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laved

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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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Adjective
  • Although Arizona is dry, gnats do show up around irrigated areas like lawns, gardens, golf courses and near standing water such as ponds or drainage areas.
    Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 24 Mar. 2026
  • The ranch includes two working barns, 10 stalls, extensive paddocks with run-ins and irrigated turnouts.
    David Caraccio March 4, Sacbee.com, 4 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Surfaces that may have touched the cheese should be washed and sanitized with hot, soapy water.
    Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Hands are meant to be washed before and directly after handling raw meat.
    Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 25 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • For each song, the singer was bathed in red stage lights to match her high-octane energy.
    Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 27 Mar. 2026
  • The boneless buffalo wings are slightly larger than a nugget, with a crunchy coating and bathed in a spicy house made buffalo sauce.
    Katie Riley, Southern Living, 14 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • News reports gleefully described his six houses, his sixteen Chinese servants, his lavish parties, his $2,000 cashmere suits, and his twelve cars—one of which was a champagne-pink Cadillac with his name splashed across the side in neon lights.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 25 Mar. 2026
  • But on July 7, 2019, his cables were leaked and splashed on the front page of Britain’s Mail on Sunday.
    Susan Page, USA Today, 24 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • The air was now cool and moist.
    Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Winds from monsoons, tropical storms, and even seismic activity can lift spores, while consistent rain and atmospheric rivers create the moist conditions that allow fungi to thrive.
    Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 30 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • Glowing skin, flushed cheeks, and subtle sculpting were the key trends, like Cara Delevingne's subtle pigments or Chase Infiniti’s glossy nude lip.
    Erin Vanderhoof, Vanity Fair, 17 Mar. 2026
  • Less of a harsh line and more of a flushed finish, Summer Friday’s lip stain is one to watch.
    Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 11 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • The Arabic harmonies, sung pristinely, are a clever pairing for a genre already so steeped in bleary-eyed mystique.
    Kiana Mickles, Pitchfork, 19 Mar. 2026
  • Is there an Adult Swim show more steeped in bodily fluids?
    Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • The air smells damp and jungly (in the best possible way) and is sweetened with a hint of frangipani.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Spread a couple of inches of damp bedding material, such as peat moss, shredded paper, or good old-fashioned dirt, in the bottom of the container.
    Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 26 Mar. 2026
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“Laved.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/laved. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.

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