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as in dripping
containing, covered with, or thoroughly penetrated by water
the soft, watery earth of the marshland
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as in runny
having an overly soft liquid consistency
watery oatmeal
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as in thin
not containing very much of some important element
a watery lemonade
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as in bland
lacking in qualities that make for spirit and character
political correctness has resulted in a lot of history books being written in very watery prose
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Recent Examples of watery
The crypto parasite causes cryptosporidiosis, a watery diarrhea that can persist for up to three weeks.
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Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 4 Dec. 2024
Symptoms of the common cold include runny nose, cough, sore throat, fatigue, watery eyes, headaches and sneezing.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 2 Dec. 2024
In addition to the cough, initial symptoms mimic those of a cold — including nasal congestion, runny nose, fever, and red, watery eyes, according to Mayo Clinic.
—Melissa Rudy, Fox News, 12 Oct. 2024
Essence According to Hu, the simplest way is to apply serums from thinnest to thickest so that the thinner, more watery serums are able to penetrate the skin without having to work extra hard to get through a thicker formula.
—Rio Viera-Newton, Vogue, 25 Nov. 2024
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Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 4 Dec. 2024
Symptoms of the common cold include runny nose, cough, sore throat, fatigue, watery eyes, headaches and sneezing.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 2 Dec. 2024
In addition to the cough, initial symptoms mimic those of a cold — including nasal congestion, runny nose, fever, and red, watery eyes, according to Mayo Clinic.
—Melissa Rudy, Fox News, 12 Oct. 2024
Essence According to Hu, the simplest way is to apply serums from thinnest to thickest so that the thinner, more watery serums are able to penetrate the skin without having to work extra hard to get through a thicker formula.
—Rio Viera-Newton, Vogue, 25 Nov. 2024
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Bird flu symptoms in humans include typical flu-like symptoms such as eye redness, sore throat, runny nose, cough, diarrhea, vomiting, body aches, fatigue, trouble swallowing or fever.Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
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Teen in Critical Condition After Contracting Canada's First ‘Presumptive’ Human Case of Bird Flu Symptoms of bird flu mimic those associated with influenza, according to the CDC: fever, fatigue, cough, muscle aches, sore throat, shortness of breath, stuffy or runny nose, eye redness, and headaches.Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
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Conventional toy cars used thin, rigid steel axles and rubber tires.George Petras, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2024
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There’s never been a better long-form tool for exploring complex ideas than these rectangular objects made of thin wood slices (or imaginary bleeps and bloops on a Kindle).Vulture Editors, Vulture, 13 Dec. 2024
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The answer is quite simple but hardly not satisfying: His players are bland.Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 11 Dec. 2024
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My only real complaint is that, apart from the weapons, the mecha looked like they were designed by a committee and were a bit bland.Ollie Barder, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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Recommendations from the Dietary Guidelines for Americans say that Americans should eat more beans, peas and lentils, cut back on red and processed meats and starchy vegetables and limit sugars, sodium and saturated fats.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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Americans should strive to eat less meat and saturated fats, while upping their intake of fiber-rich legumes, fruits and vegetables, according to new recommendations issued Tuesday by a panel of nutrition experts.Ivana Saric, Axios, 11 Dec. 2024
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Cook, stirring occasionally, until beer is reduced just beneath the top of the mustard seeds, about 20 minutes (if mixture is too soupy, the mustard will be runny and thin).David Bancroft, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2024
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The grits were creamy, but not soupy and packed with flavor while still subtle.Worth Sparkman, Axios, 16 Sep. 2024
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Vinegar, which is really dilute acetic acid, will help the milk curdle by further denaturing the whey proteins and neutralizing negative charges at the surface of casein micelles.Liz Roth-Johnson, Discover Magazine, 12 Feb. 2013
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However toxic a substance may be, the amount of exposure received by the general population is very dilute.George Johnson, Discover Magazine, 8 July 2013
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But to play to that dichotomy is a tightrope walk: lean too far one way and Indy becomes boring, either as too normal or a superhero.Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 10 Dec. 2024
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Eggnog Eggnog is a hard sell because most people have only had the bad kind, those boring and occasionally gross cartons that line the dairy section of the supermarket every December.Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 9 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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“Watery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/watery. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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