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dew

[doo, dyoo] / du, dyu /
NOUN
moisture
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"Obviously, dew might play a factor in some different grounds," said Brook.

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

“Pulsing Lifters,” in an arrangement for two pianos and harpsichord, is like a delicate dew.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2025

The reduced staffing could make it more difficult to gather and process the data coming in from across the country — on temperature, wind speed, and dew points, among other things.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2025

A thin drizzle was falling, so fine it might have been dew, the ground beneath my feet felt like the earth in the early morning and no longer a street.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya




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