as in to wet
to make wet
watered the plants
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Recent Examples of water
After the sod is installed how often should it be watered?
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Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 June 2025
The errands that followed included sowing and watering seeds in a garden before heading into the house to prepare dinner.
—Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 8 June 2025
Sometimes the surfer catches a gnarly wave, and other times a shark catches the surfer.
Luckily for one California surfer, a shark swimming in San Mateo County waters over the weekend managed to get only a sample of his surfboard.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2025
There is purpose in just getting through the next day and making relationships and watering them, even though terrible things are going on.
—Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 30 May 2025
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Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 June 2025
The errands that followed included sowing and watering seeds in a garden before heading into the house to prepare dinner.
—Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 8 June 2025
Sometimes the surfer catches a gnarly wave, and other times a shark catches the surfer.
Luckily for one California surfer, a shark swimming in San Mateo County waters over the weekend managed to get only a sample of his surfboard.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2025
There is purpose in just getting through the next day and making relationships and watering them, even though terrible things are going on.
—Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 30 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for water
Verb
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Play at the lake, wet a line, wander through the woods or relax with your binoculars.—
Dalia Faheid,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 June 2025
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Gently wet their head, paws, belly and ears with cool (not cold) water.—
Angela Rodriguez,
Sacbee.com,
30 May 2025
Verb
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The funeral service for a Metro Transit Police Department sergeant who drowned on Sunday in White Bear Lake will be Friday.—
Mary Divine,
Twin Cities,
25 June 2025
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Tragically, eight people drowned, while two were rescued by lifeguards, park rangers and nearby civilian boaters who rushed to help.—
Bethany Wales,
Sacbee.com,
25 June 2025
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Not pressure washing your driveway can lead to structural damage or even safety hazards on top of the inevitable eyesore.—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
20 June 2025
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Allman, who works for a commercial pressure washing company in Dallas, frequently appears in Weaver’s social media videos and supports her career as a DCC from the sidelines.—
Lynsey Eidell,
People.com,
19 June 2025
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Moscow, Beijing, Tehran and extremist groups are flooding the global information space with anti-American propaganda.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
20 June 2025
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TikTok users flooded the comments section with praise for Coleman's fresh take on wedding fashion.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 June 2025
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“Water.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/water. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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