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Recent Examples of rehydrate
One ingenious dish featured a tomato that had been dehydrated, then rehydrated in concentrated tomato water—the tomato deepened by more of itself.
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Coke Bartrina, Travel + Leisure, 15 Mar. 2025
How to use it: Combine one tablespoon of powdered eggs with two tablespoons of water, and let sit for a couple minutes until fully rehydrated—that’ll give you the equivalent of one actual egg.
—Audrey Bruno, SELF, 20 Feb. 2025
Soaking for a few hours in plain water about twice a month rehydrates a tillandsia much more effectively than a daily foliage misting.
—Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 13 Feb. 2025
He was then taken to a hospital to be further assessed and rehydrated.
—Sara Ruberg, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
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Coke Bartrina, Travel + Leisure, 15 Mar. 2025
How to use it: Combine one tablespoon of powdered eggs with two tablespoons of water, and let sit for a couple minutes until fully rehydrated—that’ll give you the equivalent of one actual egg.
—Audrey Bruno, SELF, 20 Feb. 2025
Soaking for a few hours in plain water about twice a month rehydrates a tillandsia much more effectively than a daily foliage misting.
—Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 13 Feb. 2025
He was then taken to a hospital to be further assessed and rehydrated.
—Sara Ruberg, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rehydrate
Verb
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The sculptural and scalloped look—covered in soft pleats—was refreshed for the modern-day, and required 250 hours of work.—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
17 May 2025
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While the talk was all about tariffs and a flight from U.S. assets in April, most of the big cloud platforms reaffirmed their eye-watering capex plans and the AI story has refreshed itself, for now, with most of the big players rebuilding toward recent peak valuations.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
17 May 2025
Verb
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Because the hospital lacked saline to irrigate wounds, doctors mixed tap water with chlorine meant for swimming pools.—
Clayton Dalton,
New Yorker,
18 Apr. 2025
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Just 110 square meters of mesh could supply enough water to irrigate a city’s green spaces for a year.—
Troy Aidan Sambajon,
Christian Science Monitor,
14 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Use a dishcloth to wash all parts, rinse, and place in the drying rack.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
19 May 2025
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The orange juice equipment parts and machine got washed, rinsed, but not sanitized.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
15 May 2025
Verb
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After the session, a friend came to pick Priest up and was surprised to find his face flushed.—
Michael Pollan,
New Yorker,
19 May 2025
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This is small and simple, and consists of a sink, shower, and a flushing toilet.—
Adam Williams
May 19,
New Atlas,
19 May 2025
Verb
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Provide steady light and watering if your plants experience shock when coming back indoors.—
Sheryl Geerts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 May 2025
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Continue to water more frequently for at least two years.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
7 May 2025
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“Rehydrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rehydrate. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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