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Recent Examples of waterlog Working one at a time, hold slices of bread under running water very briefly to soften (be careful not to waterlog or make soggy). Bon Appetit, 19 Aug. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for waterlog
Verb
  • Use a garden hose or power washer to thoroughly wet the rug.
    Karen Grossman, Southern Living, 24 June 2025
  • Hysterical laughter later erupts as the camera goes closer into the bathtub to reveal the dog wetting her head under the running water from the tap.
    Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 June 2025
Verb
  • The funeral service for a Metro Transit Police Department sergeant who drowned on Sunday in White Bear Lake will be Friday.
    Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 25 June 2025
  • Tragically, eight people drowned, while two were rescued by lifeguards, park rangers and nearby civilian boaters who rushed to help.
    Bethany Wales, Sacbee.com, 25 June 2025
Verb
  • Each garment piece is dyed and washed with a tie-dye effect before being assembled, creating a one-of-a-kind look when combined with other pieces.
    Andrea Onate, Footwear News, 1 July 2025
  • Scrub the container: When you’re done soaking the container, wash it with dish soap and warm water.
    Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 June 2025
Verb
  • Friends and family flooded the comments with words of sympathy and cherished memories of Page.
    Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 1 July 2025
  • But two of the endeavor’s most compelling aspects are difficult to convey in any individual image, no matter how spectacular: the sheer amount of data Rubin will produce and the speed with which those data will flood into astronomers’ work.
    Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 1 July 2025
Verb
  • Regularly fertilizing and watering your lawn will promote healthy, strong turf that withstands grubs better.
    Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 June 2025
  • During the early afternoon hours of June 24, 2002, 15-year-old Kara was watering plants and bushes in the front yard of her best friend’s house in West Columbia, S.C., when a Pontiac Trans-Am pulled into the driveway.
    Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 24 June 2025

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“Waterlog.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waterlog. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.

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