as in to wet
to make wet
watered the plants
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Recent Examples of water
Do not fertilize on very hot days and be sure to water your plants before and after fertilizing.
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Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Mar. 2025
Instead of watering on a weekly set schedule, consider the growing conditions around the plant.
—Betty Cahill, The Denver Post, 1 Mar. 2025
Do not water again until the medium feels dry to the touch.
—Dawn Pettinelli, Hartford Courant, 1 Mar. 2025
The restaurant and bar, originally built in 1929 as a residence, has been feeding and watering the communities around it with warmth, humor and hamburgers ever since Martin Duffy first opened the business in 1955.
—Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 28 Feb. 2025
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Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Mar. 2025
Instead of watering on a weekly set schedule, consider the growing conditions around the plant.
—Betty Cahill, The Denver Post, 1 Mar. 2025
Do not water again until the medium feels dry to the touch.
—Dawn Pettinelli, Hartford Courant, 1 Mar. 2025
The restaurant and bar, originally built in 1929 as a residence, has been feeding and watering the communities around it with warmth, humor and hamburgers ever since Martin Duffy first opened the business in 1955.
—Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 28 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for water
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Shivering in Cassidy’s arms, tears wetting her cheeks, naked, so vulnerable.—
Joyce Carol Oates,
The New Yorker,
16 Mar. 2025
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The weather will transition from sunny to wet from March 20 to March 31, that first week, with temperatures staying on the cooler side, the Old Farmer’s Almanac forecast said.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado,
Sacramento Bee,
13 Mar. 2025
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Businesses across sectors are drowning in information, yet many still haven’t found the right tools to manage, interpret, and act on it effectively.—
Cathy Hackl,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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If Nike can continue to show positive signs from new product launches and partnerships, the rest of its headwinds might just be drowned out as noise.—
Gabrielle Fonrouge,
CNBC,
20 Mar. 2025
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An employee was seen sneezing directly into their hand and returning to work without washing their hands.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Because what’s really getting washed is the film as the paint rests safely beneath it.—
Karl Brauer,
Forbes.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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Playboi Carti Scores 30 Hot 100 Hits at Once This week, Playboi Carti floods the Hot 100 with an incredible 30 tracks.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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More than 400 Reddit users flooded the comments section of the post with admiration, calling the moment heartwarming and even offering to help the kittens out on their journey to being adopted.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Mar. 2025
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“Water.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/water. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.
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