as in to moisten
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Recent Examples of humidify
Hey Dewy makes a compact, travel-friendly humidifier that humidifies rooms up to 500 square feet.
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Anna Haines, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
The system boasted heat and flame detectors, fire retardant, a 2,500-gallon sprinkler system to soak the property and humidify the air for an hour, and autonomy from the power grid.
—Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2025
Panting allows a dog to quickly take in a breath of air, humidify it and breathe it out.
—Joan Morris, The Mercury News, 9 Dec. 2024
This one can run for 32 hours on a full tank and will humidify a room of up to 300 square feet.
—Will Porter, Architectural Digest, 29 Nov. 2024
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Anna Haines, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
The system boasted heat and flame detectors, fire retardant, a 2,500-gallon sprinkler system to soak the property and humidify the air for an hour, and autonomy from the power grid.
—Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2025
Panting allows a dog to quickly take in a breath of air, humidify it and breathe it out.
—Joan Morris, The Mercury News, 9 Dec. 2024
This one can run for 32 hours on a full tank and will humidify a room of up to 300 square feet.
—Will Porter, Architectural Digest, 29 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for humidify
Verb
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Water by hand and wet the base of the plants to moisten the root balls and surrounding soil.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
31 May 2025
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His mother wet a sponge to moisten his lips and tongue.—
Stephanie Armour,
Miami Herald,
29 May 2025
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The Mojave National Preserve also asked people to be on the lookout for desert tortoises, which emerge after rain to hydrate and eat the vegetation.—
Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 June 2025
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It’s infused with caffeine to de-puff, shea butter to hydrate, and licorice root to calm and even skin tone.—
Kristen Philipkoski,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
Verb
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The thin, gel-cream formula is packed with moisturizing glycerin, shea butter, squalane, and vitamin E, to nourish skin without feeling too heavy.—
Sara Coughlin,
SELF,
13 June 2025
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From applying lotion to keep your skin moisturized to hopping into a bath, speeding up the sunburn healing process is possible with a few tips and tricks.—
Amber Rambharose,
Glamour,
12 June 2025
Verb
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Sometimes only misting is needed to revive wilting grass.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
7 June 2025
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Drones will monitor crowds and deliver medicine, while misting systems, shaded walkways, and hundreds of new water stations have been added.—
Manal Albarakati,
semafor.com,
4 June 2025
Verb
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His mother wet a sponge to moisten his lips and tongue.—
Stephanie Armour,
Miami Herald,
29 May 2025
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The president’s health has been the subject of speculation for years; in 2023, six journalists were arrested after they were accused of sharing a video that appeared to show the president wetting himself.—
Abdi Latif Dahir,
New York Times,
16 May 2025
Verb
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Cool compresses: Applying a clean, cool, and damp washcloth to the rash for five to 10 minutes can bring relief.—
Alisa Hrustic,
SELF,
9 Apr. 2025
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To prevent damping off, avoid overwatering and never let the trays or containers stand in water for any length of time.—
Betty Cahill,
The Denver Post,
10 Feb. 2025
Verb
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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
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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
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They were showered by debris from the collapse of the towers and were temporarily trapped in a nearby building.—
Sam Roberts,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
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The couple often take the dogs to public events where they are showered with love and kindness by strangers.—
Rick Mauch,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 May 2025
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“Humidify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/humidify. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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