as in wetting
to make wet
watered the plants
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Recent Examples of watering
Keeping tomatoes on a regular watering schedule and watering them deeply is key to juicy tomatoes.
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Nadia Hassani, The Spruce, 15 May 2026
Avoid watering your plant from overhead to keep the disease at bay.
—Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 14 May 2026
Keep soil moist, watering whenever there isn't adequate rainfall.
—Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 13 May 2026
Overwatering is its only real vulnerability; watering once every 10 to 14 days is sufficient.
—Nolan Lewis, Architectural Digest, 27 Apr. 2026
Continue watering regularly for at least two years.
—Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 25 Apr. 2026
Watch this video for six gardening tips to make watering your plants easier.
—Cody Godwin, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2026
Before, nutrients in the water created an algal slick that kept water from seeping into the ground and watering the trees.
—Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 23 Dec. 2024
Furthermore, exhibiting accuracy, the robot mimics human-like care by watering a plant delicately and dancing to lively music.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 9 Dec. 2024
Nadia Hassani, The Spruce, 15 May 2026
Avoid watering your plant from overhead to keep the disease at bay.
—Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 14 May 2026
Keep soil moist, watering whenever there isn't adequate rainfall.
—Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 13 May 2026
Overwatering is its only real vulnerability; watering once every 10 to 14 days is sufficient.
—Nolan Lewis, Architectural Digest, 27 Apr. 2026
Continue watering regularly for at least two years.
—Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 25 Apr. 2026
Watch this video for six gardening tips to make watering your plants easier.
—Cody Godwin, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2026
Before, nutrients in the water created an algal slick that kept water from seeping into the ground and watering the trees.
—Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 23 Dec. 2024
Furthermore, exhibiting accuracy, the robot mimics human-like care by watering a plant delicately and dancing to lively music.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 9 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for watering
Verb
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Avoid wetting foliage when watering plants or water in the morning if using overhead sprinklers to help minimize foliar disease.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
13 May 2026
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Avoid wetting leaves and vines.—
Barbara Gillette,
The Spruce,
12 May 2026
Verb
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Whales can drag heavy gear for months, unable to dive or feed properly, leading to starvation, infection and drowning.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
20 May 2026
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Being able to shut out the noise kept it from drowning out her voice.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
20 May 2026
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So, the league is washing its hands of what the Chargers or any other teams might do to troll the Patriots.—
Armando Salguero OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
15 May 2026
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Modern Perspectives on Laundry Sorting With the growing popularity of large-capacity front-loading washers in the late 1990s, consumers welcomed the possibility of washing all of the dirty laundry in the hamper at the same time.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
15 May 2026
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Now that oil prices are surging from the conflict with Iran, money is flooding into the state treasury and creating an uncomfortable situation for Democrats who oppose the war and would rather reduce their reliance on fossil fuels.—
Morgan Lee,
Fortune,
15 May 2026
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Later that summer, lingering moisture from Tropical Storm Mario contributed to flooding rains across portions of the southwestern United States on September 17-18, the hurricane center concluded in its post-storm report.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
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“Watering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/watering. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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