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Recent Examples of waters
Dante Motley, Austin American Statesman, 11 Mar. 2026
Iran has fired missiles and drones at neighboring countries in the Gulf, Israel has intensified attacks in Lebanon and strikes have reported from Cyprus to waters off of Sri Lanka.
—ABC News, 8 Mar. 2026
Pearl’s two brothers are busy so the girl waters and weeds the vegetables all summer by herself.
—Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 8 Mar. 2026
The state has conserved 70 acres of coastal land in Portsmouth thanks to settlement funds from an oil spill that marred area waters more than 20 years ago.
—Alex Kuffner, The Providence Journal, 5 Mar. 2026
Now Chambers waters three days a week, three zones at five minutes each.
—Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Feb. 2026
There is a dangerous high risk of rip currents along the Atlantic beaches, and a small craft advisory is in effect for the Atlantic and Florida Keys waters.
—Lissette Gonzalez, CBS News, 12 Jan. 2026
At the same time, the other could head back to the Persian Gulf or Red Sea, waters that the United States seems unable to stay away from for any extended period.
—Peter Suciu, Forbes.com, 5 Jan. 2026
This could be devastating for Florida, as the Gulf waters off our shores are currently the only part of the Gulf free from the pollution, noise and chaos of offshore drilling.
—Christian Wagley, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Jan. 2026
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The species is commonly found in tropical and temperate waters of the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian oceans, but federal officials say its range has expanded in recent years to places including the east and south coasts of Australia, waters off South Africa and the Texas Gulf Coast.
—Dante Motley, Austin American Statesman, 11 Mar. 2026
Iran has fired missiles and drones at neighboring countries in the Gulf, Israel has intensified attacks in Lebanon and strikes have reported from Cyprus to waters off of Sri Lanka.
—ABC News, 8 Mar. 2026
Pearl’s two brothers are busy so the girl waters and weeds the vegetables all summer by herself.
—Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 8 Mar. 2026
The state has conserved 70 acres of coastal land in Portsmouth thanks to settlement funds from an oil spill that marred area waters more than 20 years ago.
—Alex Kuffner, The Providence Journal, 5 Mar. 2026
Now Chambers waters three days a week, three zones at five minutes each.
—Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Feb. 2026
There is a dangerous high risk of rip currents along the Atlantic beaches, and a small craft advisory is in effect for the Atlantic and Florida Keys waters.
—Lissette Gonzalez, CBS News, 12 Jan. 2026
At the same time, the other could head back to the Persian Gulf or Red Sea, waters that the United States seems unable to stay away from for any extended period.
—Peter Suciu, Forbes.com, 5 Jan. 2026
This could be devastating for Florida, as the Gulf waters off our shores are currently the only part of the Gulf free from the pollution, noise and chaos of offshore drilling.
—Christian Wagley, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for waters
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After 81 nearly drowns during an underwater drill, the regiment leaders (played by Dennis Quaid and Esai Morales) express concern that his PTSD from losing his brother might put him at risk or affect the team.—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Mar. 2026
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When Christina drowns herself for a second time, Baron Frankenstein is confronted by the unpredictability of stitching together dead flesh—his female creation is capable of reckoning with her past suffering.—
Rory Doherty,
Time,
7 Mar. 2026
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Even a simple soaker hose is better than a sprinkler system that wets the foliage, which can make plants prone to blights and mildews.—
Marie Iannotti,
The Spruce,
3 Mar. 2026
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Sweat that can’t escape wets a jacket’s layer of insulation and accelerates heat loss.—
Longji Cui,
The Conversation,
26 Dec. 2025
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And believe me, a person who receives warmth, love, and care from us—who washes and styles their hair—is someone who walks back into the world feeling confident, inspired, and ready to spread kindness further.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
24 Feb. 2026
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The meaning of consciousness is immersion in multitudinous flowing tastes, olfactory rumors, vibrations, racing to understand before the ocean washes them away, these sensations like spherical and syncopated waves crashing against her hundred tentacles.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The floating center console creates handbag storage and an available dual pane sunroof floods the cabin with light.—
Scotty Reiss,
Parents,
24 Feb. 2026
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The title floods the screen, in lavishly flowing script, a whopping 49 minutes into this 108-minute neo-noir, not far off the halfway mark.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Waters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waters. Accessed 16 Mar. 2026.
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