Dec. 2024
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