as in to wet
to make wet
watered the plants
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Recent Examples of water
However, during the heat of summer, based on my experience, if Marathon was not watered every day, wilt or even dieback could result.
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Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 10 Sep. 2025
Always water deeply but infrequently.
—Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Sep. 2025
Plants grown in containers need to be watered routinely, especially during summer when the plants have grown and the weather gets hotter.
—Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 30 Aug. 2025
Your role as a business owner is to water that seed.
—Shane Enete, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
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Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 10 Sep. 2025
Always water deeply but infrequently.
—Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Sep. 2025
Plants grown in containers need to be watered routinely, especially during summer when the plants have grown and the weather gets hotter.
—Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 30 Aug. 2025
Your role as a business owner is to water that seed.
—Shane Enete, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for water
Recent Examples of Synonyms for water
Verb
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Before going in, run the inside of your mouth with your tongue to wet every surface.—
Ian Kumamoto,
Them.,
10 Sep. 2025
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Increase the resistance on this exercise by wetting the towel first.—
Aubrey Bailey,
Verywell Health,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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There’s a risk of the children drowning in the pool or being bitten by spiders; there’s the danger of a brush fire on the nearby hillside; and more.—
Deborah Treisman,
New Yorker,
14 Sep. 2025
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That matters because SOCs are drowning in noise and budget strain from log ingestion.—
Tony Bradley,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The lid and straw are dishwasher safe, while the brand recommends hand washing the cup to maintain the insulation.—
Maggie Horton,
PEOPLE,
19 Sep. 2025
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The female nurse washed her neck.—
Laura Vazquez,
Harpers Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The Hortmans’ assassination received a flurry of coverage over the strange circumstances under which it was carried out, with pictures of Boelter in his silicone mask initially flooding social media.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
16 Sep. 2025
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The United States is flooded with nearly half a billion guns, and the stockpile does not vanish just because the murder rate dips.—
John J. Donohue,
Time,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Water.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/water. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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