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
The aesthetically inclined and chronically online will have noticed the Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy-mania presently saturating popular culture.
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Alex Surprenant, Vogue, 15 Mar. 2026
Work slowly and move around the entire patch of garden weeds, carefully saturating the leaves with the spray.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Mar. 2026
This Valentine’s Day, consider saturating your nails in a lush, deep red as rich as red velvet cake.
—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
Alex Surprenant, Vogue, 15 Mar. 2026
Work slowly and move around the entire patch of garden weeds, carefully saturating the leaves with the spray.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Mar. 2026
This Valentine’s Day, consider saturating your nails in a lush, deep red as rich as red velvet cake.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for saturating
Verb
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Disinfect pruners and loppers by soaking them in a mixture of 1 part bleach and 9 parts water for 30 minutes, or spray the blades with rubbing alcohol.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
14 Mar. 2026
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Ahead, experts explain how soaking anemone and ranunculus corms can significantly improve your gardening results and share helpful tips on how to do it, along with troubleshooting advice.—
SJ McShane,
Martha Stewart,
13 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The costs cascade, drowning students in their wake.—
Lance Christensen,
Oc Register,
18 Mar. 2026
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Elevated surf also frequently results in strong rip currents which can drag people away from the shore and possibly result in drowning.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
16 Mar. 2026
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And by the way, McKay is just drenching the ED in empathy and support at the moment.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
13 Mar. 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
Verb
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Females produce large gametes and our bodies are organized around gestation and birth; males have small gametes and their bodies are organized around impregnating.—
Paisley Currah,
The New York Review of Books,
18 Dec. 2025
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Sealing granite surfaces with an impregnating sealer supplies protection against stains.—
Caitlin Sole,
Better Homes & Gardens,
28 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 21 Mar. 2026.
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