as in to 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 waterlog
Working one at a time, hold slices of bread under running water very briefly to soften (be careful not to waterlog or make soggy).
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Bon Appetit, 19 Aug. 2017
Bon Appetit, 19 Aug. 2017
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Advertisement The Southland remains in high fire season, which could last into the new year without a wetting rainfall, and forecasters say more Santa Ana winds are on the way.Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
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Placing the plant in a dish filled with water allows its roots to soak up the moisture and keep your plant hydrated, without wetting the soil up top, where gnat larvae tend to live.Katie Liu, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2024
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The proliferation of point solutions—tools that solve only one or two specific pain points—has left organizations drowning in software.Joshua Siler, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
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Outside of Hulk Hogan drowning in boos, the Monday Night Raw debut on Netflix was a rousing success.Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 7 Jan. 2025
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The harbor was covered in oil from exploding ships, so Chandler washed the sailors off after lifting them out.CBS News, CBS News, 1 Jan. 2025
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Carefully wash fruits and vegetables and cook oysters and other shellfish thoroughly.Alex Groth, Journal Sentinel, 1 Jan. 2025
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Every year since 2020, the highway across from the port had flooded with hundreds of people marching with pictures of their dead loved ones, glimpses of particular griefs.Youmna Melhem Chamieh, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
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Following the performance, Rihanna’s Navy flooded social media with reactions to the karaoke surprise.Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 31 Dec. 2024
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To avoid this issue, water your houseplants using the top-down watering method or alternate bottom watering with overhead watering.Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Dec. 2024
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Before, nutrients in the water created an algal slick that kept water from seeping into the ground and watering the trees.Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 23 Dec. 2024
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“Waterlog.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waterlog. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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