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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
  • Take soft-stem cuttings in late spring, use rooting hormone, and keep them moist and warm.
    Shelby Vittek, The Spruce, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Tornadoes happen when warm, moist air meets cooler, dryer air and forms a strong thunderstorm.
    Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 14 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The roller rotates constantly and gets rinsed with clean water, so the part touching the car always stays clean.
    Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Once rinsed, transfer to a clean dish towel and gently pat them dry.
    Riley Wofford, Martha Stewart, 3 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • 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
  • By concentrating much of the color on the apples of her cheeks, the effect is angelicly flushed and dewy.
    Izzy Baskette, PEOPLE, 31 July 2026
Verb
  • Nagiewicz said they were likely washed back out to sea by the incoming tide.
    Ross DiMattei, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • That means my greasy microfiber cloths do get washed with my cotton drying towels, along with oven mitts, linen napkins, and the seat pads for my counter stools (my kids somehow manage to trash them every week).
    Emily Farris, Bon Appetit Magazine, 11 Aug. 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
  • Roads and dozens of homes were also flooded and some areas remained without power.
    Mari Yamaguchi, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The bars are flooded with single people dressed in their sexiest getups and looking vaguely uncomfortable.
    Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 14 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • Wednesday is hot and humid with heat indices peaking in the triple digits.
    Garfield Hylton, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2026
  • While the worst issues were discovered at the Sleep Inn, site visits at the Holiday Inn and Fairfield Inn also revealed water stains, humid laundry facilities and signs of pests.
    Renee Anderson, CBS News, 12 Aug. 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 19 Aug. 2026.

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