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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
Utilized in treatments and in the decor, gold is all around, and to be bathed in it is quite the indulgence.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 June 2026
Claremont Resort and Club I was a literal latchkey kid, bathed with a shoestring around my neck in the kitchen sink of a flat in a pale blue Victorian facing Shattuck Avenue, in Berkeley, California.
—Winston Ross, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026
The girl’s mother was bathing her other child when the victim tumbled out of the open second-floor apartment window, a police source said.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 28 May 2026
South-facing windows bathe the room in natural light.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 27 May 2026
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 June 2026
Claremont Resort and Club I was a literal latchkey kid, bathed with a shoestring around my neck in the kitchen sink of a flat in a pale blue Victorian facing Shattuck Avenue, in Berkeley, California.
—Winston Ross, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026
The girl’s mother was bathing her other child when the victim tumbled out of the open second-floor apartment window, a police source said.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 28 May 2026
South-facing windows bathe the room in natural light.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 27 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bathe
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And in San Clemente, the pier was closed until Wednesday afternoon as waves reached its underside and appeared to break off some wood and wash it to shore.—
Laylan Connelly,
Oc Register,
11 June 2026
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Dirty or dusty flags can be washed or dry cleaned, and there are no provisions against mending or repairing a flag, according to the American Legion.—
Darleene Powells,
Boston Herald,
10 June 2026
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This is the third report of a water rescue operation along the Front Range this week in which a child fell into the water or was swept away and drowned.—
Jasmine Arenas,
CBS News,
7 June 2026
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Three-year-old Riley Fox was found drowned and half-naked in a Wilmington creek.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
6 June 2026
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Fantastic, illumined by periodic excursions into surrealism, as when the crew of a mysterious UFO boards a transpacific Kahuna Airlines jet midflight.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Apr. 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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While food during flying days and science days was more grab-and-go, under Wiseman’s seat was a potable water dispenser that allowed the astronauts to wet food that flew with them as a powder.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
6 June 2026
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Irrigate at the base of plants to avoid wetting foliage, which can encourage plant diseases like black spot.—
Luke Miller,
Better Homes & Gardens,
4 June 2026
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According to Mauricio Cortés, the architect responsible, Gaudí had imagined a reflective cross that shone during the day and illuminated the skyline at night.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
8 June 2026
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As the sun set, the grounds glowed with scarlet lights that illuminated the red ottomans in the seating and lounge areas, creating an almost theatrical atmosphere.—
Stefania Conrieri,
Vanity Fair,
7 June 2026
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There’s no need to water your garden too heavily.—
Hali Smith,
Idaho Statesman,
8 June 2026
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For long-term container growing, use a well-draining citrus mix, give it a large pot, and plan to water and fertilize more frequently than an in-ground tree.—
Rae Ford,
Martha Stewart,
7 June 2026
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Hunters often lit blazing fires, which disoriented and frightened the elk, and as many animals as possible were killed.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 June 2026
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This type of signage became so ubiquitous and so grotesquely huge across the city as businesses advertised and competed for visual attention that they were forcefully phased out by the government in the 2010s and replaced by Korean letters tastefully cut out to be lit from within instead.—
Anton Hur,
Condé Nast Traveler,
10 June 2026
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Fans and former costars alike flooded social media with outpourings of appreciation for his talent and grief at his death.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
7 June 2026
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The set design is centered around the flooded, burned down, and demolished house that appears in the album visuals and is somehow still standing despite it all.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
7 June 2026
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“Bathe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bathe. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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