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containing water or similar to water
an aqueous solution
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Recent Examples of aqueous
Funga harvests fungal spores from a healthy forest and transplants them to a commercial tree nursery, mixes them with water, and applies them directly to saplings in an aqueous solution within a single day or two of harvest.
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Erik Kobayashi-Solomon, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
By combining sensing and computing in one aqueous device, the graphene oxide system marks a notable step for biomimetic gustation and neuromorphic engineering, as well as hints at future tools that may extend, or even reconstruct, the sense of taste.
—New Atlas, 30 Aug. 2025
Fans still celebrate him as the punchline-dropping weed head with aqueous cadences who reshaped Aughts hip-hop in his image while personifying Dirty South lyricism at its finest.
—Mosi Reeves, Rolling Stone, 9 June 2025
The key element of this new strategy is an aqueous solvent for dissolving perovskites.
—IEEE Spectrum, 25 Feb. 2025
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Erik Kobayashi-Solomon, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
By combining sensing and computing in one aqueous device, the graphene oxide system marks a notable step for biomimetic gustation and neuromorphic engineering, as well as hints at future tools that may extend, or even reconstruct, the sense of taste.
—New Atlas, 30 Aug. 2025
Fans still celebrate him as the punchline-dropping weed head with aqueous cadences who reshaped Aughts hip-hop in his image while personifying Dirty South lyricism at its finest.
—Mosi Reeves, Rolling Stone, 9 June 2025
The key element of this new strategy is an aqueous solvent for dissolving perovskites.
—IEEE Spectrum, 25 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aqueous
Adjective
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Paired here with a pale-green Aventurine dial, the effect immediately recalls the Stella dials of the 1970s, but the overall effect is less saturated.—
Allen Farmelo,
Robb Report,
14 Apr. 2026
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The reasons for the possible shutoff include flooding and saturated ground that leads to safety concerns around electrical equipment and infrastructure.—
Paula Wethington,
CBS News,
13 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The camera returned one more time to show the mom placing a second spoon into her cup and wiping off excess dripping from the sides with a napkin.—
Samantha Agate,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Apr. 2026
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Everything, from the chassis, the frame, swingarm, subframe, and wheels, is dripping in carbon fiber.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
4 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The formula works on wet, damp, or dry hair and is infused with argan oil for extra hydration.—
Rylee Johnston,
PEOPLE,
13 Apr. 2026
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Veronica, a pug with a spiky pink collar, trudged alongside her sister Betty, a thirteen-year-old hound, in Princeton one recent wet morning.—
Gabriel Debenedetti,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Beyond Stanley Cups, there are other ways to stay hydrated when visiting the happiest place on Earth.—
Carly Caramanna,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Apr. 2026
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Stay hydrated, eat regularly, and get daily exercise.—
Allison Forsyth,
Health,
8 Apr. 2026
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“Aqueous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aqueous. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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