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Along with taking home a trophy, Muppet also received a pampering session at a luxury doggie spa that included a mud bath, thalassotherapy (a therapeutic practice that involves being bathed in seawater), and a spray of fragrance.—Staff Author, People.com, 13 Dec. 2024 In 2006, Crescent City residents were caught off guard by significant seawater surge hours after a tsunami warning expired, causing significant harbor damage.—Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024 With the machine, the team found that the inflated cells were less dense than the surrounding seawater.—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 17 Oct. 2024 The Florida Health Department offers the following tips to minimize the risk of exposure to vibrio:
Avoid swimming or wading in floodwaters, standing water, seawater, and brackish water, if possible.—Lisa Rapaport, EverydayHealth.com, 11 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for seawater
Word History
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of seawater was
before the 12th century
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