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Recent Examples of dewater
The new dam can dewater the lake if need be, engineers said.
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Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 28 July 2025
The Emory oaks that had been drying out as Resolution dewaters the underground shafts were reviving, their leaves fleshing out and appearing healthier as water seeped into the ground.
—The Arizona Republic, 29 Feb. 2024
The Pensées, however, was submerged near the harbor despite attempts to dewater it with pumps.
—Timothy Fanning, San Antonio Express-News, 5 July 2022
The additional power requirements to dewater that water and cool the tunnels, which at 180 degrees are too hot for human survival, would require about 24 megawatts.
—Debra Utacia Krol, azcentral, 13 Mar. 2020
But there’s nothing that will sway GBRA from the Sept. 16 deadline to start dewatering, Patteson said.
—Josh Baugh, ExpressNews.com, 4 Sep. 2019
Meanwhile the city drained and dewatered itself to build bigger.
—Adam Rogers, WIRED, 12 July 2019
Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 28 July 2025
The Emory oaks that had been drying out as Resolution dewaters the underground shafts were reviving, their leaves fleshing out and appearing healthier as water seeped into the ground.
—The Arizona Republic, 29 Feb. 2024
The Pensées, however, was submerged near the harbor despite attempts to dewater it with pumps.
—Timothy Fanning, San Antonio Express-News, 5 July 2022
The additional power requirements to dewater that water and cool the tunnels, which at 180 degrees are too hot for human survival, would require about 24 megawatts.
—Debra Utacia Krol, azcentral, 13 Mar. 2020
But there’s nothing that will sway GBRA from the Sept. 16 deadline to start dewatering, Patteson said.
—Josh Baugh, ExpressNews.com, 4 Sep. 2019
Meanwhile the city drained and dewatered itself to build bigger.
—Adam Rogers, WIRED, 12 July 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dewater
Verb
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Netflix’s domineering presence, one that permeated every corner of a typically sacred day at the ballpark, had mercifully evaporated.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
27 Mar. 2026
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That’s one indication that physical shortages, rather than bad vibes alone, are being priced in (the reverse effect happened during the pandemic, when spot prices plunged because of evaporating demand).—
Tim McDonnell,
semafor.com,
26 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The results could one day help mitigate the problem of toxic dust spewing from the drying lake bed onto Salt Lake City—the Great Salt Lake’s bed is laced with arsenic, a toxic substance that, when people are exposed to it as dust, may cause cancers, respiratory problems and heart disease.—
Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
31 Mar. 2026
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Alcohol can be stinging and drying to the skin.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Klosterman wondered if the recent heatwave would desiccate them.—
Lila Seidman,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Mar. 2026
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Mahdi and Khadija had been struck by drought, and their bed was dry and desiccated, waterless down to its depths.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The child was not dehydrated and was discharged.—
Amelia Mugavero,
CBS News,
1 Apr. 2026
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Though my teammates were dehydrated and slightly red in the summer heat, they were not demoralized.—
Gaby Del Valle,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
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“Dewater.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dewater. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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