as in wets
to make wet
watered the plants
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Recent Examples of waters
Patrick George, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2025
Deep waters off the West Coast are better suited for floating projects than those that are anchored in the seabed, officials said.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2025
Next door, the towering crevice of the Inland Sea connects a shallow pool on the inside of the cliff face to the sea, framing views of the sparkling sapphire waters with soaring dark rock.
—AFAR Media, 28 Aug. 2025
Choppy waters There’s another impact of climate change to add to the list.
—Meghan Pryce, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2025
On Tuesday’s flight, Starship’s 232-foot-tall Super Heavy booster, which normally returns to land in its launch tower’s giant chopstick-like catch-arms, instead targeted the Gulf of Mexico waters after lofting Starship to space.
—Reuters, NBC news, 27 Aug. 2025
Nicole Wu, an engineer at CU Boulder, built her first cyborg jellyfish in 2020, testing them in the shallow ocean waters off the coast of Woods Hole in Massachusetts.
—Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 22 Aug. 2025
Moderate flooding is expected, and waters up to 13 feet are impacting roads near Mequon, Thiensville and Saukville.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 12 Aug. 2025
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In one image in the master plan, a family plays Jenga on their coffee table while a Tesla robot waters the plants behind them.
—Patrick George, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2025
Deep waters off the West Coast are better suited for floating projects than those that are anchored in the seabed, officials said.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2025
Next door, the towering crevice of the Inland Sea connects a shallow pool on the inside of the cliff face to the sea, framing views of the sparkling sapphire waters with soaring dark rock.
—AFAR Media, 28 Aug. 2025
Choppy waters There’s another impact of climate change to add to the list.
—Meghan Pryce, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2025
On Tuesday’s flight, Starship’s 232-foot-tall Super Heavy booster, which normally returns to land in its launch tower’s giant chopstick-like catch-arms, instead targeted the Gulf of Mexico waters after lofting Starship to space.
—Reuters, NBC news, 27 Aug. 2025
Nicole Wu, an engineer at CU Boulder, built her first cyborg jellyfish in 2020, testing them in the shallow ocean waters off the coast of Woods Hole in Massachusetts.
—Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 22 Aug. 2025
Moderate flooding is expected, and waters up to 13 feet are impacting roads near Mequon, Thiensville and Saukville.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for waters
Verb
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Plants will slowly die with yellowing foliage as water builds up in the container and drowns the roots.—
Tim Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Aug. 2025
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But rather than capturing the madness of the era, Lee drowns in sub-Scorsese excess, confusing saying a lot of things bluntly with saying something meaningful.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
16 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Environmental groups support paying farmers to leave flood-prone land because floodwater that spreads across farm fields washes fertilizer, pesticides and other chemicals into rivers, causing a range of down-river harms.—
Molly Parker,
ProPublica,
4 Sep. 2025
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The base then washes the mop with heated water that gradually increases in temperature from 104 to 167 degrees Fahrenheit to specifically target and remove different kinds of dirt and grime.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
4 Sep. 2025
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Bright sunlight floods the sensors with background noise, surface reflections distort the signal, and long-distance measurements require higher stability than short-range indoor use.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Sep. 2025
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Rainwater floods their tents and officers go cell-to-cell pressuring detainees to sign voluntary removal orders before they’re allowed to consult their attorneys.—
Kate Payne,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Waters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waters. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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