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Recent Examples of humidify
The system boasted heat and flame detectors, fire retardant, a 2,500-gallon sprinkler system to soak the property and humidify the air for an hour, and autonomy from the power grid.
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Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2025
Panting allows a dog to quickly take in a breath of air, humidify it and breathe it out.
—Joan Morris, The Mercury News, 9 Dec. 2024
This one can run for 32 hours on a full tank and will humidify a room of up to 300 square feet.
—Will Porter, Architectural Digest, 29 Nov. 2024
Nasal passages also humidify the air, which is better for the respiratory system.
—Matt Fuchs, TIME, 22 Nov. 2024
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Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2025
Panting allows a dog to quickly take in a breath of air, humidify it and breathe it out.
—Joan Morris, The Mercury News, 9 Dec. 2024
This one can run for 32 hours on a full tank and will humidify a room of up to 300 square feet.
—Will Porter, Architectural Digest, 29 Nov. 2024
Nasal passages also humidify the air, which is better for the respiratory system.
—Matt Fuchs, TIME, 22 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for humidify
Verb
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Reduce heat to medium-low; simmer, stirring occasionally, until apples are softened and broken down, adding water as needed to keep moistened, 45 minutes to 1 hour.—
Sheri Castle,
Southern Living,
22 Sep. 2025
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This blaze is intense enough that firefighters used water lines to moisten the soil around trees and wrapped their trunks with fire-resistant foil blankets.—
Kurt Snibbe,
Oc Register,
20 Sep. 2025
Verb
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One of the easiest ways to hydrate your skin from within is to drink plenty of water.—
Sherri Gordon,
Health,
1 Oct. 2025
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All three fragrance-free products hydrate for 48 hours and visibly improve skin firmness in four weeks and activate the skin’s moisture barrier for more hydrated skin in one week.—
Celia Shatzman,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Overdoing exfoliation or forgetting to moisturize afterward can disrupt your skin barrier and damage your skin.—
Sherri Gordon,
Health,
26 Sep. 2025
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For his part, Pugh advises his gray-haired clients to alternate moisturizing shampoos with Oribe Silverati, a softening, illuminating silver shampoo formulated for grey and white strands.—
Jenny Berg,
Vogue,
22 Sep. 2025
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Among the items recalled are baby loungers, portable power banks, and misting fans.—
Daniel Orton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Sep. 2025
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Lightly mist a microfiber cloth with your cleaning solution (avoid spraying directly onto the surface).—
Mary Cornetta,
Better Homes & Gardens,
19 Sep. 2025
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But the comedy is absolutely something that wets my beak, I'm drawn to it.—
H. Alan Scott,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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What sold me on the Shapton set was the process of wetting the whetstones.—
Jesse Raub,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
30 Sep. 2025
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The first system is forecast to arrive early Monday, followed by a second on Wednesday, keeping the capital region damp and breezy through Thursday.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
28 Sep. 2025
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Use a brush or damp sponge to scrub the area, and then rinse it with water and dry with a clean cloth.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
27 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Consistently watering your trees and shrubs throughout the growing season makes for healthier plants that show best at all corners of the garden season.—
Paul Cappiello,
Louisville Courier Journal,
3 Oct. 2025
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Toddlers can help Peppa water the garden, load up the mini wheelbarrow with fresh veggies, and even keep the toolshed up to date for harvesting.—
Pamela Brill,
Parents,
2 Oct. 2025
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The lawsuits, which are pending, alleged that inmates were kept alone in dark cells for long periods of time and were taken out only to shower or for one-hour recreation periods a few times a week.—
Jade Jackson,
IndyStar,
2 Oct. 2025
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This time, the Tigers were showered and prowling downtown Cleveland in time for a celebratory steak dinner.—
Jason Lloyd,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Humidify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/humidify. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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