moisture
Example Sentences
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Moisture in the air on the windward side of a mountain is forced to rise where it will cool and condenses, taking the moisture out of it.
From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026
Moisture that comes from land, often referred to as recycled rainfall, is created when water evaporates from nearby soils and vegetation, fueling more localized storms.
From Science Daily • Dec. 12, 2025
Moisture lost to evaporation and drought, plus runoff from pumped groundwater, now outpaces the melting of glaciers and the ice sheets of either Antarctica or Greenland as the largest contributor of water to the oceans.
From Salon • Jul. 28, 2025
Moisture in the atmosphere blocks much of the infrared spectrum, and telescopes equipped to record it—such as NASA’s JWST—are often launched into space.
From Science Magazine • May 1, 2024
Moisture thickened the air and hung there, always present and never getting it over with.
From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer
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