as in dripping
containing, covered with, or thoroughly penetrated by water
the carpet should be damp but not entirely saturated
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as in soaked
to wet thoroughly with liquid
saturate your hair with water before applying the dye
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Recent Examples of saturated
Matthew Impelli, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
Look for saturated hues all over the home: Putzier notes that kitchens are embracing rich woods and jewel tones, while furniture, accessories, and fabrics are seeing a colorful update, too.
—Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Jan. 2025
Looking at the percent daily value for saturated fat can guide you in finding foods that fit your daily diet.
—Jamie Johnson, Verywell Health, 2 Jan. 2025
In saturated fats, the carbon atoms have the maximum amount of hydrogen atoms bonded.
—Devineé Lingo, M.s., Health, 15 Jan. 2025
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Adjective
Heavy rain is expected in northern parts of Florida, while southern areas face potential flooding due to saturated soils.
—Matthew Impelli, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
Look for saturated hues all over the home: Putzier notes that kitchens are embracing rich woods and jewel tones, while furniture, accessories, and fabrics are seeing a colorful update, too.
—Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Jan. 2025
Looking at the percent daily value for saturated fat can guide you in finding foods that fit your daily diet.
—Jamie Johnson, Verywell Health, 2 Jan. 2025
In saturated fats, the carbon atoms have the maximum amount of hydrogen atoms bonded.
—Devineé Lingo, M.s., Health, 15 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for saturated
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Sun-soaked and beautiful, the film takes place in Santa Barbara in 1979, where Dorothea (Annette Bening) is trying to raise her son (Lucas Jade Zumann) in an ever-changing world.—
George Monastiriakos,
Newsweek,
31 Dec. 2024
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More than an inch of rain over several days soaked the grounds making muddy hills slippery and dangerous, forcing most spectators onto the narrow walkways and creating huge, impassable (and in some places, scary) bottlenecks.—
Candace Oehler,
Forbes,
27 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Alternatively, saturate cotton balls with essential oil and place them near all possible entry points.—
Nafeesah Allen,
Better Homes & Gardens,
21 Jan. 2025
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Chief among them are efforts to train crews to identify and treat an overdose and a push to saturate fleets with naloxone, the opioid antagonist, commonly administered as a nasal spray under the trade name Narcan, that can reverse overdoses and retrieve a fading patient from a mortal slide.—
C.J. Chivers James Patrick Cronin Elena Hecht Anna Diamond Quinton Kamara,
New York Times,
6 June 2024
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The results, which are beautifully austere, flooded by sunlight but somehow cold, infuriate Van Buren, played with a masculine bluster by Guy Pearce, who sounds as if his idea of the Breakfast of Champions was a bowl of ground glass drowned in whole milk.—
Tom Gliatto,
People.com,
3 Jan. 2025
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Expand All The clues that alcohol was a factor in a catastrophic boat crash that drowned one teen and permanently disabled another emerged immediately.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
2 Jan. 2025
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Abraham was alone, drenched in white and walking, as small shudders passed through his body.—
Jennifer Homans,
The New Yorker,
23 Dec. 2024
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You're just drenched in sweat under all your fur coats.—
Nicholas Rice,
People.com,
22 Dec. 2024
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But different types of seeds have different germination and growth rates (aka ‘days to harvest’), and timing this against your area’s last frost date is your secret weapon against leggy tomato seedlings that still can’t go outside, or pea seeds rotting in cold, wet soil.—
Marianne Willburn,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 Feb. 2025
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The continued wet weather has prompted concerns from officials and residents living in the Eaton fire zone in Altadena and the Palisades fire burn scar in Malibu and Pacific Palisades.—
Rong-Gong Lin II,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Feb. 2025
Verb
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There are, miraculously enough, two 2024 horror films about an American nun who joins a convent in Italy where she’s impregnated with something unholy as part of an evil Church plot.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
19 Dec. 2024
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Instead, the narrative focuses on Karoline (Vic Carmen Sonne), a factory worker in the wake of World War I who is impregnated by her rich boss and then discarded after his mother disapproves.—
Esther Zuckerman,
TIME,
6 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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The New York Fire Department posted photos and videos on social media on Monday night that showed a flooded street in the borough.—
Isabella Kwai,
New York Times,
17 Dec. 2024
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One post–Hurricane Helene picture viewed millions of times—an image of a tear-streaked girl holding a puppy in a flooded town—was made using artificial intelligence.—
Ben Guarino,
Scientific American,
11 Oct. 2024
Verb
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In another photo, the trio of ladies were immersed in conversation, as was Chalamet, and all four stars were smiling.—
Julia Moore,
People.com,
6 Jan. 2025
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Some tea bags release billions of tiny plastic particles when immersed in hot water, creating tea that can harm your health and increase your risk of cancer—but not all tea is equally as dangerous.—
Hatty Willmoth,
Newsweek,
3 Jan. 2025
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“Saturated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/saturated. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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