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Recent Examples of humidify
Hey Dewy makes a compact, travel-friendly humidifier that humidifies rooms up to 500 square feet.
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Anna Haines, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
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.
—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
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Anna Haines, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
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.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for humidify
Verb
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Stir egg mixture into flour mixture just until moistened.—
Erin Hooker,
Better Homes & Gardens,
16 June 2025
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Add the butter and pulse until the mixture is moistened throughout.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
6 June 2025
Verb
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These tapes and patches likely affect wrinkles by trapping moisture, which hydrates the skin.—
Brendan Camp,
Verywell Health,
25 June 2025
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Skin health: Castor oil is a natural moisturizer that can help soften and hydrate the skin.—
Lindsay Curtis,
Health,
25 June 2025
Verb
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Tsubaki seed oil deeply moisturizes, strengthens strands, and adds shine without weighing hair down.—
Jailynn Taylor,
Allure,
26 June 2025
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Pattern’s Revitalizing Scalp Scrub helps to unclog pores, moisturizes the scalp, and rinses out easily.—
Kayla Greaves,
Essence,
23 June 2025
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With temperatures expected to be even higher in Chicago for the final game of the series on Sunday, the Cubs plan to bring in a city bus to use as a cooling station next to the stadium – in addition to the cooling and misting stations that were already present for Saturday’s game.—
Jamie Barton,
CNN Money,
22 June 2025
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Trendsetters are misting it on their bodies after workouts, spritzing it on their faces as part of their daily cleansing routine, and swearing by it on social media.—
Tom Gavin,
EverydayHealth.com,
6 June 2025
Verb
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Play at the lake, wet a line, wander through the woods or relax with your binoculars.—
Dalia Faheid,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 June 2025
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Gently wet their head, paws, belly and ears with cool (not cold) water.—
Angela Rodriguez,
Sacbee.com,
30 May 2025
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Expect flavors like: Red cherries Raspberries Strawberries Sometimes a little earthiness (think mushrooms or damp forest floors in a romantic way, not a scary one) Good Pinot is all about elegance, balance, and subtlety.—
Emily Price,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
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The weather didn’t cooperate either, as passing showers occasionally damped the field and sent fans racing for cover, but the Red Sox were able to hang tough and battle back into the game.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
5 May 2025
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Anne was a tough but invested teacher, who thought enough of you to tell you the truth without watering it down.—
Megan Cartwright,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 June 2025
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Notable The White House has been working behind the scenes to water the sanctions -bill down, The Wall Street Journal reported earlier in June.—
Morgan Chalfant,
semafor.com,
17 June 2025
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Over the years, Moyers was showered with honors, including more than 30 Emmys, 11 George Foster Peabody awards, three George Polks and, twice, the Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Gold Baton Award for career excellence in broadcast journalism.—
Frazier Moore,
The Washington Examiner,
26 June 2025
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River had Gonzalo Montiel sent off at the death for a second yellow card as the match ended with Inter players running off the pitch showered by items from the stands and followed by a furious Marcos Acuna until he was restrained by team-mates.—
Jack Lang,
New York Times,
25 June 2025
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“Humidify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/humidify. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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