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adjective

as in irrigated

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verb

past tense of rinse
as in washed
to pour liquid over or through in order to cleanse rinse that shirt immediately, or the paint will set

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Recent Examples of rinsed
Verb
It might be further spread by the industrial washing process, where many pieces of produce are rinsed in the same water. — Pien Huang, NPR, 2 Aug. 2026 Rosie and Jamie rinsed the bees off in the man’s shower as paramedics made their way to the scene. — Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 2 Aug. 2026 Hard plastics or metals should be thoroughly washed with soapy water, wiped down with vinegar or disinfectant, and rinsed. — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 1 Aug. 2026 By then, your toothbrush has been rinsed repeatedly in tap water and left to sit in a warm, humid bathroom—giving any lingering microbes plenty of time to multiply before the brush goes right back into your mouth. — Angela Haupt, Time, 27 July 2026 All types of produce should be rinsed under running water, including those with skins or rinds that are not eaten. — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026 Michigan health officials urged consumers to avoid prepackaged salads and opt for individual heads of lettuce that should be rinsed thoroughly. — Dennis Romero, NBC news, 13 July 2026 Chicken pieces are rolled seven times in a basket after being cleaned and rinsed to remove any excess moisture. — Teresa Mull, FOXNews.com, 12 July 2026 Fresh marigold leaves were rinsed, chopped, crushed, centrifuged, filtered, and evaporated. — Lee Wallender, The Spruce, 6 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rinsed
  1. irrigated
  2. washed
  3. flushed
  4. flooded
  5. moist
  6. steeped
  7. aqueous
  8. damp
Adjective
  • 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
  • The report found that DFW has the best non-irrigated wheat in the state due to rainfall at the right times and the fungal issues in the wheat crops in other parts of the state.
    — Maven Navarro, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 July 2026
Definition of irrigated
Verb
  • While getting my hair washed, several workers were coughing and sneezing around me.
    — Judith Martin, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026
  • The three-compartment sink wasn’t big enough for the pots and pans washed there.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of washed
Adjective
  • In the hallway that night, Miriam had moved close to touch Birdie’s flushed cheek, damp and hot with the sickness.
    — Rachel Yoder, New Yorker, 2 Aug. 2026
  • By concentrating much of the color on the apples of her cheeks, the effect is angelicly flushed and dewy.
    — Izzy Baskette, PEOPLE, 31 July 2026
Definition of flushed
Verb
  • Upon hearing the news, East Germans flooded to the wall’s checkpoints, demanding to cross.
    — Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Aug. 2026
  • By nearly every measure, President Claudia Sheinbaum is taking the fight to the cartels that have flooded America’s streets for decades.
    — Chris Shays, Hartford Courant, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of flooded
Adjective
  • The moist bacteria-and-fungus-breeding environment created within shoes is something most of us try to ignore.
    — BestReviews, Mercury News, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Place in a Sunny Spot Position your pot in a spot that receives full sun—at least six to eight hours of direct sunlight daily—and keep the soil consistently moist but not waterlogged.
    — SJ McShane, Martha Stewart, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of moist
Adjective
  • Davidson is more steeped in Democratic politics, including working for years as a political consultant and winning a county legislature seat in 2023.
    — Chris McKenna, USA Today, 22 June 2026
  • Terrestrials is so steeped in local, environmental minutiae that doing the kind of analysis necessary to fully understand every lyric can feel like an extra-credit assignment.
    — Cassidy Sollazzo, Pitchfork, 19 June 2026
Definition of steeped
Adjective
  • All of these wheeled explorers found evidence of past aqueous environments.
    — Mike Wall, Space.com, 20 July 2026
  • In testing, the setup produced a pure aqueous formic acid solution under real sunlight, even as the light intensity changed.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 21 June 2026
Definition of aqueous
Adjective
  • Like many inland dikes, the barrier in agricultural fields near the small town of Waddinxveen, east of The Hague, is made of peat that needs to be damp to be strong enough to hold back water.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Aug. 2026
  • In the hallway that night, Miriam had moved close to touch Birdie’s flushed cheek, damp and hot with the sickness.
    — Rachel Yoder, New Yorker, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of damp

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