: a high stage of the water in a river or lake
also
: high tide sense 1
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Sopan Deb, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2025
Melons, lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers, celery, and spinach are all high-water foods that also offer other important nutrients.
—Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 12 Feb. 2025
Tina Reed, Axios, 13 Feb. 2025
As colder air filters in by late Wednesday into Thursday, high water and ice action should subside.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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Adjective
For Di Domenico, 62, who often performs as Trump at corporate events, sometimes alongside Brown’s Obama, 2016 was a high-water mark.
—Sopan Deb, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2025
Melons, lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers, celery, and spinach are all high-water foods that also offer other important nutrients.
—Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 12 Feb. 2025
Noun
Yes, but: The U.S. hit a high water mark in 2019, with 1,274 cases before seeing a precipitous drop during the COVID pandemic.
—Tina Reed, Axios, 13 Feb. 2025
As colder air filters in by late Wednesday into Thursday, high water and ice action should subside.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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“High-water.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high-water. Accessed 19 Feb. 2025.
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