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waterlogged

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verb

past tense of waterlog

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Recent Examples of waterlogged
Adjective
But summer rainfall can cause cherries to become waterlogged and rupture. David Morgan july 11, CBS News, 11 July 2025 For the last half-century, America’s population growth has been concentrated in the sweltering, equal parts bone-dry and waterlogged, yet ever-sprawling Sunbelt. Marina Bolotnikova, Vox, 7 July 2025 Heavy rains and high winds forced an evacuation and left much of the Outlaw Music Festival's equipment and the artists' instruments damaged and waterlogged. Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 3 July 2025 Buried for centuries in the waterlogged soil beneath the Mercat del Peix, Barcelona’s old fish market, the ship’s remains measure more than 30 feet in length and almost 10 feet wide, with some 30 wooden ribs held together by a mix of iron and wooden nails. Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for waterlogged
Recent Examples of Synonyms for waterlogged
Adjective
  • With an astounding 20 million followers and over 1.6 billion video views, Ligue 1 McDonald’s has emerged as one of the most influential sports publishers on TikTok, proving that even in a saturated market, strategic innovation can generate unparalleled reach.
    Forbes.com, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
  • Any of these oils can support heart health, especially when used in place of saturated fats and trans fats.10 Be mindful of heat temperatures: Different oils have different smoke points, which is the temperature an oil starts to burn and smoke.
    Lauren O'Connor, Health, 4 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Given the risk to heart issues in people with coronary artery disease, only the 31 healthy participants took part in the fan study (the remaining 27 individuals just underwent skin wetting/no skin wetting conditions).
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 29 July 2025
  • Any storms that do form will likely produce wetting rain in the cores but lightning is possible far from these cores in areas that will remain dry.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 30 June 2025
Adjective
  • Today's talkers This pup braved rising waters inside a flooded apartment.
    Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 31 July 2025
  • The bulletin emphasized that most flood deaths occur in vehicles and advised people to avoid driving through flooded roadways.
    Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 July 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • The noise has drowned out Africa’s challenges, which center on job creation and climate change.
    Ken Silverstein, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • There was a lot of talk about Aaron Rodgers being washed.
    C. Isaiah Smalls II, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2025

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“Waterlogged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waterlogged. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.

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