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Recent Examples of rainy
Mostly cloudy skies and rainy weather will linger through the rest of the week and into Easter weekend, as more disturbances are likely.
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Lauren Bostwick, CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026
Last month, the Climate Prediction and Applications Centre of a regional bloc known as IGAD said the March-May rainy season has a 45% chance of above-average rainfall across most countries in the region, with affected countries ranging from Uganda to Djibouti.
—ABC News, 27 Mar. 2026
Several mitigating factors in 2026 will likely play a role in how the rest of the rainy season plays out.
—Greg Porter, San Francisco Chronicle, 26 Mar. 2026
Under the new agreement, SOS Mata Atlântica will plant 11,000 native tree seedlings in the Tietê and Paraíba do Sul river basins during southeast Brazil’s rainy season, October to March.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 26 Mar. 2026
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Lauren Bostwick, CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026
Last month, the Climate Prediction and Applications Centre of a regional bloc known as IGAD said the March-May rainy season has a 45% chance of above-average rainfall across most countries in the region, with affected countries ranging from Uganda to Djibouti.
—ABC News, 27 Mar. 2026
Several mitigating factors in 2026 will likely play a role in how the rest of the rainy season plays out.
—Greg Porter, San Francisco Chronicle, 26 Mar. 2026
Under the new agreement, SOS Mata Atlântica will plant 11,000 native tree seedlings in the Tietê and Paraíba do Sul river basins during southeast Brazil’s rainy season, October to March.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 26 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rainy
wet
Adjective
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In between are a bunch of mongrel appliances that leave both humans and technology worse for wear, like a computer, in a 2024 photo by Sara Deraedt, that seems to be giving birth to a wet child.—
Zachary Fine,
New Yorker,
31 Mar. 2026
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Uneven landscaping, wet grass and soft soil from recent rain can all make ladder placement risky.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Rainy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rainy. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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