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as in to drown
to make wet
bathe your contact lens with the solution before inserting them
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as in to illumine
to supply with light
the walls of the canyon were bathed with the warm rays of the setting sun
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Recent Examples of bathe
Chances are your TikTok feed is already flooded with influencers and skincare enthusiasts bathing in red, green — even purple — light, with full-coverage LED masks the sci-fi tool of choice.
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Jacqueline Kilikita, Refinery29, 12 Feb. 2026
Built around the 1st century CE, the brothel includes a ground-floor reception area and bathing pool, with an upper story for entertaining clients.
—Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 9 Feb. 2026
Each Mansion suite is bathed in personalities from the Perry family and friends.
—Mandy Ellis, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Feb. 2026
The woman had not had her diaper changed nor been bathed in a month.
—Logan Smith, CBS News, 8 Feb. 2026
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Jacqueline Kilikita, Refinery29, 12 Feb. 2026
Built around the 1st century CE, the brothel includes a ground-floor reception area and bathing pool, with an upper story for entertaining clients.
—Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 9 Feb. 2026
Each Mansion suite is bathed in personalities from the Perry family and friends.
—Mandy Ellis, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Feb. 2026
The woman had not had her diaper changed nor been bathed in a month.
—Logan Smith, CBS News, 8 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bathe
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And don’t forget to wash everything down with El SIboney’s dangerously potent sangria.—
Taylor Tobin,
Southern Living,
18 Feb. 2026
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Hundreds of residents in Tangerang, a city outside the capital, Jakarta, flock to the Cisadane River to wash their hair with rice straw shampoo and welcome the fasting month with a symbolic spiritual cleansing.—
Mariam Fam,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Feb. 2026
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Plus, all the discourse surrounding the performance could easily drown out the subtlety of Ford’s inclusion.—
Jamie L. LaReau,
USA Today,
15 Feb. 2026
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Louie’s drinking was a way to drown his grief.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
13 Feb. 2026
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Geraldine walked over to Felix and Jane’s for fish soup, through long autumn shadows in the park, haze rising like smoke from the grass, illumined by the low sun.—
Tessa Hadley,
New Yorker,
25 Jan. 2026
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These fruits are tiny stars, planets in arm’s reach, little moons reddened by desire and cunning, the sun, at each step, illumines the petals of the dogwood flowers, their bright yellow is dimmed by no leaf, on their still-bare branches the first fissure in winter opens up by magic.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 May 2025
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When cleaning, first wet the glasses or use a lens spray before wiping.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
17 Feb. 2026
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Focus on even moisture at the soil level, and avoid wetting the flowers and the rest of the plant, if possible.—
Samantha Johnson,
Martha Stewart,
16 Feb. 2026
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Otherwise, Veloso relied on the sun, candlelight and fire to illuminate his shots.—
Emily Zemler,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Feb. 2026
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Finally, the sun dipped below the horizon and illuminated the sparse clouds in a smoldering fire of mauve, pink and purple.—
Bryan Hendricks,
Arkansas Online,
15 Feb. 2026
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One cactus may need to be watered more frequently than others.—
Andy Wilcox,
Better Homes & Gardens,
16 Feb. 2026
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Try to avoid getting the foliage wet when using this method by watering around the base of the plant.—
Madeline Buiano,
Martha Stewart,
16 Feb. 2026
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Edwards, who plays for the Minnesota Timberwolves and was named the game’s most valuable player, gave all the credit to Wembanyama for lighting the competitive juices of his fellow All-Stars.—
Broderick Turner,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Feb. 2026
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With the lights turned off, many in the crowd of 93,103 held up lighters and lit matches in tribute.—
Jim Alexander,
Oc Register,
17 Feb. 2026
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The study also noted that many of these companies guaranteed some news outlets would cover the press releases, and were essentially flooding the space with garbage crypto information dressed up to look like reliable news.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
16 Feb. 2026
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More than 4,000 tips flooded law enforcement agencies in the 24 hours after the images were broadcast.—
Hannah Fry,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Feb. 2026
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“Bathe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bathe. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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