as in to wet
to make wet
watered the plants
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Recent Examples of water
Hagen recommends watering your perennials and in-ground plants deeply before a freeze as the water provides insulation for the plants.
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Deborah Sengupta Stith, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
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
The inshore waters off many Cape Cod and South Shore beaches are preferred feeding grounds for white sharks.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 23 June 2025
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Deborah Sengupta Stith, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
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
The inshore waters off many Cape Cod and South Shore beaches are preferred feeding grounds for white sharks.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 23 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for water
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Traditional evaporators don’t work well in wet weather, but this new material stands up much better to wetting and drying, just like the rainforest birds that inspired it.—
Ian Rose,
Smithsonian Magazine,
10 June 2025
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Use a garden hose or power washer to thoroughly wet the rug.—
Karen Grossman,
Southern Living,
24 June 2025
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Each year, stories of people acting heroically to rescue others from the water turn tragic when the rescuers end up caught in the rip currents and drown.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
19 July 2025
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Truckee police were searching Friday for a possible drowning victim in Donner Lake, said department officials.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
18 July 2025
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Often problems arise from short-term pollution, which can happen during heavy rainfall that washes waste from sewage plants into the water.—
Katie Nadworny,
Travel + Leisure,
14 July 2025
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The worker then pointed across the lot to Norman — who was washing someone’s car, tending to his summer job, minding his business.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
14 July 2025
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Previous storms have flooded Mason’s building, damaging appliances and furniture, but this time she was mostly spared.—
William Tong,
Chicago Tribune,
14 July 2025
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Days after the Guadalupe River flooded and claimed dozens of lives, another major river in Texas has triggered warnings from the National Weather Service.—
Alexis Simmerman,
Austin American Statesman,
14 July 2025
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“Water.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/water. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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