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as in dripping
containing, covered with, or thoroughly penetrated by water
the soft, watery earth of the marshland
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2
as in runny
having an overly soft liquid consistency
watery oatmeal
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as in thin
not containing very much of some important element
a watery lemonade
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as in bland
lacking in qualities that make for spirit and character
political correctness has resulted in a lot of history books being written in very watery prose
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Recent Examples of watery
According to the Cleveland Clinic, the possible side effects of Red 40 include: migraines, irritability, depression, hives, asthma, sneezing, watery eyes, skin irritation, allergic reaction, sneezing, and hyperactivity.
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Anne Michaud, Hartford Courant, 4 Nov. 2024
Most sick people have stomach cramps and watery diarrhea that might contain blood or mucus, and some can have headache, nausea, vomiting and loss of appetite.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 26 Oct. 2024
This causes inflammation of the intestines, leading to watery diarrhea that becomes bloody after one to three days.
—Mustafa Fattah, NBC News, 24 Oct. 2024
It's all set against a brutal, beautiful, watery landscape.
—The Week Us, theweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Anne Michaud, Hartford Courant, 4 Nov. 2024
Most sick people have stomach cramps and watery diarrhea that might contain blood or mucus, and some can have headache, nausea, vomiting and loss of appetite.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 26 Oct. 2024
This causes inflammation of the intestines, leading to watery diarrhea that becomes bloody after one to three days.
—Mustafa Fattah, NBC News, 24 Oct. 2024
It's all set against a brutal, beautiful, watery landscape.
—The Week Us, theweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Symptoms of bird flu in humans include eye redness or discharge, cough, headache, fatigue, sore throat, runny or stuffy nose, diarrhea, vomiting, muscle aches and fever.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2024
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Bird flu symptoms in humans include typical flu-like symptoms such as eye redness, sore throat, runny nose, cough, diarrhea, vomiting, body aches, fatigue, trouble swallowing or fever.Sam Tupper, CNN, 28 Nov. 2024
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Those efforts nonetheless take up many hours of screen time, and are padded out by even thinner material like Willis’ friend Fatty (Ronny Chieng) accidentally drawing crowds to Golden Palace by being overly rude to white patrons — a one-note joke sustained for too many beats.Alison Herman, Variety, 19 Nov. 2024
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Rule 2: Modulate your own expectations, too Setting personal boundaries about budget and how many people to buy for can help gift-givers avoid stretching themselves too thin.Melinda Fakuade, Vox, 18 Nov. 2024
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So while the photography is lovely and the horses are impressive, the show devolves into hour after hour of similar scenes and bland drama.Noel Murray, Vulture, 18 Nov. 2024
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Leaning too heavily on AI often leads to efforts that can seem technical and impersonal, full of bland phrasing and generic messaging.Antony Robinson, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
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To reduce saturated fat, avoid full-fat dairy and butter when cooking your oatmeal.Karina Tolentino, Verywell Health, 4 Nov. 2024
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Both offer neutral, nicely saturated colors and notably good contrast in both dark and light scenes.PCMAG, PCMAG, 27 Oct. 2024
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Cook, stirring occasionally, until beer is reduced just beneath the top of the mustard seeds, about 20 minutes (if mixture is too soupy, the mustard will be runny and thin).David Bancroft, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2024
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The grits were creamy, but not soupy and packed with flavor while still subtle.Worth Sparkman, Axios, 16 Sep. 2024
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Vinegar, which is really dilute acetic acid, will help the milk curdle by further denaturing the whey proteins and neutralizing negative charges at the surface of casein micelles.Liz Roth-Johnson, Discover Magazine, 12 Feb. 2013
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However toxic a substance may be, the amount of exposure received by the general population is very dilute.George Johnson, Discover Magazine, 8 July 2013
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Black Friday Saks Fifth Avenue Jewelry Deals Basics don’t have to be boring—and this Black Friday, why not restock your everyday essentials?Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 29 Nov. 2024
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Winner of the Locarno Jury Prize, this daring essay-film is radical and often bleak but, even at its nearly 3-hour run time, never boring.Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Nov. 2024
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Rapid cooling zones must be available for each outdoor athletic and marching band contest, practice, workout, or conditioning session that is held in wet bulb globe temperatures of 80 degrees or higher.Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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Much of eastern Wisconsin is expected to see its first snowfall of the season on Thursday, with two to four inches of wet, heavy snow possible, according to the National Weather Service.Alex Groth, Journal Sentinel, 21 Nov. 2024
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“Watery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/watery. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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