as in to wet
to make wet
watered the plants
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Recent Examples of water
But these tend to dry out quickly and may need watered daily (or even twice a day) in the summer as the plants mature.
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Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 23 May 2025
Not only do jalapeños give a fun twist to your usual vino with a subtle spicy kick, but freezing them beforehand keeps your wine cool without watering it down like ice cubes.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 26 May 2025
Keep it moist by watering when the growing media starts to dry.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 May 2025
New trees should be watered two or three times weekly.
—Neil Sperry, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 May 2025
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Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 23 May 2025
Not only do jalapeños give a fun twist to your usual vino with a subtle spicy kick, but freezing them beforehand keeps your wine cool without watering it down like ice cubes.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 26 May 2025
Keep it moist by watering when the growing media starts to dry.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 May 2025
New trees should be watered two or three times weekly.
—Neil Sperry, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for water
Verb
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His mother wet a sponge to moisten his lips and tongue.—
Stephanie Armour,
Miami Herald,
29 May 2025
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The president’s health has been the subject of speculation for years; in 2023, six journalists were arrested after they were accused of sharing a video that appeared to show the president wetting himself.—
Abdi Latif Dahir,
New York Times,
16 May 2025
Verb
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Multiple adults, including the mother, were monitoring the group of children swimming when the boy drowned, deputies said.—
Kate Linderman,
Kansas City Star,
13 June 2025
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Three kayakers, including Boswell High School senior Luke Nickens, drowned in North Texas lakes in March.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 June 2025
Verb
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Consumers should also wash and disinfect any surfaces that came in contact with the eggs.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
7 June 2025
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The hilltop compound is perhaps most famous for its car museum, a nearly 24,000-square-foot showstopper built to house Lyon’s epic personal collection, with room for 70 vehicles (none included with the sale, unfortunately), as well as an auto shop and wash and gas stations.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
6 June 2025
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By Sunday, the National Guard had arrived in the city, and images of heavily armed officers confronting peaceful demonstrators, including journalists and musicians, began flooding social media.—
Jessica Lynch,
Billboard,
9 June 2025
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At a time when the demagogue Father Coughlin was flooding the radio with antisemitic hate speech, Berg offered counterprogramming.—
Emily Nussbaum,
New Yorker,
9 June 2025
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“Water.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/water. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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