as in dripping
containing, covered with, or thoroughly penetrated by water
the carpet should be damp but not entirely saturated
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as in soaked
to wet thoroughly with liquid
saturate your hair with water before applying the dye
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Recent Examples of saturated
Chris Mueller, USA TODAY, 28 Nov. 2024
Foods lower in sodium and saturated fat are recommended.
—Jonathan Purtell, Verywell Health, 25 Nov. 2024
Excessive consumption of saturated fats can raise your LDL cholesterol, which can increase your risk for heart attack or stroke.
—Caroline Hopkins Legaspi, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024
To reduce saturated fat, avoid full-fat dairy and butter when cooking your oatmeal.
—Karina Tolentino, Verywell Health, 4 Nov. 2024
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The change was made to reduce the saturated fat and eliminate all the cholesterol in the fries, The Washington Post reported.
—Chris Mueller, USA TODAY, 28 Nov. 2024
Foods lower in sodium and saturated fat are recommended.
—Jonathan Purtell, Verywell Health, 25 Nov. 2024
Excessive consumption of saturated fats can raise your LDL cholesterol, which can increase your risk for heart attack or stroke.
—Caroline Hopkins Legaspi, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024
To reduce saturated fat, avoid full-fat dairy and butter when cooking your oatmeal.
—Karina Tolentino, Verywell Health, 4 Nov. 2024
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His shirt was soaked, and his skin was hot.Lauren Groff, The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2024
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The water that flooded into some tents in Deir al-Balah soaked everything inside, leaving blankets and carpets a tangled, dusty mess.Abeer Salman, CNN, 29 Nov. 2024
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Chief among them are efforts to train crews to identify and treat an overdose and a push to saturate fleets with naloxone, the opioid antagonist, commonly administered as a nasal spray under the trade name Narcan, that can reverse overdoses and retrieve a fading patient from a mortal slide.C.J. Chivers James Patrick Cronin Elena Hecht Anna Diamond Quinton Kamara, New York Times, 6 June 2024
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To give the vinegar a longer working time, saturate paper towels and press them against the glass like wallpaper.Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 1 Mar. 2024
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The idea of fiber optic drones was at risk of being drowned out.David Hambling, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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As the Dodgers officially welcomed their latest gazillionaire pitcher to a remodeling Dodger Stadium on Tuesday, the churning of the bulldozers in the infield was momentarily drowned out by the whining around the baseball world.Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2024
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The great room, a warm womb drenched in buttery tones that Bacon reserves for sipping Sleepy Girl Mocktails in the evenings by candlelight, is a prime example of making this approach work in one’s favor.Sydney Gore, Architectural Digest, 6 Dec. 2024
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Leo [DiCaprio] comes in drenched.Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Dec. 2024
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Some wet weather could impact parts of the East on Christmas Day.Mary Gilbert, CNN, 16 Dec. 2024
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Their warm and wet climates couldn’t produce the brawny horses needed for their cavalries.David Chaffetz, Fortune Asia, 15 Dec. 2024
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Instead, the narrative focuses on Karoline (Vic Carmen Sonne), a factory worker in the wake of World War I who is impregnated by her rich boss and then discarded after his mother disapproves.Esther Zuckerman, TIME, 6 Dec. 2024
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With her husband’s cooperation, a coven of Devil-worshipping ghouls occupy an Upper West Side apartment building and conspire to have a young woman Rosemary (Mia Farrow) raped and impregnated by Satan himself.Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 25 Nov. 2024
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Trucks travel through a flooded road while exiting from an Amazon delivery station in Carlstadt, New Jersey, U.S., on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2020.Jeff Marks, CNBC, 1 Nov. 2024
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Rescuers in Atlanta used boats to reach residents stranded in flooded areas.Rachel Ramirez, CNN, 1 Oct. 2024
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And they should be immersed in the interviewing process to find the best person for the job.Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 11 Dec. 2024
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With the ability to see through the eyes of the robot, hear its environment, and even talk in their own voice, operators are fully immersed.Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 9 Dec. 2024
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“Saturated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/saturated. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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