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adjective

as in irrigated

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verb

past tense of lave
as in washed
to flow along or against the cold water from the stream gently laved her burned fingers

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for laved
  1. irrigated
  2. washed
  3. rinsed
  4. bathed
  5. moist
  6. splashed
  7. flushed
  8. steeped
Adjective
  • The Indus basin supplies about 80% of the country's irrigated agriculture, a sector that employs 65% of the labor force and represents roughly 25% of Pakistan's gross domestic product, according to data compiled by Chatham House.
    — Sam Meredith,Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026
  • 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
Definition of irrigated
Verb
  • The Democratic wave that flipped control of Congress from Republicans on Election Day also washed through to the state and local level, with several legislatures seeing historic changes in their balance of power.
    — Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 6 Nov. 2026
  • The intense erosion that carved the Great Unconformity washed rock material into the oceans, possibly fertilizing them just before the Cambrian explosion, when calcium became abundant in seawater.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of washed
Adjective
  • His hands were not shaking, and the cup was returned to his father un-rinsed and brimming with water.
    — Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of rinsed
Verb
  • It’s bathed in sunlight from its oversized windows, has dark brown standalone shelves throughout the space and large leather couches in front of a custom mural to create a space for people to sit with their books and connect.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 7 Nov. 2026
  • The 45-minute dish is a riff on pasta Alfredo, bathed in a bright sauce that doesn’t require cream or flour, just butter, parmesan and the starchy pasta cooking water.
    — Becky Krystal, Washington Post, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of bathed
Adjective
  • Pumpkin Maple Drizzle Cakes As if a moist pumpkin loaf weren’t enough, this one is drenched in a soaking liquid of orange juice sweetened with maple syrup, and drizzled in a maple glaze.
    — Carolynn Carreño, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026
  • The soil should be moist to a depth of at least three inches.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of moist
Verb
  • The rocket carried an uncrewed command module that splashed down in the Pacific Ocean.
    — Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 9 Nov. 2026
  • Piaget takes the bold colors splashed across the American creative’s face in the series and plops them right on the dial.
    — Nicole Hoey for Robb Report, ARTnews.com, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of splashed
Adjective
  • With the release of 2025’s Succession of Belief EP, gyrofield’s evolution took a sudden leap, reorienting around flushed, hypnotic beats that marched to an obdurate pulse.
    — Lisle Younger, Pitchfork, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Also, if the tank is not regularly drained and flushed, the build up of minerals can prevent the water heater from heating the water properly, leaving you without a readily available hot water source.
    — Timothy Dale, The Spruce, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of flushed
Adjective
  • Try adding it to a cup of steeped black tea with a little vanilla extract for a flavorful spin on a London Fog, or steam it to make a cozy chai latte.
    — Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Sep. 2026
  • 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
Definition of steeped
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