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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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Nidhi Sharma, NBC news, 21 July 2025
The bottom line: Climate change is skewing the odds toward wetter, stronger and therefore more costly hurricanes, both in dollars and lives.
—Andrew Freedman, Axios, 15 Oct. 2024
Forecasters said the snow that's falling in the Mid-Atlantic is dry and fluffy to the north of Washington, D.C., but heavier and wetter to the south.
—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 13 Feb. 2025
Broadly speaking, northern Spain (think Galicia, Asturias, and the Basque Country) has a wetter, more temperate climate, with plenty of rain and cooler temperatures year-round.
—Siobhan Reid, Travel + Leisure, 30 May 2025
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Noun
Hotter conditions are trapping moisture and fueling hurricane intensification, creating wetter, more powerful hurricanes that leave Florida increasingly vulnerable to storm damage.
—Nidhi Sharma, NBC news, 21 July 2025
The bottom line: Climate change is skewing the odds toward wetter, stronger and therefore more costly hurricanes, both in dollars and lives.
—Andrew Freedman, Axios, 15 Oct. 2024
Forecasters said the snow that's falling in the Mid-Atlantic is dry and fluffy to the north of Washington, D.C., but heavier and wetter to the south.
—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 13 Feb. 2025
Broadly speaking, northern Spain (think Galicia, Asturias, and the Basque Country) has a wetter, more temperate climate, with plenty of rain and cooler temperatures year-round.
—Siobhan Reid, Travel + Leisure, 30 May 2025
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“Wetter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wetter. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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