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Recent Examples of watering can
To avoid dislodging lightweight seeds, water seeds and young seedlings with a spray bottle and then transition to a watering can as the seedlings grow.
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Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Feb. 2026
Carpenter added that excess watering can also harm crops, creating another challenge for farmers trying to protect their fields.
—Ivan Taylor, CBS News, 2 Feb. 2026
Perplexity’s video disappoints with a watering can that appears out of thin air, for example, while Veo’s video duplicates its cutting board.
—PC Magazine, 25 Oct. 2025
Other products include Windsor chairs handmade in Lewes, East Sussex, England, by a company called Hope Springs; replica wooden Mackintosh stools made in Perthshire, Scotland, and vintage watering cans made from French copper and antique gardening tools restored by Garden & Wood Ltd.
—Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 19 Sep. 2025
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Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Feb. 2026
Carpenter added that excess watering can also harm crops, creating another challenge for farmers trying to protect their fields.
—Ivan Taylor, CBS News, 2 Feb. 2026
Perplexity’s video disappoints with a watering can that appears out of thin air, for example, while Veo’s video duplicates its cutting board.
—PC Magazine, 25 Oct. 2025
Other products include Windsor chairs handmade in Lewes, East Sussex, England, by a company called Hope Springs; replica wooden Mackintosh stools made in Perthshire, Scotland, and vintage watering cans made from French copper and antique gardening tools restored by Garden & Wood Ltd.
—Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 19 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for watering can
Noun
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Track your plant’s water supply meticulously with a clear, self-watering pot.—
Kate McGregor,
Architectural Digest,
30 Oct. 2025
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If the top few inches of soil are still wet, put down the watering pot.—
Leanne Potts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
17 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Depending on the brand, kettle corn is typically made with ingredients such as corn syrup, sugar, butter, salt, canola oil, and soy lecithin (an emulsifier or texture enhancer).—
Lauren Panoff,
Verywell Health,
27 Feb. 2026
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It’s designed for customized pour-over control and accounts for variables other electric kettles can’t touch, like brew type, steep time, and even altitude.—
Francesca Krempa,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
24 Feb. 2026
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“Watering can.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/watering%20can. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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