as in washed
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 Synonyms for irrigated
Verb
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Separately, norovirus outbreaks can also spring from food that was contaminated at the source and that’s often eaten raw, like shellfish harvested from virus-laden water or produce washed with it.—
Maggie O'Neill,
SELF,
6 Jan. 2025 -
There was a lot of talk about Aaron Rodgers being washed.—
C. Isaiah Smalls II,
Miami Herald,
6 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Consider using a humidifier, as moist air can soothe congestion.—
Anna Halkidis,
Parents,
4 July 2025
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Take cuttings from woody herbs, such as rosemary and lavender, and root them in a well-draining medium, like perlite or moist sand.—
Erica Browne Grivas,
Better Homes & Gardens,
2 July 2025
Verb
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Analytics and technology have flooded the sport.—
Zack Meisel,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2025
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Their main food source vanished after decades of pollution flooded the Lagoon — and the species’ most important home on the East Coast turned into a graveyard.—
Bethany Barnes,
Sun Sentinel,
9 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Skin color changes – either flushed or paler than usual.—
Evan Moore,
Charlotte Observer,
24 June 2025
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Symptoms reported by the USDA can include: Skin reactions include hives, itching, and flushed or pale skin.—
Elizabeth Weise,
USA Today,
9 June 2025
Adjective
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Unlike flooding, other techniques (for example drip irrigation) do not cause water to overflow the field and runoff into a tributary, where the nutrient pollution enters the wider aqueous ecosystem.—
Suwanna Gauntlett Upjohn,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2025
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Some people have evaporative dry eye (where the tears don’t stay on the eye long enough), while others have aqueous deficiency (where not enough tears are produced at all).—
Julie Loffredi,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2025
Adjective
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The hot and humid weather is expected to persist through the weekend, with temperatures in the low 90s and heat index values ranging from the 90s to the low 100s on Saturday and Sunday.—
Robert A. Cronkleton,
Kansas City Star,
27 June 2025
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Millions of Americans were urged to stay indoors Friday as hot and humid conditions were expected to blanket large portions of the U.S. The National Weather Service (NWS) issued heat advisories across some 13 states, while an extreme heat warning was in effect for southern Arizona.—
Joe Edwards,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 June 2025
Adjective
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Ice cubes, steamers, or a damp cloth and iron can gently rehydrate and lift carpet fibers back into shape without damaging them.—
Quincy Bulin,
Southern Living,
29 June 2025
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Time spent with Amos was like taking a damp cloth to dusty windows: in its wake, the world of nuance sprang forth.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
25 June 2025
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“Irrigated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/irrigated. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.
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