irrigating

present participle of irrigate
as in rinsing
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 irrigating As images reach us in fragments, sound weaves a continuity from off-screen to on-screen, carrying the emotion through the film and irrigating the streams of images, like water flowing. Cátia Rodrigues, Variety, 16 Aug. 2025 Thirsty data That Lake Mead’s worth of water that has disappeared from beneath the lower Colorado basin has gone largely to irrigating alfalfa and other food for cows, much of which is exported. Mark Gongloff, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2025 That Lake Mead’s worth of water that has disappeared from beneath the lower Colorado basin has gone largely to irrigating alfalfa and other food for cows, much of which is exported. Mark Gongloff, Denver Post, 12 Aug. 2025 It’s been around since people have existed and has been used for cultural practices, capturing drinking water and irrigating crops. La Risa R. Lynch, jsonline.com, 6 Aug. 2025
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  • In addition to rinsing your toothbrush thoroughly after use to remove any remaining bacteria and debris, experts suggest replacing it every three to four months.
    Cristina Mutchler, Verywell Health, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Make a savory bean dip by draining and rinsing a can of beans and then blending with garlic, olive oil, lemon juice, salt, pepper, and optional herbs and chili flakes.
    Jess Cording, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
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  • David Katz, a former DEA special agent, told Fox News Digital that the contamination could have come from someone flushing a large amount of drugs to evade authorities.
    Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 29 Aug. 2025
  • At the end, a flushing lock will send any remaining larval fish and eggs back downstream.
    Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2025
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  • If a separate closet or dresser outside the bathroom is unavailable to you, then Trosclair advises being diligent in cycling through your linens and washing them regularly to fight any mildewing, molding, or weathering from the moisture.
    Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 2 Sep. 2025
  • As my colleague Yasmin Tayag has written, corporations have been MAHA-washing their products to highlight those free of artificial dyes, high-fructose corn syrup, and seed oils.
    Tom Bartlett, The Atlantic, 1 Sep. 2025

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“Irrigating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/irrigating. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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