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
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.
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Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 29 Dec. 2025
For occasional deep refreshes, coarse salt or baking soda can help lift stains without saturating the wood.
—Bridget Shirvell, Martha Stewart, 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
In pastel satin, the shoe softened the architecture while saturating the butter tone that has been trending on red carpets all month.
—Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2025
English advises saturating natural hair mats with Designme’s leave-in treatment, then applying their rich hydrating mask before detangling (first pass with your fingers, then with a wide-tooth comb) from the ends to the roots.
—Grace McCarty, Glamour, 5 Sep. 2025
Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 29 Dec. 2025
For occasional deep refreshes, coarse salt or baking soda can help lift stains without saturating the wood.
—Bridget Shirvell, Martha Stewart, 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
In pastel satin, the shoe softened the architecture while saturating the butter tone that has been trending on red carpets all month.
—Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2025
English advises saturating natural hair mats with Designme’s leave-in treatment, then applying their rich hydrating mask before detangling (first pass with your fingers, then with a wide-tooth comb) from the ends to the roots.
—Grace McCarty, Glamour, 5 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for saturating
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For mop and broom heads and scrub brushes, remove any debris before soaking them in a bucket of hot water, soap, and a disinfecting solution.—
Elizabeth Brownfield,
Southern Living,
7 Jan. 2026
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The 20 accommodations at this 2025 World's Best Award-winning hotel range from manor rooms and suites to freestanding villas, each individually designed and outfitted with high-end touches like soaking tubs, fireplaces, and, in select units, private courtyards or outdoor hot tubs.—
Lauren Dana Ellman,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Jan. 2026
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Of course, the Weeknd has long romanticized his own self-destruction, but here, as the water fills his lungs, death finally loses its glamour—there’s nothing romantic about a man incapable of or unwilling to save himself from drowning.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Jan. 2026
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Now Lachlan was drowning alone.—
Gabriel Sherman,
Vanity Fair,
14 Jan. 2026
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As two cars appeared to weigh the cost of moving forward, a tall wave crashed down onto the road, completely drenching one of the cars, as seen in the footage captured by Carmelo Magenta.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
13 Jan. 2026
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This creates the cozy feeling of color drenching with a lot more texture.—
Abby Wolner,
Better Homes & Gardens,
11 Jan. 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
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That sense of place goes a long way in immersing you into J1’s world, whether the tone is deadly serious or lightly comical.—
Alphonse Pierre,
Pitchfork,
9 Jan. 2026
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Narratively and conceptually, the content will maintain Plimsoll’s natural history focus, immersing audiences in 2D and 3D environments via advanced technology.—
Andrew McGowan,
Variety,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Saturating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/saturating. Accessed 18 Jan. 2026.
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