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slushing

verb

present participle of slush

as in spraying

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The current outbreak is centered just north of Tampa, and workers have been spraying to kill mosquitoes day and night.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 Sep. 2026
While eight of these cases were in Miami-Dade and Palm Beach counties, a striking 95 occurred in Hillsborough County, where mosquito control teams are working overtime and ramping up spraying.

— Cindy Krischer Goodman, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of spraying

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The lube is initially loaded into the device by pulling the Green Disc+'s two wheel discs apart from one another, then just squirting the liquid onto the lubricator wheel.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 Sep. 2026
One of Braun’s strengths is an almost sneaky explosiveness combined with reckless abandon — whether sprinting on run-outs, squirting free on back-door cuts, throwing his body into the paint, or rising high to finish open looks from beyond the arc.

— Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of squirting

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Didier Fuentes has essentially filled in as the setup man in Suarez’s absence, with left-hander Dylan Lee also sprinkling in some appearances.

— Jesús Cano, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
The duo wants to be there for the good, the bad, and the questionably smelly while sprinkling some happy-go-lucky magic over all of it.

— Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of sprinkling

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Officials say warmer temperatures have prompted residents to begin watering earlier in the spring, increasing pressure on the city's water supply.

— Kelly Werthmann, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026
Drought-resistant & gleaming, the two of us up early, watering in record heat.

— Marcus Wicker, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of watering

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