as in saturated
containing, covered with, or thoroughly penetrated by water
waterlogged soil that caused the roots of the potted plant to rot
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as in wet
to make wet
the wood was too waterlogged by the downpour to be used for a fire
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Recent Examples of waterlogged
Heather Bien, Southern Living, 10 Dec. 2024
Driftwood, once waterlogged, can weigh hundreds of pounds, adding to the hazards.
—Katu Staff, Baltimore Sun, 18 Nov. 2024
By the thousands, the creatures converge, slithering through the waterlogged soil, propelled by their flagella.
—IEEE Spectrum, 17 Oct. 2024
With drought orders in place across the country after week upon week of blazing sunshine, who could have predicted the game would be postponed because of… a waterlogged pitch?
—Richard Sutcliffe, The Athletic, 20 Aug. 2024
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If water does not drain correctly, the roots of the Christmas cactus can become waterlogged, eventually causing root rot.
—Heather Bien, Southern Living, 10 Dec. 2024
Driftwood, once waterlogged, can weigh hundreds of pounds, adding to the hazards.
—Katu Staff, Baltimore Sun, 18 Nov. 2024
By the thousands, the creatures converge, slithering through the waterlogged soil, propelled by their flagella.
—IEEE Spectrum, 17 Oct. 2024
With drought orders in place across the country after week upon week of blazing sunshine, who could have predicted the game would be postponed because of… a waterlogged pitch?
—Richard Sutcliffe, The Athletic, 20 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for waterlogged
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Heart disease risk increased when saturated fats were replaced with refined carbohydrates and protein from meat.12 While avoiding overconsuming foods high in saturated fat is wise, most people can enjoy beef tallow in small amounts as part of a healthy diet.Jillian Kubala, Health, 30 Dec. 2024
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Cream and whole milk in eggnog raises the saturated fat content.Gord Magill, Newsweek, 22 Dec. 2024
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Advertisement The Southland remains in high fire season, which could last into the new year without a wetting rainfall, and forecasters say more Santa Ana winds are on the way.Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
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Placing the plant in a dish filled with water allows its roots to soak up the moisture and keep your plant hydrated, without wetting the soil up top, where gnat larvae tend to live.Katie Liu, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2024
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Several more storms are expected this weekend and next week, with the NWS Weather Prediction Center forecasting that the Skokomish River near Potlatch, Washington, will remain flooded or near flood levels at least through Christmas.Anna Skinner, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
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In it, Juliette dismantles a harmonium to use its bellows as a breathing apparatus to swim through a flooded room.Mark Peikert, IndieWire, 9 Dec. 2024
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The results, which are beautifully austere, flooded by sunlight but somehow cold, infuriate Van Buren, played with a masculine bluster by Guy Pearce, who sounds as if his idea of the Breakfast of Champions was a bowl of ground glass drowned in whole milk.Tom Gliatto, People.com, 3 Jan. 2025
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Things not only got hot, the blazing solar plasma drowned out communications with Earth.David Szondy, New Atlas, 2 Jan. 2025
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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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Separately, norovirus outbreaks can also spring from food that was contaminated at the source and that’s often eaten raw, like shellfish harvested from virus-laden water or produce washed with it.Maggie O'Neill, SELF, 6 Jan. 2025
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There was a lot of talk about Aaron Rodgers being washed.C. Isaiah Smalls II, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Waterlogged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waterlogged. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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