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watered the plants
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Recent Examples of waters
Lissette Gonzalez, CBS News, 12 Jan. 2026
This could be devastating for Florida, as the Gulf waters off our shores are currently the only part of the Gulf free from the pollution, noise and chaos of offshore drilling.
—Christian Wagley, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Jan. 2026
Paired with currents coming down from Alaska, this keeps the Bay Area waters in the crisp 50s throughout the year.
—Luis Melecio-Zambrano, Mercury News, 2 Dec. 2025
Satellite imagery captured on Saturday shows USS Nimitz had moved south across the South China Sea to waters west of Malaysia's Kota Kinabalu.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
It’s currently caught in a pocket of wind shear that’s helping to balance out the storm-fueling effects of the warmer-than-average waters its crossing.
—Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 24 Oct. 2025
And speaking of food, my mouth waters at the delicious seafood dishes the island is known for, including conch, dumplings, and steamed snapper fish with funchi.
—Essence, 6 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, the next step of the project will involve towing the system offshore to waters deeper than 164 feet (50 meters) for installation, testing, and connection to the grid.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2025
Garlic Parmesan has long been a go-to seasoning for wings, breadsticks, and pasta, which is why your mouth probably waters at the mention of it.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Sep. 2025
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There is a dangerous high risk of rip currents along the Atlantic beaches, and a small craft advisory is in effect for the Atlantic and Florida Keys waters.
—Recent Examples of Synonyms for waters
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Baseus Noise-cancelling Headphones These noise-cancelling headphones are a must-have for frequent travelers, delivering adaptive noise reduction that drowns out jet engine roar, crying babies, and chatty seatmates for peaceful flights or train rides.—
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About once a year, someone drowns.—
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Sweat that can’t escape wets a jacket’s layer of insulation and accelerates heat loss.—
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But the comedy is absolutely something that wets my beak, I'm drawn to it.—
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Its funky mysteries flicker in my brain until the perilla sorbet a couple of courses later washes it away.—
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Her animatronic post-World War II body repetitively washes clothes day in and day out, high above the passing cars near the intersection of Vista Avenue and Overland Road.—
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The space, a former artist’s studio turned residence, opens directly onto the street and is crowned by a transom window that floods the interior with natural light.—
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The other will take the easy route, churning out generic content that floods the market but doesn’t resonate with customers.—
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“Waters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waters. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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