dewater

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of dewater The new dam can dewater the lake if need be, engineers said. 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
Verb
  • This is due to essential oils that slowly evaporate as spices age, leaving them dull in flavor.
    Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 14 Sep. 2025
  • All that on top of her ever-increasing living expenses, and the money just seemed to evaporate.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Perifresh’s non-drying formula nourishes your skin with aloe vera, leaving your skin clean and healthy.
    Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Wipe down the rest of the fridge with a commercial or homemade bleach disinfectant, then dry completely with a paper towel.
    Audrey Bruno, SELF, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Any cell drifting in the skies is blasted with UV rays and desiccated.
    Katherine Bourzac, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
  • In a world that has been desiccated of its resources, and of its ability to care about each other, the people in this novel don’t cry anymore.
    Emily Temple May 27, Literary Hub, 27 May 2025
Verb
  • Mill’s technology dehydrates food scraps overnight, reducing volume by up to 80%.
    Chelsea Davis, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The notion that coffee is dehydrating is a myth, albeit a long-standing one.
    Fran Kritz, Health, 9 Sep. 2025

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“Dewater.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dewater. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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