SATURATING Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

saturating

verb

present participle of saturate

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 Hazardous floods could occur if back-to-back storms dump heavy rains over several days, saturating the soil in the mountains and filling reservoirs. — Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026 Fortunately, labels both affordable and luxury are coming out with new takes on this trend like clockwork, saturating the market with colorful jackets for every personal aesthetic and practical need under the sun (or, more accurately, the rain). — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2026 That creates an important exception for government agencies that test drugs and send out regular reports on what adulterants are saturating the drug supply in certain locations. — Scott Maucione, NPR, 8 Aug. 2026 Spray it onto a microfiber cloth and wipe your floors to avoid over-saturating them. — Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 31 July 2026 Maximalism Beyond wallpapering or saturating rooms with color, maximalism in the form of layering, adding detail, and decorating with objects and art that tell stories has returned. — Sheila Kim, The Spruce, 20 July 2026 Follow by saturating the area with a pet-specific enzymatic cleaner. — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 26 June 2026 By saturating Kyiv with large numbers of ballistic missiles on Sunday, Russia may also be seeking to deplete Ukraine's limited stocks ahead of what could be an even more intense wave of attacks this summer. — CBS News, 24 May 2026 Instruments and voices accumulate into immense, sustained, saturating dissonances, with a snare drum cutting through the tear-gas haze. — Alex Ross, New Yorker, 18 May 2026

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Bathrooms have soaking tubs and separate shower areas, rainforest shower heads, lighted make-up mirrors, and plush robes.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Sep. 2026
The primary suite showcases a sexy black-marble bathroom with a soaking tub, while the other bathrooms are a bit less flashy.

— Tori Latham, Robb Report, 16 Sep. 2026

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An expert in vehicle-drowning deaths explained in 2017 how evidence pointed to an accidental death when a University of Missouri-Kansas City student’s body was found in the Missouri River.

— Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 15 Sep. 2026
The film is also Diop’s first narrative film, taking the court case of Fabienne Kabou, a Senegalese French woman who was ultimately convicted of murder for drowning her child, as inspiration.

— Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 14 Sep. 2026

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Whether any storms billow up over the area this weekend is hard to pinpoint, but the potential is there for localized drenching downpours.

— Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026
The recent two-month onslaught of drenching rains and destructive tornados that ravaged both the south suburbs and northwest Indiana was bad enough.

— Jerry Shnay, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of drenching

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Its most recent seasons took a decidedly anti-Trump turn, featuring a caricature of the president impregnating Satan.

— David K. Li, NBC news, 9 Sep. 2026
But Niall arguably commits the deepest betrayal by sleeping with Ruben’s fiancée, Mona (Amy Manson), impregnating her, and keeping that information from Ruben for years.

— Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 29 May 2026

Definition of impregnating

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Our formula is based on the universal pleasure of solving a mystery, immersing oneself in an adventure, identifying with inspiring characters, and sharing that sense of liberation so characteristic of adolescence.

— Kevin Giraud, Variety, 10 Sep. 2026
Short-term corrosion testing involved immersing the lattice in natural seawater from Melbourne’s Port Phillip Bay.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2026

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