as in to flood
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This dominance has been driven by aggressively low prices and a relatively early roll-out of Wi-Fi 7 routers, perceived by some as a concerted effort to flood the US market.—
Simon Hill,
WIRED,
21 Feb. 2025 -
One important factor: the high-water mark, which can indicate how badly a building flooded.—
Jeff Weiner,
Axios,
21 Feb. 2025
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California firefighters Rains continue to wet down the state, with more on tap, as a bipartisan group of senators in Sacramento introduces legislation to do away with seasonal staffing and keep CalFire fire stations fully staffed year round.—
Bay Area News Group,
The Mercury News,
9 Feb. 2025
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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.—
Jeanette Marantos,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Oct. 2024
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Harris recommends immediately misting your face with a long-wearing setting spray after foundation and concealer application, then blending.—
Lauren Valenti,
Vogue,
20 Feb. 2025
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In other words, this is just the thing to mist away the winter blues.—
Jenny Berg,
Allure,
20 Feb. 2025
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Listen to this article At least eight people were killed and thousands remained without power Sunday as rainfall and floodwaters inundated Kentucky.—
Joseph Wilkinson,
New York Daily News,
16 Feb. 2025
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And in the days since, his mother's restaurant in Florida has been inundated with negative reviews on Yelp.—
Anna Lazarus Caplan,
People.com,
14 Feb. 2025
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Yale management expert Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, who runs an annual summit called the Chief Executive Leadership Institute, told the NYT he has been deluged with calls about safety at the next edition of his event this month.—
Nathan Bomey,
Axios,
6 Dec. 2024
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Mabel was deluged with around 1700 cards and gifts, some sent from as far away as India, Iceland, France, and Canada.—
Terry Baddoo,
USA TODAY,
31 Jan. 2025
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Either way, enjoy a side of potatoes cooked in red-tinged chorizo fat and shower each bite with a squeeze of fresh lime.—
Edmund Tijerina,
Bon Appétit,
27 Feb. 2025
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Even Nickel Boys, which is easily one of the most radical movies of the past few decades, resembles a certain type of prestige pic that tends to get showered with gold during awards seasons, at least on paper.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
24 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Add just enough buttermilk to moisten the flour mixture.—
Elizabeth Karmel,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
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Rinse your mouth with a mixture of one-half teaspoon (3 grams) of salt in 1 cup (240 milliliters) of water to reduce pain and moisten your mouth.—
Anna Giorgi,
Verywell Health,
27 Dec. 2024
Verb
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Rich is a great way to describe the texture—packed with agents like vanilla planifolia fruit water and glycerin to hydrate, while light reflecting particles help illuminate the undereye.—
Kiana Murden,
Vogue,
15 Feb. 2025
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Inspired by Scandinavian winters, the moisturizer taps electrolytes, ceramides and black currant and cloudberry oils to hydrate the skin and recover skin barrier strength.—
Noor Lobad,
WWD,
7 Feb. 2025
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“Hose (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hose%20%28down%29. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.
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