as in to wet
to make wet
watered the plants
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Recent Examples of water
In total, the White House said Biden protected 674 million acres of land and waters through monuments and other designations during his four years in office.
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Deepa Shivaram, NPR, 7 Jan. 2025
Make sure to check your pots regularly and water them when the soil dries.
Insulate containers before a hard freeze by wrapping layers of burlap, bubble wrap, or a blanket around the pots.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 5 Jan. 2025
Before, nutrients in the water created an algal slick that kept water from seeping into the ground and watering the trees.
—Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 23 Dec. 2024
To avoid this issue, water your houseplants using the top-down watering method or alternate bottom watering with overhead watering.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Dec. 2024
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Deepa Shivaram, NPR, 7 Jan. 2025
Make sure to check your pots regularly and water them when the soil dries.
Insulate containers before a hard freeze by wrapping layers of burlap, bubble wrap, or a blanket around the pots.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 5 Jan. 2025
Before, nutrients in the water created an algal slick that kept water from seeping into the ground and watering the trees.
—Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 23 Dec. 2024
To avoid this issue, water your houseplants using the top-down watering method or alternate bottom watering with overhead watering.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for water
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The greed machine has already taken over the health care and banking industries and that success has wetted their appetites to rip off even more Americans.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
2 Jan. 2025
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This model can also mop the floors, lifting them when encountering carpets so as not to wet them.—
Gabriela Vatu,
PCMAG,
8 Oct. 2024
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Now that his presidency has ended and the conservative right is back at the helm, what does that mean for student loan borrowers that are drowning in debt? Dr. Sonia Lewis, founder of student loan debt consultancy The Student Loan Doctor, says that now is the time to get informed…and quickly.—
Jasmine Browley,
Essence,
17 Jan. 2025
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But the halfway treatment in this case feels like keeping the bath water and drowning the baby.—
Jesse Green,
New York Times,
16 Jan. 2025
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Gently wash your face with a mild, rosacea-friendly face cleanser twice daily.—
Carrie Madormo, RN, MPH,
Verywell Health,
27 Jan. 2025
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Dispose of the ammonia, wash the grates with hot soapy water, dry them well, and return them to the stovetop.—
Jolie Kerr,
Better Homes & Gardens,
27 Jan. 2025
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The point, as is true in all politics, is to flood the zone with damaging stories about your opponents.—
Jay Caspian Kang,
The New Yorker,
16 Jan. 2025
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Aid would flood Gaza as residents returned to what is left of their homes, and the Israeli military pulls back from the major population centers, according to the mediators.—
Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell,
Newsweek,
16 Jan. 2025
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“Water.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/water. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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