as in dripping
containing, covered with, or thoroughly penetrated by water
a miserable, soaked cat who looked like a drowned rat
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as in saturated
to wet thoroughly with liquid
we ran for home as soon as the rain started, but our clothes still ended up soaked
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as in stung
to charge (someone) too much for goods or services
a merchant who soaks the tourists every summer
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as in wetted
to make wet
that downpour soaked my hair, and now I look like a sight
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as in drank
to partake excessively of alcoholic beverages
depressed about his love life, he repaired to a bar to soak
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Recent Examples of soaked
George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
More than an inch of rain over several days soaked the grounds making muddy hills slippery and dangerous, forcing most spectators onto the narrow walkways and creating huge, impassable (and in some places, scary) bottlenecks.
—Candace Oehler, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
But you should be warned that, once soaked, the fabric became almost transparent.
—Abbey Stone, SELF, 19 Dec. 2024
The score was tied 3-3 at halftime as both offenses struggled to execute in rain that soaked the gray hoodies worn by McVay and his assistants.
—Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
Once Sharon was inside, an employee soaked her hands and nails, then slathered them with goos, gels and paints.
—Topher Sanders, ProPublica, 9 Dec. 2024
His shirt was soaked, and his skin was hot.
—Lauren Groff, The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2024
The water that flooded into some tents in Deir al-Balah soaked everything inside, leaving blankets and carpets a tangled, dusty mess.
—Abeer Salman, CNN, 29 Nov. 2024
The clothing caked in residue weighed roughly 71 pounds, federal prosecutors said, and investigators estimate more than 30 pounds of methamphetamine solution had been soaked into the items.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024
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Sun-soaked and beautiful, the film takes place in Santa Barbara in 1979, where Dorothea (Annette Bening) is trying to raise her son (Lucas Jade Zumann) in an ever-changing world.
—George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
More than an inch of rain over several days soaked the grounds making muddy hills slippery and dangerous, forcing most spectators onto the narrow walkways and creating huge, impassable (and in some places, scary) bottlenecks.
—Candace Oehler, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
But you should be warned that, once soaked, the fabric became almost transparent.
—Abbey Stone, SELF, 19 Dec. 2024
The score was tied 3-3 at halftime as both offenses struggled to execute in rain that soaked the gray hoodies worn by McVay and his assistants.
—Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
Once Sharon was inside, an employee soaked her hands and nails, then slathered them with goos, gels and paints.
—Topher Sanders, ProPublica, 9 Dec. 2024
His shirt was soaked, and his skin was hot.
—Lauren Groff, The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2024
The water that flooded into some tents in Deir al-Balah soaked everything inside, leaving blankets and carpets a tangled, dusty mess.
—Abeer Salman, CNN, 29 Nov. 2024
The clothing caked in residue weighed roughly 71 pounds, federal prosecutors said, and investigators estimate more than 30 pounds of methamphetamine solution had been soaked into the items.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for soaked
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First there were barn cats that drank raw milk.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA TODAY,
27 Dec. 2024
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But now, the virus has been detected in at least 865 herds of cows across at least 16 states, as well as in raw (unpasteurized) milk sold in California and in domestic cats who drank raw milk.—
Evan Bush,
NBC News,
22 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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In saturated fats, the carbon atoms have the maximum amount of hydrogen atoms bonded.—
Devineé Lingo, M.S.,
Health,
15 Jan. 2025
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Color palettes emulate the yellowing fade of old photographs and the overly saturated or unnaturally cool tones of digital imagery, a reminder that the camera is rarely an objective observer.—
Carolina A. Miranda,
ARTnews.com,
15 Jan. 2025
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The results, which are beautifully austere, flooded by sunlight but somehow cold, infuriate Van Buren, played with a masculine bluster by Guy Pearce, who sounds as if his idea of the Breakfast of Champions was a bowl of ground glass drowned in whole milk.—
Tom Gliatto,
People.com,
3 Jan. 2025
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Others may have slipped under the radar, drowned out by the drumbeat of breaking news.—
JTA Staff Report,
Sun Sentinel,
2 Jan. 2025
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The greed machine has already taken over the health care and banking industries and that success has wetted their appetites to rip off even more Americans.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
2 Jan. 2025
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This model can also mop the floors, lifting them when encountering carpets so as not to wet them.—
Gabriela Vatu,
PCMAG,
8 Oct. 2024
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Abraham was alone, drenched in white and walking, as small shudders passed through his body.—
Jennifer Homans,
The New Yorker,
23 Dec. 2024
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You're just drenched in sweat under all your fur coats.—
Nicholas Rice,
People.com,
22 Dec. 2024
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Congressman/Senator/President Lyndon Baines Johnson was a monstrous piece of work who cheated his way to power from his teens on.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
20 Dec. 2024
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They felt cheated because rather than pay off the debt, Germany defaulted.—
John Tamny,
Forbes,
18 Dec. 2024
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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
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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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Chief among them are efforts to train crews to identify and treat an overdose and a push to saturate fleets with naloxone, the opioid antagonist, commonly administered as a nasal spray under the trade name Narcan, that can reverse overdoses and retrieve a fading patient from a mortal slide.—
C.J. Chivers James Patrick Cronin Elena Hecht Anna Diamond Quinton Kamara,
New York Times,
6 June 2024
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To give the vinegar a longer working time, saturate paper towels and press them against the glass like wallpaper.—
Jeanne Huber,
Washington Post,
1 Mar. 2024
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“Soaked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/soaked. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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