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rainy

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


ADJECTIVE
precipitating
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONGEST


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We all know we are supposed to put something away for a rainy day, including our old age, it is just hard to find the money.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

My earliest memories of the one-pot dish are of rainy days spent either lounging on the couch or under the sheets.

From Salon • Jun. 7, 2026

Regional climate centres are predicting "below-normal" rainfall during the critical June-September rainy season in the northern Greater Horn of Africa; below-average monsoon rainfall in south Asia; and drier and warmer summer conditions in central America.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

Instead, he will leave the Premier League knowing that he reshaped the English game as much as any individual who has ever paced the rainy touchlines from Newcastle to Southampton.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

When the train finally came, I took a seat by the window and stared out at the rainy darkness until the train went back into the tunnel and took us downtown.

From "Miracle's Boys" by Jacqueline Woodson




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