as in rinsed
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as in washed
to pour liquid over or through in order to cleanse
if you get the chemical in your eye, irrigate the eye thoroughly with water
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for irrigated
Adjective
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Clethra can be planted in consistently moist soil in Zones 3 to 9.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
28 May 2025 -
Put together a basic emergency kit, with water and shelf stable foods for up to a week, flash lights, back up batteries, a first aid kit and moist towelettes.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
27 May 2025
Verb
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There was a lot of talk about Aaron Rodgers being washed.—
C. Isaiah Smalls II,
Miami Herald,
6 Jan. 2025
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Separately, norovirus outbreaks can also spring from food that was contaminated at the source and that’s often eaten raw, like shellfish harvested from virus-laden water or produce washed with it.—
Maggie O'Neill,
SELF,
6 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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My essentials are a glowy base, flushed cheeks, sculpted brows, and a glossy lip— just enough to feel pretty and put together with little effort.—
Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
31 May 2025
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With flushed cheeks extending from the apples to the temples, lips softly lined, and light-catching shimmer on the eyes, romantic glam elevates soft glam with a whimsical, spring-ready twist.—
Larry Stansbury,
Essence,
8 May 2025
Verb
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Analytics and technology have flooded the sport.—
Zack Meisel,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2025
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The president and his blindly loyal aides claim the tariffs, which reached an idiotic 104% in duties on all goods from China overnight, are working because the White House is being flooded with calls from foreign governments.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
9 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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But the military, like industry, already had some indication of aqueous film-forming foam’s (AFFF) toxic effects decades before such information became public knowledge.—
Rachel Frazin,
The Hill,
10 Apr. 2025
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Re-entering, Marsalis starts out playing gentle, aqueous phrases, then steadily crescendoes to a piercing intensity for the final theme statement, the band swelling to match him as his tone grows ever more urgent.—
Hank Shteamer,
New York Times,
25 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The outdoor market is held year-round, but Florida weather from March through October is hot and humid.—
Kelsey Glennon,
Southern Living,
3 June 2025
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In hot and humid conditions, sweating cannot cool the body and brain enough.—
Madhusree Mukerjee,
Scientific American,
2 June 2025
Adjective
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Part of the iris family, this plant likes moist to average soil and is generally found in marshes, damp woods, and on stream banks and slopes in zones 4a-9b.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
4 June 2025
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Most of World Cup 1954 was not to his liking, but in the final week the temperatures cooled, and the final was played on a damp day.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
1 June 2025
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“Irrigated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/irrigated. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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