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dew

[doo, dyoo] / du, dyu /
NOUN
moisture
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He also came to treasure his time mowing the fairways each morning before the golfers arrived, the dew glistening on the grass while the nibbling, untroubled deer looked on from the rough.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

"So we'll be trying to lose the odd toss, but no, you've got to try and factor in the dew, the opposition and what you think the pitch might do."

From Barron's • Feb. 5, 2026

Out of a Toyota Camry came another, who brushed his teeth in the driver’s side mirror, spit the toothpaste on the asphalt, rubbed the dew off his windshield with paper towels, and drove off.

From Slate • Jan. 27, 2026

The air temperature and dew point must be below 0°C mixed with dry air and the wind, which must be at least 10mph.

From BBC • Jan. 5, 2026

The pony’s tracks were plain enough, dragging through the frostlike dew on the young grass, tired tracks with little lines between them where the hoofs had dragged.

From "The Red Pony" by John Steinbeck




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