Examples of desalinate in a Sentence
The company is building a plant that will desalinate seawater.
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In agriculture, hot countries that lack fresh water could harness solar power for desalinating and pumping water, enabling farmers to work previously infertile land.
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Dickon Pinner, Foreign Affairs, 16 Feb. 2015
In other intriguing news, San Diego County is looking into desalinating even more Pacific Ocean water — if other parts of the West looking to use less Colorado River water are willing to pay for it.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2024
The treatment technology is similar to the process used for desalinating seawater, but recycling wastewater requires less energy and is less costly than turning saltwater into freshwater.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2023
Without fuel, water cannot be pumped or desalinated, generators that power hospitals – that keep incubators, ventilators and dialysis machines running and to sterilize surgical equipment – will fail.
—Helen Regan, CNN, 24 Oct. 2023
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Dickon Pinner, Foreign Affairs, 16 Feb. 2015
In other intriguing news, San Diego County is looking into desalinating even more Pacific Ocean water — if other parts of the West looking to use less Colorado River water are willing to pay for it.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2024
The treatment technology is similar to the process used for desalinating seawater, but recycling wastewater requires less energy and is less costly than turning saltwater into freshwater.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2023
Without fuel, water cannot be pumped or desalinated, generators that power hospitals – that keep incubators, ventilators and dialysis machines running and to sterilize surgical equipment – will fail.
—Helen Regan, CNN, 24 Oct. 2023
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“Desalinate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/desalinate. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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