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as in wetting
to make wet
bathe your contact lens with the solution before inserting them
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as in illumining
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 bathing
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.
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Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 28 May 2026
Nerra combines the past and present of bathing culture into four products, The Bathhouse Ritual, that are meant to be used as a system.
—Celia Shatzman, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
Floor-to-ceiling glass windows surround the apartment, bathing it in natural light.
—Christopher Edwards, PEOPLE, 27 May 2026
Dirt, body oil, and dead skin cells sloughed off during bathing also contribute to this sticky residue.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 22 May 2026
The Armorer says that after removing his helmet, he can only be redeemed by bathing in the Living Waters on Mandalore.
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 16 May 2026
That said, bathing regularly with a gentle, fragrance-free cleanser can be helpful.
—Petra Guglielmetti, Glamour, 14 May 2026
Notable activities include meditation, aerial yoga, myofascial release, sound healings and desert bathing.
—Lauren Schuster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 May 2026
In the corner were two roofless latrines—one with the toilet and the other with a tap, bucket and footstool for bathing.
—Literary Hub, 24 Apr. 2026
Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 28 May 2026
Nerra combines the past and present of bathing culture into four products, The Bathhouse Ritual, that are meant to be used as a system.
—Celia Shatzman, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
Floor-to-ceiling glass windows surround the apartment, bathing it in natural light.
—Christopher Edwards, PEOPLE, 27 May 2026
Dirt, body oil, and dead skin cells sloughed off during bathing also contribute to this sticky residue.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 22 May 2026
The Armorer says that after removing his helmet, he can only be redeemed by bathing in the Living Waters on Mandalore.
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 16 May 2026
That said, bathing regularly with a gentle, fragrance-free cleanser can be helpful.
—Petra Guglielmetti, Glamour, 14 May 2026
Notable activities include meditation, aerial yoga, myofascial release, sound healings and desert bathing.
—Lauren Schuster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 May 2026
In the corner were two roofless latrines—one with the toilet and the other with a tap, bucket and footstool for bathing.
—Literary Hub, 24 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bathing
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During an outbreak over a decade ago that killed over 11,000, many were infected while washing bodies during community funerals.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 May 2026
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People typically get sick by touching poultry or their environment and then touching their mouth or food without washing their hands.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
18 May 2026
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Avoid wetting foliage when watering plants or water in the morning if using overhead sprinklers to help minimize foliar disease.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
13 May 2026
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Avoid wetting leaves and vines.—
Barbara Gillette,
The Spruce,
12 May 2026
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Powdery mildews produce spores in spring that move to susceptible host tissue by insect or human activity, wind, or splashing raindrops.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
25 May 2026
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After flying at a speed of Mach 7, Starship lit two of its engines before splashing down vertically in the Indian Ocean.—
Lora Kolodny,
CNBC,
22 May 2026
Verb
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Contributing factors include drowning, coronary artery disease and the effects of buprenorphine, which is used to treat opioid use disorder, the medical examiner said.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
27 May 2026
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Before this expansion, VenHub was drowning in its own success, racking up high-profile partnerships with heavy hitters such as LAX/Metro and Circa Resort & Casino while lacking the raw physical capacity to actually build the hardware.—
Arthur Zaczkiewicz,
Footwear News,
27 May 2026
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Natural light off the water floods into the warm, modern lobby, illuminating the living wall behind the reception desk and the large-format photography spread throughout the main floor.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 May 2026
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Their studies focused on the dogs’ diets, mobility, and origins, illuminating the role of this breed—integral to Peruvian identity—in pre-Incan Andean societies.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
23 May 2026
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That was when the market capitalization of tech companies began to grow again, and more wealthy people began flooding Silicon Valley.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
24 May 2026
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Texas and Louisiana face the greatest risk of flooding Saturday and Sunday.—
Holly Yan,
CNN Money,
22 May 2026
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Shop cushy seating, weather-resistant dining tables, storage solutions, cushions, planters, and lighting to suit every space—all up to 52 percent off for a limited time.—
Caley Sturgill,
Southern Living,
24 May 2026
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No definitive cause was reported, though the Tribune ran one story attributing the explosion to a static spark lighting the highly flammable hydrogen gas.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
23 May 2026
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Hospital staff rearranged the lobby's furniture and assembled floral bouquets and greenery, brightening the space for the ceremony.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
21 May 2026
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The afternoon was brightening, the sun preparing to come through.—
Stephen King,
The Atlantic,
15 May 2026
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“Bathing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bathing. Accessed 30 May. 2026.
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