remoisten

verb

Definition of remoistennext
as in to rinse

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for remoisten
  1. rinse
  2. refresh
  3. irrigate
  4. rehydrate
  5. flush
  6. wet
Verb
  • Spray the railings with a garden hose to rinse away pollen and dirt.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 18 July 2026
  • Cleaning your trash can regularly and rinsing food residue from containers prevents odors that attract fruit flies.
    — Shagun Khare, The Spruce, 16 July 2026
Definition of rinse
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  • Pride approached honoring the legacy of A Different World while creating a story that feels renewed and refreshed, yet still has those iconic roots.
    — Dominique Fluker, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
  • Data centers generate significantly more property tax revenue per acre than warehouses or manufacturing facilities because of their expensive buildings and constantly refreshed computer equipment.
    — Brian Carlton, Baltimore Sun, 17 July 2026
Definition of refresh
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  • In Michigan alone, more than 7,000 have fallen ill with the nasty foodborne disease, which causes severe diarrhea, and comes from exposure to a parasite in contaminated water used to wash or irrigate crops.
    — Amy Feldman, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • So even if your soil is loaded with calcium, and your garden is irrigated, plants may not able to transport enough calcium from the soil water into their internal structures.
    — Dawn Pettinelli, Hartford Courant, 19 July 2026
Definition of irrigate
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  • But there are other ways to rehydrate than keeping your bottle topped up.
    — Irenie Forshaw, TheWeek, 13 July 2026
  • Dampen the peat moss before adding it to the soil to rehydrate it.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 23 June 2026
Definition of rehydrate
Verb
  • Many of the toilets don’t flush and are spilling over with waste.
    — Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 18 July 2026
  • One surgeon proposed a procedure to flush the gallstones from Tighe’s abdomen, which was completed in January 2024.
    — Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 16 July 2026
Definition of flush
Verb
  • Reduce irrigation to only once or twice a week to wet the soil to help control this problem.
    — Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 July 2026
  • Then add a second layer of sand, sweep it into place, and wet it down.
    — Caitlin Sole, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 July 2026
Definition of wet
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