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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
The parasite infects food that has come into contact with human feces, most commonly when produce is irrigated or washed with contaminated water. Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2026 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for irrigated
Adjective
  • The green leaves shouldn’t feel dry, and the corn silks sticking out of the top should be moist.
    Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Most customers find the cake to be moist and flavorful, with clear notes of pumpkin and gentle spices.
    Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • But their work is less likely to become clichéd, because any stale fixations will always be rinsed and refreshed by the real.
    Sebastian Smee, The Atlantic, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Sometimes detergent residue can build up on towels and trap more moisture, so adding the vinegar to the rinse part of the wash helps remove detergent that wasn’t completely rinsed off.
    Ashlyn Needham, The Spruce, 25 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • Cooling Body Wipes Feeling hot or flushed can accompany anxiety, and cooling yourself down isn’t always as simple as asking a flight attendant for help.
    Brandon Schultz, Travel + Leisure, 21 Aug. 2026
  • In the hallway that night, Miriam had moved close to touch Birdie’s flushed cheek, damp and hot with the sickness.
    Rachel Yoder, New Yorker, 2 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • And because nobody washed the dishes before tossing them into the feasting pit, King and his colleagues (in a 2017 study) could analyze the microscopic residue of ancient drinks that had soaked into the ceramic.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The towel is no longer absorbent or has a greasy-type feeling after it has been washed.
    Ashlyn Needham, The Spruce, 25 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • That molecular-level control could provide a way to increase the amount of energy stored in aqueous zinc-ion batteries without allowing unwanted proton reactions to dominate the electrode.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 20 Aug. 2026
  • All of these wheeled explorers found evidence of past aqueous environments.
    Mike Wall, Space.com, 20 July 2026
Verb
  • Meta is rolling out an obvious fix to make its AI glasses less creepy amid backlash over the glasses’ non-consensual recordings that have flooded the Internet.
    Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2026
  • But New Yorkers flooded social media after news broke, and eventually a petition was made in an effort to save the theater.
    Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • The heat will be accompanied by very humid air across the entire county, including at local beaches, where temperatures will reach the mid-80s.
    Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Aug. 2026
  • The break will be short-lived, as hotter and more humid weather is expected this weekend and will continue into early next week.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 26 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • The series was set when Comanches still ruled West Texas, and no ranch in America is more steeped in the history of the West than the 6666.
    Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 18 Aug. 2026
  • 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

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“Irrigated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/irrigated. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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