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rainy

[rey-nee] / ˈreɪ ni /
ADJECTIVE
moist
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK


ADJECTIVE
precipitating
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONGEST


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Kyle Scheele, a 40-year-old from Springfield, Mo., came to the U.K. with his wife for a five-day hike through the Cotswolds, prepared for rainy days in the 60s and 70s.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026

The proposed changes would exempt deposits into the rainy day fund and a short term reserve, called the “Projected Surplus Temporary Holding Account,” from the state appropriations limit.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 23, 2026

This is north Belfast on a rainy Tuesday night, and it is chaos.

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

The WMO said last month that there was a high likelihood of below-normal rainfall during the critical June-September rainy season in South Sudan, Uganda, Ethiopia, Djibouti, much of Eritrea, Sudan and western and coastal Kenya.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

I might not learn to swim today, and the holidays might soon be over, but there was always next rainy season.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo




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