as in to moisten
to make or become slightly or moderately wet
her forehead gently bedewed with perspiration
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bedew
Verb
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This blaze is intense enough that firefighters used water lines to moisten the soil around trees and wrapped their trunks with fire-resistant foil blankets.—
Kurt Snibbe,
Oc Register,
20 Sep. 2025 -
Backfill the area with soil to cover the roots, tamp it down to get rid of any air pockets, and water to moisten the soil thoroughly.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
9 Sep. 2025
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Apply to damp hair before blow-drying or air-drying, or once it’s already styled as a glossing, smoothing top-up.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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Within minutes we were crouched over fresh elephant tracks, the earth still damp.—
Daniel Scheffler,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Before going in, run the inside of your mouth with your tongue to wet every surface.—
Ian Kumamoto,
Them.,
10 Sep. 2025
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Increase the resistance on this exercise by wetting the towel first.—
Aubrey Bailey,
Verywell Health,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The lid and straw are dishwasher safe, while the brand recommends hand washing the cup to maintain the insulation.—
Maggie Horton,
PEOPLE,
19 Sep. 2025
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The female nurse washed her neck.—
Laura Vazquez,
Harpers Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025
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Once rinsed off, your pores are inexplicably less noticeable and your face ridiculously refreshed.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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Apply it to the pan, then rinse it away and wipe your pan dry.—
Emily Johnson,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
15 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The river will still become polluted after heavy rainfalls due to runoff from the streets and flushing of city sewage systems.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
18 Sep. 2025
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Remove any debris or clogs from the p-trap with your fingers before flushing the system with hot water, vinegar, and baking soda.—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
18 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Does having the glorious title of cleanup specialist help your software development career or dampen it?—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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The optimism surrounding the Green Bay Packers following their massive acquisition of superstar edge rusher Micah Parsons and 2-0 start has been dampened a bit by an injury to one of their key players.—
Robert Marvi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Bedew.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bedew. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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