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Recent Examples of dewater
The new dam can dewater the lake if need be, engineers said.
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Joseph States,
Chicago Tribune,
28 July 2025
The Emory oaks that had been drying out as Resolution dewaters the underground shafts were reviving, their leaves fleshing out and appearing healthier as water seeped into the ground.
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The Arizona Republic,
29 Feb. 2024
The Pensées, however, was submerged near the harbor despite attempts to dewater it with pumps.
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Timothy Fanning,
San Antonio Express-News,
5 July 2022
The additional power requirements to dewater that water and cool the tunnels, which at 180 degrees are too hot for human survival, would require about 24 megawatts.
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Debra Utacia Krol,
azcentral,
13 Mar. 2020
But there’s nothing that will sway GBRA from the Sept. 16 deadline to start dewatering, Patteson said.
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Josh Baugh,
ExpressNews.com,
4 Sep. 2019
Meanwhile the city drained and dewatered itself to build bigger.
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Adam Rogers,
WIRED,
12 July 2019
Joseph States,
Chicago Tribune,
28 July 2025
The Emory oaks that had been drying out as Resolution dewaters the underground shafts were reviving, their leaves fleshing out and appearing healthier as water seeped into the ground.
—
The Arizona Republic,
29 Feb. 2024
The Pensées, however, was submerged near the harbor despite attempts to dewater it with pumps.
—
Timothy Fanning,
San Antonio Express-News,
5 July 2022
The additional power requirements to dewater that water and cool the tunnels, which at 180 degrees are too hot for human survival, would require about 24 megawatts.
—
Debra Utacia Krol,
azcentral,
13 Mar. 2020
But there’s nothing that will sway GBRA from the Sept. 16 deadline to start dewatering, Patteson said.
—
Josh Baugh,
ExpressNews.com,
4 Sep. 2019
Meanwhile the city drained and dewatered itself to build bigger.
—
Adam Rogers,
WIRED,
12 July 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dewater
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Because there is so much moisture in the air, your sweat will not evaporate fast enough to naturally cool your body.
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The market read it as proof that America's AI lead had evaporated.
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Either way, Aestura’s Atobarrier 365 Ceramide Cream Mist is an easy way to give quick hydration to dry, stressed skin, thanks to an ultrafine spray packed with ceramides.
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On its extensive resume are tasks like soothing angry, overheated skin; combatting signs of photoaging courtesy of vitamin C; and preventing moisture loss by way of squalane (an emollient that permeates skin with hydration after salty water or unexpected beach breezes dry it out).
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Another advantage of long and narrow leaves is their ability to withstand heavy rainfall and battering or desiccating winds.
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Her flesh is desiccated and gray, her hands and feet are jagged claws, and her breath comes out in rasps.
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They can get dehydrated and overexposed to the sun and are unable to cool down.
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Never, ever leave your pet unattended in a hot car and know that pets also get dehydrated quickly, so have plenty of fresh cool water on hand.
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“Dewater.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dewater. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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