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• In the video posted to X, Dominick shows how the ketchup leaks out like water coming from a garden hose in zero gravity.
  — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 24 Oct. 2024
• The labors of love that pour forth are like water in the midst of a dry and weary land.
  — Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 9 Feb. 2024
• Coming straight out of the tree, the sap tastes like water.
  — Wayne Parry, Fortune, 25 Mar. 2024
• With a bright smile and soothing voice, Athie moves like water.
  — Angelique Jackson, Variety, 17 May 2024
• The grains, like water, follow the path of least resistance.
  — Bethany Brookshire, Scientific American, 27 June 2024
• Mediums like water and glass obscure the passthrough of light over a long enough distance.
  — Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 8 Nov. 2022
• So, in knowing those dates ahead of time, music can be like water and just flow in between all of the rigidness.
  — Juliana Ukiomogbe, ELLE, 22 June 2023
• Following another ‘fit change, the crew moves the party to a strip club where the bills flow like water.
  — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 3 Aug. 2022
• And if your cat is one of the many that like water, congratulations!
  — Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 4 Sep. 2024
• Best fragrances for Cancer: Go for warm and calming notes like water lilies, patchouli, and leather.
  — Bryce Jones, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Oct. 2023
• The fare includes food, drinks like water and sodas, gratuities, Wi-Fi and more.
  — Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 10 Feb. 2023
• There are quite a few small compartments for items like water bottles, as well as your keys, wallet, and phone.
  — Madison Yauger, Peoplemag, 16 June 2023
• Some have touted the use of rice water to clean containers like water bottles, but that’s not risk-free, Brown said.
  — Maggie O'Neill, Verywell Health, 8 Jan. 2024
• Six months since the quake, almost no homes have been rebuilt and no services, like water or sewer, have been restored.
  — Melanie Stetson Freeman, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 Aug. 2023
• But campaign watchdogs say money, like water, always seems to find a way.
  — Daniel Klaidman, CBS News, 4 June 2024
• The shimmery pattern may appear rippled, like water, or take on a faux bois (wood grain) pattern.
  — Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Nov. 2023
• Tequila flows like water around the resort, so get a tasting on your itinerary.
  — Chelsee Lowe, Travel + Leisure, 23 Apr. 2023
• The residents of El-Geneina have for weeks been trapped and stranded within the city, cut off from basic needs like water and vital health services.
  — Celine Alkhaldi, CNN, 17 May 2023
• The residents of El-Geneina have for weeks been trapped and stranded within the city, cut off from basic needs like water and vital health services.
  — Celine Alkhaldi, CNN, 17 May 2023
• When light goes from one medium (like water) into another medium (like air), the light's path bends.
  — WIRED, 25 Nov. 2022
• The vapor gets blasted into the next compartment like water spraying from a hose.
  — Charles D. Brown Ii, Scientific American, 16 May 2023
• Pokémon are sorted into 18 types, some of them based on elements like water and fire.
  — Teresa Nowakowski, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Aug. 2023
• Has a slightly baked, petrichor-like taste, like water on hot asphalt.
  — Lucas Kwan Peterson, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2023
• But green cities also tend to be wetter cities, which could mean other resources, like water, are easier to come by, Haight said.
  — Emily Anthes, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Sep. 2023
• But green cities also tend to be wetter cities, which could mean other resources, like water, are easier to come by, Dr. Haight said.
  — Emily Anthes, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2023
• Tirico is one of those eerily gifted announcers whose what flows like water running over rocks in a riverbed.
  — Jody Rosen, New York Times, 2 Dec. 2023
• People were lining up to pick sandbags or flocking to stores to stock up on supplies like water and batteries.
  — Nouran Salahieh, CNN, 28 Sep. 2022
• Then, the company will be approved to move forward with building a fifth new theme park, as well as create two minor parks like water parks.
  — Athena Sobhan, Peoplemag, 13 June 2024
• Yet, much like water, cultural knowledge should be recycled from one person to the next.
  — Cindy Luquin, refinery29.com, 26 Apr. 2023
• They’re reinforced through the knees, seat, and pockets (areas that usually see the most wear) and designed with protective features like water and wind resistance.
  — Sara Coughlin, SELF, 25 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 14 Dec 2024