as in saturated
containing, covered with, or thoroughly penetrated by water
waterlogged soil that caused the roots of the potted plant to rot
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as in wet
to make wet
the wood was too waterlogged by the downpour to be used for a fire
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Recent Examples of waterlogged
Heather Bien, Southern Living, 10 Dec. 2024
The deformed brain was found inside a roughly 2,600-year-old decapitated head that was excavated from a waterlogged pit in the U.K. in 2008.
—Kate S. Petersen, USA TODAY, 26 Nov. 2024
If water does not drain correctly, the roots of the Christmas cactus can become waterlogged, eventually causing root rot.
—Heather Bien, Southern Living, 10 Dec. 2024
Driftwood, once waterlogged, can weigh hundreds of pounds, adding to the hazards.
—Katu Staff, Baltimore Sun, 18 Nov. 2024
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Black spots or a bad smell could also indicate that the plant is becoming waterlogged or even suffering from root rot.
—Heather Bien, Southern Living, 10 Dec. 2024
The deformed brain was found inside a roughly 2,600-year-old decapitated head that was excavated from a waterlogged pit in the U.K. in 2008.
—Kate S. Petersen, USA TODAY, 26 Nov. 2024
If water does not drain correctly, the roots of the Christmas cactus can become waterlogged, eventually causing root rot.
—Heather Bien, Southern Living, 10 Dec. 2024
Driftwood, once waterlogged, can weigh hundreds of pounds, adding to the hazards.
—Katu Staff, Baltimore Sun, 18 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for waterlogged
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
Verb
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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
Adjective
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According to the sheriff's department, someone strolling along a trail near Santa Rosa discovered a man's corpse in a flooded creek.—
Amanda Castro,
Newsweek,
25 Nov. 2024
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Hours later, a man's body was found in the same flooded creek, Brice said.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
5 Nov. 2024
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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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Things not only got hot, the blazing solar plasma drowned out communications with Earth.—
David Szondy,
New Atlas,
2 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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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
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
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“Waterlogged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waterlogged. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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