as in soaks
to wet thoroughly with liquid
saturate your hair with water before applying the dye
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Recent Examples of saturates
Then there's the sun, whose light saturates the atmosphere from dawn until dusk, shielding the cosmos from our sight.
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Anthony Wood, Space.com, 22 Apr. 2026
Otherwise, water saturates the soil and kills plants.
—Midwest Living, 14 Apr. 2026
Water pools in your eyes as serotonin saturates your nervous system.
—Maya Silver, Outside, 25 Feb. 2026
Here, an easy sauce of olive oil, lemon juice, fresh rosemary, capers, and garlic saturates whole small red potatoes and crispy chicken thighs and legs in flavor.
—Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 16 Feb. 2026
Sixty years later, the Spectacle saturates us in ways the Situationists never imagined.
—Hari Kunzru, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
This gives your poinsettia a long, deep drink that saturates the roots without drowning them.
—Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Dec. 2025
The result is a geomagnetic storm that amplifies the ionospheric and radio disruptions caused by flares and saturates the radiation belts surrounding Earth to such an extent that new belts can suddenly form.
—Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2025
The deal marks the latest major investment by AT&T to accelerate its fiber and 5G network build-out as the wireless market saturates and internet usage surges.
—CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2025
Anthony Wood, Space.com, 22 Apr. 2026
Otherwise, water saturates the soil and kills plants.
—Midwest Living, 14 Apr. 2026
Water pools in your eyes as serotonin saturates your nervous system.
—Maya Silver, Outside, 25 Feb. 2026
Here, an easy sauce of olive oil, lemon juice, fresh rosemary, capers, and garlic saturates whole small red potatoes and crispy chicken thighs and legs in flavor.
—Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 16 Feb. 2026
Sixty years later, the Spectacle saturates us in ways the Situationists never imagined.
—Hari Kunzru, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
This gives your poinsettia a long, deep drink that saturates the roots without drowning them.
—Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Dec. 2025
The result is a geomagnetic storm that amplifies the ionospheric and radio disruptions caused by flares and saturates the radiation belts surrounding Earth to such an extent that new belts can suddenly form.
—Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2025
The deal marks the latest major investment by AT&T to accelerate its fiber and 5G network build-out as the wireless market saturates and internet usage surges.
—CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for saturates
Verb
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The fast-absorbing formula soaks into the skin to deliver moisture without causing irritation to sensitive skin under your eyes.—
Caley Sturgill,
Southern Living,
2 June 2026
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If possible, avoid overhead watering from a hose or sprinkler, which soaks the plant's leaves instead of its moisture-hungry roots.—
Blythe Copeland,
Martha Stewart,
30 May 2026
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The more militants are killed, the deeper the city drowns in militant Shia iconography.—
Nabil Salih,
Time,
26 May 2026
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However, the actor does most of the heavy lifting, even as Nemes’ aesthetic approach drowns the frame in striking shadows — a contrast made deep and inviting by Mátyás Erdély’s 35mm photography.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
17 May 2026
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One of Johnson’s timeliest essays, though, is about Alien, Ridley Scott’s 1979 sci-fi horror about an extraterrestrial creature that forcibly impregnates a member of a commercial hauling ship, killing him when the alien fetus bursts out of his abdomen.—
Sophie Gilbert,
The Atlantic,
30 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Cinematographer Paul Guilhaume drenches the film in dark blues and grainy blacks, as deeply unsettling as Cristina’s canvases.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
22 May 2026
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Soil drenches or granular applications of systemic insecticides, such as imidacloprid or dinotefuran, will last longer and help prevent future infestations of aphids.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
20 May 2026
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“Saturates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/saturates. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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