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Recent Examples of water-soak Frost damage causes leaves to appear water-soaked or shriveled, or to turn dark brown or black, but does not always kill the plant. oregonlive, 23 Feb. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for water-soak
Verb
  • Before going in, run the inside of your mouth with your tongue to wet every surface.
    Ian Kumamoto, Them., 10 Sep. 2025
  • Increase the resistance on this exercise by wetting the towel first.
    Aubrey Bailey, Verywell Health, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Yet a surprisingly large number of dishes that are washed end up being washed by hand.
    Jeremy Lott, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Indeed, rather than making the dog wash by himself, Osmin stood under the shower head and had to hold Buddah in his arms the entire time.
    Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • There’s a risk of the children drowning in the pool or being bitten by spiders; there’s the danger of a brush fire on the nearby hillside; and more.
    Deborah Treisman, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2025
  • That matters because SOCs are drowning in noise and budget strain from log ingestion.
    Tony Bradley, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The Hortmans’ assassination received a flurry of coverage over the strange circumstances under which it was carried out, with pictures of Boelter in his silicone mask initially flooding social media.
    Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 16 Sep. 2025
  • The United States is flooded with nearly half a billion guns, and the stockpile does not vanish just because the murder rate dips.
    John J. Donohue, Time, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Ashcraft then started wetting down the roof of her family’s home until they were ordered to evacuate.
    Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2025
  • Her lifestyle website recommends wetting down the tub with warm water, then applying a paste consisting of a mix of baking soda and a dollop of dish soap.
    Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 2 June 2025

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“Water-soak.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/water-soak. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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