as in saturated
containing, covered with, or thoroughly penetrated by water
a heavily watered lawn
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as in wet
to make wet
watered the plants
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Recent Examples of watered
Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 8 Jan. 2026
To overwinter them properly, they should be shielded from the cold, watered less frequently, and provided with sufficient sunlight to thrive.
—Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 7 Jan. 2026
Continue to keep plants watered until the ground freezes or snow falls.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 4 Jan. 2026
Even in low indoor humidity, plants might only need to be watered every 10 days or so.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Dec. 2025
When Halloween ends, another flurry of activity takes place the next 48 hours as the displays are removed, stored, and the grass is cut and watered.
—Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Oct. 2025
On the 10-point scale, numbers one through three alert users that the plant needs to be watered, four through seven indicate that the plant can be left alone, while numbers eight through 10 show that the plant has been overwatered.
—Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
The pigs were safely loaded, watered and fed while on the island.
—Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
To withstand the extreme heat and arid conditions, crops in the Salton Sea air basin need to be watered regularly.
—Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
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Nuccio knows of many older camellias in the San Gabriel Valley that are watered exclusively by winter rain.
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Additionally, replacing saturated fats with olive oil can help lower LDL cholesterol and raise HDL cholesterol, according to Bobrick.—
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Previous nutrition guideline iterations suggested minimizing or avoiding full-fat dairy and all types of fat, including healthy and saturated.—
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Now add a blob of water, wetting some of the sand.—
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For suede boots, wet the entire surface with the vinegar and water solution to help keep the color even.—
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Wet a clean white cloth and wring until the cloth is not dripping.—
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Perhaps because the maker is so iconic—dripping with diamonds and all—White Diamonds has stayed a prevalently popular scent for over 20 years.—
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And a mom and dad promote ocean safety after their son drowned.—
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On June 20, 2001, in the Houston suburb of Clear Lake, Andrea Yates drowned her five children—Noah, John, Paul, Luke, and Mary—in the family bathtub.—
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There are certain fabrics, materials, and items that are best dry cleaned or hand washed and laid flat or hung to dry.—
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Large waves from winter storms may have washed the molts onto the beach, Henry said — something observed in Dana Point in 2024, San Diego and Imperial Beach in 2023, Strands Beach in 2022, etc.—
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This may take 30-60 minutes for soaked beans, or 1-2 hours for unsoaked beans.—
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The three-layer Gore-tex fabric shell kept us dry in incredibly soggy conditions that would send most skiers home soaked and cold.—
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Emotions then flooded over him.—
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Soon, crypto traders and other digital nomads flooded El Zonte, lending it the nickname Bitcoin Beach.—
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When TikTok virality and playlist automation saturate listeners’ attention, artistic sameness threatens to rule the day—but independent artists on their own unique paths are still with us.—
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Rain could aid firefighting efforts and saturate dry fuels, reducing their risk of igniting in the future.—
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“Watered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/watered. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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