as in saturated
containing, covered with, or thoroughly penetrated by water
a heavily watered lawn
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as in wetted
to make wet
watered the plants
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Recent Examples of watered
Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
Houseplants prefer to be watered with room temperature water and cold water can sometimes shock the plant’s roots and lead to issues.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Dec. 2024
In general, tropical plants should be watered about once every 1-2 weeks, while succulents and cacti can be watered more sparingly.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Dec. 2024
Keep Plant Leaves Dry Houseplants can be watered using overhead watering or bottom watering.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Dec. 2024
Water Keeping poinsettias watered depends on how often your plant's soil gets dry.
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 11 Dec. 2024
Prepare plants for cold weather by keeping plants well-watered throughout fall and winter.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 11 Dec. 2024
If a room is warmer, a Christmas cactus will need to be watered more often.
—Heather Bien, Southern Living, 10 Dec. 2024
To withstand the extreme heat and arid conditions, crops in the Salton Sea air basin need to be watered regularly.
—Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
Verb
The pigs were safely loaded, watered and fed while on the island.
—Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
Houseplants prefer to be watered with room temperature water and cold water can sometimes shock the plant’s roots and lead to issues.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Dec. 2024
In general, tropical plants should be watered about once every 1-2 weeks, while succulents and cacti can be watered more sparingly.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Dec. 2024
Keep Plant Leaves Dry Houseplants can be watered using overhead watering or bottom watering.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Dec. 2024
Water Keeping poinsettias watered depends on how often your plant's soil gets dry.
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 11 Dec. 2024
Prepare plants for cold weather by keeping plants well-watered throughout fall and winter.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 11 Dec. 2024
If a room is warmer, a Christmas cactus will need to be watered more often.
—Heather Bien, Southern Living, 10 Dec. 2024
To withstand the extreme heat and arid conditions, crops in the Salton Sea air basin need to be watered regularly.
—Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for watered
Adjective
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Sweets and Desserts Many sweets, such as desserts, contain butter or oils rich in saturated fats.—
Rachael Zimlich,
Verywell Health,
18 June 2025
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Which reminds me of films like the recent Flash (though, again, more saturated and less bland).—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2025
Verb
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Play at the lake, wet a line, wander through the woods or relax with your binoculars.—
Dalia Faheid,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 June 2025
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Gently wet their head, paws, belly and ears with cool (not cold) water.—
Angela Rodriguez,
Sacbee.com,
30 May 2025
Verb
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The energy in this race came from ordinary voters, many of whom feel that their voices have been drowned out by corporate donations, union influence, and political machines.—
Amy Reichert,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Apr. 2025
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The noise has drowned out Africa’s challenges, which center on job creation and climate change.—
Ken Silverstein,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Separately, norovirus outbreaks can also spring from food that was contaminated at the source and that’s often eaten raw, like shellfish harvested from virus-laden water or produce washed with it.—
Maggie O'Neill,
SELF,
6 Jan. 2025
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There was a lot of talk about Aaron Rodgers being washed.—
C. Isaiah Smalls II,
Miami Herald,
6 Jan. 2025
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When TikTok virality and playlist automation saturate listeners’ attention, artistic sameness threatens to rule the day—but independent artists on their own unique paths are still with us.—
Jenn Pelly,
Time,
7 June 2025
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Rain could aid firefighting efforts and saturate dry fuels, reducing their risk of igniting in the future.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Analytics and technology have flooded the sport.—
Zack Meisel,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2025
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The president and his blindly loyal aides claim the tariffs, which reached an idiotic 104% in duties on all goods from China overnight, are working because the White House is being flooded with calls from foreign governments.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
9 Apr. 2025
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