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as in wetting
to make wet
a passing car barreled through the puddle and soused us good
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as in dipping
to sink or push (something) briefly into or as if into a liquid
repeatedly soused the tools in the tub to get the dirt off
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as in soaking
to wet thoroughly with liquid
firefighters soused the neighboring houses so that they wouldn't catch fire as well
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Some other unconventional methods include steaming the fabric to soften the threads and then stretch, as well as wetting the garment and then pining it down at the correct size, like how crocheters stretch out granny squares.—
Hallie Milstein,
Southern Living,
15 Jan. 2026 -
Now add a blob of water, wetting some of the sand.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
9 Jan. 2026
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Mornings will be well below zero, with wind chills dipping into the 20s below zero at times.—
Joseph Dames,
CBS News,
28 Jan. 2026
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Increasing clouds are expected Tuesday, with a high near 23 degrees and wind chill values dipping below zero at times as a light southwest wind develops.—
Baltimore Sun staff,
Baltimore Sun,
27 Jan. 2026
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Drain, discarding the soaking liquid.—
The Know,
Denver Post,
24 Jan. 2026
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Most importantly, this also stops any streams from trailing across the counters and soaking items like countertop decor or small appliances that shouldn’t get wet.—
Caley Sturgill,
Southern Living,
23 Jan. 2026
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Those that don’t will continue drowning in data while feeling increasingly blind.—
Tony Bradley,
Forbes.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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The body horror depicted in the 11-episode first season is a sight to behold, from botched facelifts to the varied beauty births, the season is drowning in blood, guts, vomit and an abundance of other unseemly bodily fluids.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
21 Jan. 2026
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While immersing themselves in vintage dance, Cathleen and James had their day jobs.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
24 Jan. 2026
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The system includes several easy-to-use tools for enhancing dialogue or immersing yourself in surround sound, all without waking any light sleepers or disturbing the neighbors.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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This extension of the color-drenching trend that took the design space by storm in recent years is an ideal way to play with fun colors and prints.—
Patricia Shannon,
Better Homes & Gardens,
16 Jan. 2026
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Then, a second winter of drenching storms triggered two more slides, including one that completely buried another section of California’s Highway 1 under 300,000 cubic yards of dirt, rock and debris.—
Grace Toohey,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Jan. 2026
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His first job, at age 11, was washing milk trucks on Sundays for his father at $3 a pop.—
Phil Rosenthal,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Jan. 2026
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The new regulations also require things like hand-washing stations, proper refrigeration and prohibit using generators or propane tanks.—
James Taylor,
CBS News,
23 Jan. 2026
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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
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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
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“Sousing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sousing. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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