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Recent Examples of waters
Lissette Gonzalez, Miami Herald, 25 May 2026
Uncharted waters The Covid-19 pandemic was Powell’s most daunting challenge at the helm of the world’s most powerful central bank, economists and former Fed officials say.
—Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 15 May 2026
Poor to hazardous boating conditions continue across offshore Volusia and Brevard County waters.
—Garfield Hylton, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 May 2026
Jessie Boukarim waters some of his plants after having installed a rain barrel at his home for water collection.
—Ashley Portillo, CBS News, 29 Apr. 2026
From curling waves and the golden sands along the Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the warm Gulf of Mexico waters gently lapping onto the white sand beaches to the west, there truly is a beach for everyone.
—Susan B. Barnes, Southern Living, 9 Apr. 2026
Hood and others see this as not just an attempt to right-size environmental rules that had become unnecessarily burdensome, but a massive chipping away at environmental safeguards that kept our public lands and waters relatively intact.
—Christine Peterson, Outdoor Life, 8 Apr. 2026
Considering the quantity of hydrocarbons that are naturally entering Gulf of Mexico waters, what exactly constitutes an environmental disaster?
—Jeffrey Marlow, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026
The species is commonly found in tropical and temperate waters of the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian oceans, but federal officials say its range has expanded in recent years to places including the east and south coasts of Australia, waters off South Africa and the Texas Gulf Coast.
—Dante Motley, Austin American Statesman, 11 Mar. 2026
Verb
Small craft should exercise caution over the Atlantic waters and the Keys waters.
—Lissette Gonzalez, Miami Herald, 25 May 2026
Uncharted waters The Covid-19 pandemic was Powell’s most daunting challenge at the helm of the world’s most powerful central bank, economists and former Fed officials say.
—Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 15 May 2026
Poor to hazardous boating conditions continue across offshore Volusia and Brevard County waters.
—Garfield Hylton, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 May 2026
Jessie Boukarim waters some of his plants after having installed a rain barrel at his home for water collection.
—Ashley Portillo, CBS News, 29 Apr. 2026
From curling waves and the golden sands along the Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the warm Gulf of Mexico waters gently lapping onto the white sand beaches to the west, there truly is a beach for everyone.
—Susan B. Barnes, Southern Living, 9 Apr. 2026
Hood and others see this as not just an attempt to right-size environmental rules that had become unnecessarily burdensome, but a massive chipping away at environmental safeguards that kept our public lands and waters relatively intact.
—Christine Peterson, Outdoor Life, 8 Apr. 2026
Considering the quantity of hydrocarbons that are naturally entering Gulf of Mexico waters, what exactly constitutes an environmental disaster?
—Jeffrey Marlow, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026
The species is commonly found in tropical and temperate waters of the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian oceans, but federal officials say its range has expanded in recent years to places including the east and south coasts of Australia, waters off South Africa and the Texas Gulf Coast.
—Dante Motley, Austin American Statesman, 11 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for waters
Verb
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The more militants are killed, the deeper the city drowns in militant Shia iconography.—
Nabil Salih,
Time,
26 May 2026
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However, the actor does most of the heavy lifting, even as Nemes’ aesthetic approach drowns the frame in striking shadows — a contrast made deep and inviting by Mátyás Erdély’s 35mm photography.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
17 May 2026
Verb
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Another Pearl Girl wets herself when the Eyes come for Thalia.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
6 May 2026
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Spray wets leaves and in the cool hours, leaves are susceptible to deadly molds and mildew.—
Nan Sterman,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 May 2026
Verb
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Beaches are routinely left covered in trash that washes into the ocean, degrading habitat and threatening marine animals through ingestion and entanglement.—
Letters To The Editor,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 May 2026
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Rain typically washes pollen out of the air.—
Keerti Gopal,
ArsTechnica,
8 May 2026
Verb
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The virus floods the immune system, eventually shredding our vasculature.—
Neil Vora,
Time,
22 May 2026
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The heart, with its every beat, pumps out a mourning substance that floods the brain.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 May 2026
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“Waters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waters. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.
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