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Recent Examples of waterlog Working one at a time, hold slices of bread under running water very briefly to soften (be careful not to waterlog or make soggy). Bon Appetit, 19 Aug. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for waterlog
Verb
  • Potential for wetting rain exists and could provide additional containment opportunities.
    CA WILDFIRE BOT, Sacbee.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • To clean, start by wetting the inside of your shower.
    Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 20 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • After a man drowned off a popular Anna Maria Island beach over the Labor Day weekend, city officials are speeding up plans to ban swimming in the area.
    Ryan Ballogg, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2025
  • On Wednesday, as one of Jeffrey Epstein’s victims spoke outside the Capitol, pleading for government candor, fighter jets roared overhead, briefly drowning her out.
    Michelle Goldberg, Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Dry Dill To dry dill, wash and dry it thoroughly.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 5 Sep. 2025
  • The base can even wash the mops with water heated to 212 degrees Fahrenheit to remove grease.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The comment sections of each video documenting the saga was flooded with people baffled by how the pair ended up in the situation.
    Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Just two days before filming began in the northwest regional province of Santiago Rodriguez, a powerful storm swept through the Dominican Republic, flooding the ground floor of the production office and bringing much of Santo Domingo to a halt.
    Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • All these people took advantage of the sheep population, but a remnant of the herd remained among the rocky crags of the San Andres, where grass is sparse and water rare.
    Tim Kelly, Outdoor Life, 4 Sep. 2025
  • But took to it like a duck to water and was absolutely perfect.
    Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 2025

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“Waterlog.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waterlog. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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