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it will be easier to clean up if you wet down the surfaces first
the stylist began by wetting down my hair
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Once established, the plants shouldn’t need much water, but the crossing will have an irrigation system installed that can be activated to wet down the crossing in the event of a wildfire.
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Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2024
The state agency has carried out precautionary measures, including wetting down potentially at-risk areas with water trucks, placing backup generators at key field division facilities and creating staffing plans to continue managing State Water Project operations remotely upon evacuation.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacramento Bee, 3 July 2024
The Dublin Fire Brigade on Friday morning said firefighters were continuing to wet down smoldering vehicles.
—Karla Adam, Washington Post, 24 Nov. 2023
To the south, plumes of smoke rose behind Kirkwood Mountain ski resort as officials used snow spreaders to wet down the area.
—Arkansas Online, 3 Sep. 2021
Her mom got out a hose to wet down their house.
—Dallas News, 26 Sep. 2022
Park managers try to minimize fire danger by reducing fuel loads, using fire-resistant architectural treatments on some structures, and (when necessary) resorting to irrigation systems that suck water from nearby lakes or tanker trucks to wet down landscapes around buildings.
—Kurt Repanshek, National Geographic, 14 Oct. 2020
With most of the crowd gone, the water truck can move much faster to wet down any portion of the route that remains dry.
—al, 28 Feb. 2022
Mines also use water to wet down roads to suppress dust.
—Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 10 Oct. 2021
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Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2024
The state agency has carried out precautionary measures, including wetting down potentially at-risk areas with water trucks, placing backup generators at key field division facilities and creating staffing plans to continue managing State Water Project operations remotely upon evacuation.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacramento Bee, 3 July 2024
The Dublin Fire Brigade on Friday morning said firefighters were continuing to wet down smoldering vehicles.
—Karla Adam, Washington Post, 24 Nov. 2023
To the south, plumes of smoke rose behind Kirkwood Mountain ski resort as officials used snow spreaders to wet down the area.
—Arkansas Online, 3 Sep. 2021
Her mom got out a hose to wet down their house.
—Dallas News, 26 Sep. 2022
Park managers try to minimize fire danger by reducing fuel loads, using fire-resistant architectural treatments on some structures, and (when necessary) resorting to irrigation systems that suck water from nearby lakes or tanker trucks to wet down landscapes around buildings.
—Kurt Repanshek, National Geographic, 14 Oct. 2020
With most of the crowd gone, the water truck can move much faster to wet down any portion of the route that remains dry.
—al, 28 Feb. 2022
Mines also use water to wet down roads to suppress dust.
—Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 10 Oct. 2021
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“Wet down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wet%20down. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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