as in soaking
to wet thoroughly with liquid
saturate your hair with water before applying the dye
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Recent Examples of saturating
This Valentine’s Day, consider saturating your nails in a lush, deep red as rich as red velvet cake.
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Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 10 Feb. 2026
Be sure to add milk mixture slowly and gradually to avoid over-saturating the cake.
—Martha Stewart, 1 Feb. 2026
Even beyond the runtimes, there’s a strange, extratemporal feeling saturating this project.
—Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 29 Jan. 2026
The northern lights appeared to fill the entire sky, saturating the scene with vivid curtains of color dancing to the whims of Earth's magnetic field.
—Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 21 Jan. 2026
But Starbucks is now struggling, and its strategy of saturating urban areas to draw coffee drinkers on their way to work in the morning has backfired amid competition, the rise of remote work and rising costs.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 29 Dec. 2025
Most recently, an atmospheric river hit Southern California, saturating Los Angeles and surrounding areas earlier than normal for the season.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025
In the final step, Rag & Bone overdyes the garments, saturating pieces to add depths of tone and contrast.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 14 Oct. 2025
Set the pot in a shallow pool of water so the soil will absorb water over a few hours, saturating the potting media.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 9 Oct. 2025
Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 10 Feb. 2026
Be sure to add milk mixture slowly and gradually to avoid over-saturating the cake.
—Martha Stewart, 1 Feb. 2026
Even beyond the runtimes, there’s a strange, extratemporal feeling saturating this project.
—Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 29 Jan. 2026
The northern lights appeared to fill the entire sky, saturating the scene with vivid curtains of color dancing to the whims of Earth's magnetic field.
—Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 21 Jan. 2026
But Starbucks is now struggling, and its strategy of saturating urban areas to draw coffee drinkers on their way to work in the morning has backfired amid competition, the rise of remote work and rising costs.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 29 Dec. 2025
Most recently, an atmospheric river hit Southern California, saturating Los Angeles and surrounding areas earlier than normal for the season.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025
In the final step, Rag & Bone overdyes the garments, saturating pieces to add depths of tone and contrast.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 14 Oct. 2025
Set the pot in a shallow pool of water so the soil will absorb water over a few hours, saturating the potting media.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 9 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for saturating
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The work investigates the structural and morphological stability of a state-of-the-art polymeric acceptor (PMA) PY-IT through a range of light-soaking and thermal relaxation measurements.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Feb. 2026
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To provide more storage space than the previous laundry room had, Chaffee replaced a side-by-side washer/dryer pair with cabinets and a small soaking sink in the countertop and put stackable appliances against the short wall leading to the kitchen.—
Caron Golden,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Jenny’s toddler son died in a drowning accident.—
Jeanne Phillips,
Mercury News,
24 Feb. 2026
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The only thing preventing Keem from drowning on the title track is his athletic flows, which keep pace with Cardo’s frenetic production without ever making a case for themselves.—
Dylan Green,
Pitchfork,
24 Feb. 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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While rain has been drenching California's Central Valley, snow has been pummeling the Sierra Nevada and Foothills into Tuesday, with more expected this week.—
Kayla Moeller,
CBS News,
17 Feb. 2026
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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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The financier had also spent decades aspiring to seed the human race with his DNA by impregnating women at his vast, secluded desert ranch in New Mexico.—
Shirsho Dasgupta,
Miami Herald,
15 Nov. 2025
Verb
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This energy can lend itself to immersing yourself in creative undertakings and healing self-work but isn’t exactly the best for anything that requires absolute clarity, facts, figures, or even speediness.—
Maressa Brown,
InStyle,
25 Feb. 2026
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Clear things up with your ex before immersing yourself in his church.—
Harriette Cole,
Mercury News,
23 Feb. 2026
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“Saturating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/saturating. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.
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