Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for presoaking
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Disinfect pruners and loppers by soaking them in a mixture of 1 part bleach and 9 parts water for 30 minutes, or spray the blades with rubbing alcohol.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
14 Mar. 2026 -
Ahead, experts explain how soaking anemone and ranunculus corms can significantly improve your gardening results and share helpful tips on how to do it, along with troubleshooting advice.—
SJ McShane,
Martha Stewart,
13 Mar. 2026
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The aesthetically inclined and chronically online will have noticed the Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy-mania presently saturating popular culture.—
Alex Surprenant,
Vogue,
15 Mar. 2026
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Work slowly and move around the entire patch of garden weeds, carefully saturating the leaves with the spray.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
11 Mar. 2026
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Females produce large gametes and our bodies are organized around gestation and birth; males have small gametes and their bodies are organized around impregnating.—
Paisley Currah,
The New York Review of Books,
18 Dec. 2025
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Sealing granite surfaces with an impregnating sealer supplies protection against stains.—
Caitlin Sole,
Better Homes & Gardens,
28 Nov. 2025
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Coconut water is naturally occurring inside the fruit, while banana water is made by steeping banana peels in water or using enzymes to extract nutrients.—
Abby Norman,
Verywell Health,
16 Feb. 2026
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Or, scent the vinegar by steeping 1 cup of citrus peels in 2 cups of vinegar for about a week; strain out the peels and label the bottle.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
The Spruce,
10 Feb. 2026
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And by the way, McKay is just drenching the ED in empathy and support at the moment.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
13 Mar. 2026
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Highlight the Shower with a Contrasting Tile Tile drenching a bathroom doesn’t mean the entire space needs to be covered with the same tile type.—
Maria Sabella,
Better Homes & Gardens,
21 Feb. 2026
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Avoid using nitrogen-heavy fertilizers, watering the grass more often than needed, or letting the grass get too tall since mowing longer grass means cutting more than ⅓ of the blade.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
12 Mar. 2026
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To prevent this, allow your plant to dry out completely before watering it again.—
SJ McShane,
Martha Stewart,
10 Mar. 2026
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Following November elections, 21 individuals will undertake the daunting task of funding and running a massive school system drowning in debt and facing a highly uncertain future demanding the making of difficult decisions.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Mar. 2026
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For the most part, that’s what happened, and for the third consecutive season, a drowning defense sunk a year of Joe Burrow’s prime.—
Paul Dehner Jr,
New York Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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An employee shifted from cleaning floors to handling a container of food without washing hands.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
13 Mar. 2026
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To save them, remove the mold by washing them thoroughly with water to remove surface fungi, then spray them with a diluted solution of hydrogen peroxide (1 part hydrogen peroxide to 2 parts water).—
SJ McShane,
Martha Stewart,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Presoaking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/presoaking. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.
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