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to pour liquid over or through in order to cleanse
if you get the chemical in your eye, irrigate the eye thoroughly with water
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Recent Examples of irrigated
Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Aug. 2025
Vanessa Taylor, Big Think, 25 Sep. 2025
Beyond the broad concrete steps that traverse the water-friendly (and automatically irrigated) xeriscaped front yard and through the lime-green door that animates the charcoal exterior cladding hides a small courtyard open to the sky, a classic feature in an Eichler home.
—Mark David, Robb Report, 29 Aug. 2025
If soils have been dry or inadequately irrigated, consider harvesting nearly ripe fruit before rainstorm events to avoid cracking.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 18 Aug. 2025
Verb
Trees growing in irrigated lawns are susceptible to overwatering.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Aug. 2025
Adjective
In addition to water that irrigated the crops, water supply was raised from the Nile and its waterways by means of the shaduf, a levering device with a long pole, until after the pharaonic period when the Persian Wheel or saqia arrived, typically turned by a pair of oxen.
—Vanessa Taylor, Big Think, 25 Sep. 2025
Beyond the broad concrete steps that traverse the water-friendly (and automatically irrigated) xeriscaped front yard and through the lime-green door that animates the charcoal exterior cladding hides a small courtyard open to the sky, a classic feature in an Eichler home.
—Mark David, Robb Report, 29 Aug. 2025
If soils have been dry or inadequately irrigated, consider harvesting nearly ripe fruit before rainstorm events to avoid cracking.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 18 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for irrigated
Verb
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Cut onions do not need to be rinsed.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
30 Sep. 2025
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All other produce can be gently rubbed while being rinsed.—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN Money,
24 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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These muffins are perfectly moist from the apples which are grated and stirred into batter.—
Phoebe Evans,
Southern Living,
1 Oct. 2025
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The American Society for Microbiology said that warm, moist skin folds are more likely to collect microbes.—
Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
28 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Sediment washed into a nearby seasonal wetland.—
Laura Schulte,
jsonline.com,
29 Sep. 2025
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The quality of the blanket shines when washed.—
L. Daniela Alvarez,
Better Homes & Gardens,
29 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Instead, after being flushed from the pocket on second-and-7 from the Packers’ 39-yard line, Prescott’s heave found a toe-tapping Jalen Tolbert for a 34-yard gain.—
Matt Schneidman,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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Small things, like individual eyelashes or grains of sand, often get flushed out on their own through a combination of tearing up and blinking, per Mount Sinai.—
Hannah Yasharoff,
USA Today,
29 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Australian researchers have developed a dual-salt electrolyte to advance aqueous zinc batteries (AZBs).—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Sep. 2025
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Funga harvests fungal spores from a healthy forest and transplants them to a commercial tree nursery, mixes them with water, and applies them directly to saplings in an aqueous solution within a single day or two of harvest.—
Erik Kobayashi-Solomon,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Fans flooded social media with emotional reactions to the photo, citing the pair's past feud as part of its significance.—
Diana Leyva,
Nashville Tennessean,
3 Oct. 2025
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That honesty resonated with parents and teachers alike, many of whom flooded her comments with support.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
2 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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When the Eagles were in that cramped, humid locker room during Week 4 a year ago, soul-searching was required.—
Zach Berman,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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And yes, there are ceiling fans to keep the air moving on the hot, humid days of summer.—
Lydia Mansel,
Southern Living,
29 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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There’s also a level of expertise that Questlove and Patel, by being so steeped in the music industry, were able to bring to the interview process.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
19 Aug. 2025
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“Irrigated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/irrigated. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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