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verb

past tense of irrigate
as in rinsed
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
Adjective
According to the Environmental and Energy Study Institute, about 52% of the Colorado River's water is used for irrigated agriculture. Carly Sauvageau, USA Today, 28 July 2026 The report found that DFW has the best non-irrigated wheat in the state due to rainfall at the right times and the fungal issues in the wheat crops in other parts of the state. Maven Navarro, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 July 2026 According to a post on the Douglas County website, the fireworks will be launched from an irrigated bluegrass field with members of the Douglas County Sheriff's Office and South Metro Fire Rescue monitoring the site throughout the event. Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 1 July 2026 But growing anything is considered a beneficial use as long as it’s planted, irrigated and not a native species or noxious weed. Emily Cureton Cook, ProPublica, 26 June 2026 There is about 650 acres of irrigated farmland and pasture, hay production and grazing. David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 23 June 2026 Land has been taken from irrigated production. Allen Best, Denver Post, 14 June 2026 In the past, irrigated rice paddies were kept flooded throughout the growing season, resulting in constant greenhouse gas emissions produced by microbes that thrive in the wet environment. Hanqin Tian, Fortune, 25 May 2026 Continuing to cut farm water allocations is on track to fallow a million acres or more of irrigated farmland in the state, causing a devastating loss of jobs and economic productivity. Edward Ring, Oc Register, 25 Apr. 2026
Verb
So even if your soil is loaded with calcium, and your garden is irrigated, plants may not able to transport enough calcium from the soil water into their internal structures. Dawn Pettinelli, Hartford Courant, 19 July 2026 Cyclospora is a microscopic parasite that infects food that has come into contact with human feces, most commonly when produce is irrigated or washed with contaminated water. Savannah Peters, Fortune, 18 July 2026 Soybeans, by contrast, cover less land, and less of that acreage is irrigated, which, at this scale, matters more than the quirks of individual plants. Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 14 July 2026 Williams saw close to 100 bushels of wheat per acre irrigated last year, but this year might only have 30 to 40. ABC News, 20 May 2026 Plants are less likely to catch fire if they are properly irrigated, pruned to remove all dead material, and free of fallen leaves, needles and twigs. The San Diego Union Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 May 2026 When selecting a sprinkler, look for one with a coverage pattern that most closely matches the area to be irrigated (the shape and size of the space the sprinkler covers should be listed on the package). Steve Bender, Southern Living, 29 Apr. 2026 There's no question about the iconic status of Tegallalang, the flawless and highly photogenic rice terraces curving around hillsides and irrigated by the subak system, which has UNESCO status. Kathryn Romeyn, Travel + Leisure, 24 Apr. 2026 The Gottenborgs, who raise cattle and hay, irrigated a little in the last couple of weeks. Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 17 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for irrigated
Adjective
  • The moist bacteria-and-fungus-breeding environment created within shoes is something most of us try to ignore.
    BestReviews, Mercury News, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Place in a Sunny Spot Position your pot in a spot that receives full sun—at least six to eight hours of direct sunlight daily—and keep the soil consistently moist but not waterlogged.
    SJ McShane, Martha Stewart, 2 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • It might be further spread by the industrial washing process, where many pieces of produce are rinsed in the same water.
    Pien Huang, NPR, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Rosie and Jamie rinsed the bees off in the man’s shower as paramedics made their way to the scene.
    Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 2 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • Laura surveyed her flushed cheeks, her bruised legs, with a consumer’s eye.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 July 2026
  • The theory is that the deluge, which broke January daily rainfall records for Sydney, flushed sewage and other waste into the nearby coastal waters, attracting baitfish, which in turn lured sharks closer to shore.
    Sam Nichols, Scientific American, 8 July 2026
Verb
  • Colored denim has become an important complement to core denim assortments, and brands and consumers are gravitating toward effortless soft and sun-washed tones.
    Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 29 July 2026
  • At sunset, freshly washed tourists and locals alike, arrive at the bar, for gin & tonic, Tusker beer or the hotel’s traditional Old Pal cocktail.
    Sarah Kingdom, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
Adjective
  • All of these wheeled explorers found evidence of past aqueous environments.
    Mike Wall, Space.com, 20 July 2026
  • In testing, the setup produced a pure aqueous formic acid solution under real sunlight, even as the light intensity changed.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 21 June 2026
Verb
  • The main bedroom and balcony overlook a wooden garden; inside, the interiors are flooded with light.
    Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 31 July 2026
  • The government’s case against Hearn had been flooded with problems.
    Ryan J. Reilly, NBC news, 31 July 2026
Adjective
  • It’s been an unusually humid summer for more than 215 million people across the United States — a pattern that’s recently been on full display and part of a long-term trend.
    Ben Noll, Washington Post, 29 July 2026
  • According to the Storm Prediction Center, thunderstorms with severe wind gusts will be possible in the region, where warm, humid air is creating an unstable atmosphere.
    Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 29 July 2026
Adjective
  • Davidson is more steeped in Democratic politics, including working for years as a political consultant and winning a county legislature seat in 2023.
    Chris McKenna, USA Today, 22 June 2026
  • Terrestrials is so steeped in local, environmental minutiae that doing the kind of analysis necessary to fully understand every lyric can feel like an extra-credit assignment.
    Cassidy Sollazzo, Pitchfork, 19 June 2026

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“Irrigated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/irrigated. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.

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