1
as in to wet
to make wet
we were drenched by the sudden rainstorm
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2
as in to soak
to wet thoroughly with liquid
when using the carpet shampooer, wet but do not drench the carpet
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Recent Examples of drench
Interestingly, this is not the first time the King drenched himself in rain to swing a club.
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Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
With the Chocolate Original Glazed, the whole donut is drenched in a milk chocolate coating.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 9 Sep. 2025
Well, the soggy streets across the region are mostly thanks to the above-average rain drenching South Florida the last few days — but higher tides certainly aren’t helping in many places, particularly alone the coast.
—Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
The scene looked all the more bleak after a mammoth thunderstorm drenched the ground in the second half, with the image of a soaking-wet Amorim frantically consulting his tactics board serving as the perfect metaphor for the club’s current state.
—Ben Church, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2025
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Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
With the Chocolate Original Glazed, the whole donut is drenched in a milk chocolate coating.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 9 Sep. 2025
Well, the soggy streets across the region are mostly thanks to the above-average rain drenching South Florida the last few days — but higher tides certainly aren’t helping in many places, particularly alone the coast.
—Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
The scene looked all the more bleak after a mammoth thunderstorm drenched the ground in the second half, with the image of a soaking-wet Amorim frantically consulting his tactics board serving as the perfect metaphor for the club’s current state.
—Ben Church, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for drench
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
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Not with crisp, clean bedding but with your sheet coming out of the dryer balled up in your duvet cover, still soaking wet.—
Reuven Perlman,
New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2025
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On their simulated planet, clouds released rain that froze into icebergs that melted and flowed down rivers, soaking soil and evaporating to rejoin the atmosphere.—
Zack Savitsky,
Quanta Magazine,
15 Sep. 2025
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There’s a risk of the children drowning in the pool or being bitten by spiders; there’s the danger of a brush fire on the nearby hillside; and more.—
Deborah Treisman,
New Yorker,
14 Sep. 2025
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That matters because SOCs are drowning in noise and budget strain from log ingestion.—
Tony Bradley,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Younger people in developing countries are much more likely to be excited about emerging technologies than their peers in countries that are saturated with technology.—
Gary Drenik,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Because we are just saturated with these images.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
16 Sep. 2025
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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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Shortly thereafter, Jenny and Olivia discover that they’ve both been impregnated by Connor, throwing a wrench in his and Olivia’s now-blossoming relationship.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
12 Sep. 2025
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As Alien fans know, the facehugger will impregnate its host with a Xenomorph embryo, which eventually bursts from the host's chest.—
Christopher Rudolph,
PEOPLE,
10 Sep. 2025
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The Hortmans’ assassination received a flurry of coverage over the strange circumstances under which it was carried out, with pictures of Boelter in his silicone mask initially flooding social media.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
16 Sep. 2025
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The United States is flooded with nearly half a billion guns, and the stockpile does not vanish just because the murder rate dips.—
John J. Donohue,
Time,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Drench.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drench. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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