1
as in dripping
containing, covered with, or thoroughly penetrated by water
the soft, watery earth of the marshland
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2
as in runny
having an overly soft liquid consistency
watery oatmeal
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3
as in thin
not containing very much of some important element
a watery lemonade
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4
as in bland
lacking in qualities that make for spirit and character
political correctness has resulted in a lot of history books being written in very watery prose
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Recent Examples of watery
Measles also causes fevers and red, watery eyes and can lead to complications such as pneumonia or, in rare cases, brain damage and death.
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Elizabeth Chuck, NBC News, 4 Mar. 2025
Secrets To Making Squash Casserole Just Right Get the Perfect Consistency
Some squash casseroles are watery, but not this one.
—Patricia S York, Southern Living, 2 Mar. 2025
Most Northwest Passage cruises pass directly over the watery spot near King William Island where the Franklin ships were captured by the sea ice.
—Joe Yogerst, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
The dock will be used by a small tugboat and a barge with equipment to vacuum sand and pump it through a pipe in a watery slurry onto the shoreline from Pine Avenue to just north of Cannon Road.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2025
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Elizabeth Chuck, NBC News, 4 Mar. 2025
Secrets To Making Squash Casserole Just Right Get the Perfect Consistency
Some squash casseroles are watery, but not this one.
—Patricia S York, Southern Living, 2 Mar. 2025
Most Northwest Passage cruises pass directly over the watery spot near King William Island where the Franklin ships were captured by the sea ice.
—Joe Yogerst, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
The dock will be used by a small tugboat and a barge with equipment to vacuum sand and pump it through a pipe in a watery slurry onto the shoreline from Pine Avenue to just north of Cannon Road.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for watery
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Measles symptoms usually appear seven to 14 days after contact with the virus and typically include high fever, cough, runny nose and watery eyes, according to the CDC.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA TODAY,
11 Mar. 2025
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Early measles symptoms include a fever over 101, runny nose, cough and red, watery eyes, according to health officials.—
Angelica Stabile,
Fox News,
10 Mar. 2025
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Rattan is fabricated into furniture using rattan poles or by weaving thinner strips of rattan cane into wicker styles, like the banquette in this coastal kitchen by designer Marina Hanisch.—
Monika Biegler Eyers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
14 Mar. 2025
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Consider spreading a very thin (¼-inch thick) layer of topsoil across the planting area before sowing seed according to label instructions.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
14 Mar. 2025
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However, many reviewers felt the texture was a bit gummy and the flavor was bland.—
Sarah Martens,
Better Homes & Gardens,
9 Mar. 2025
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So their guidance became chattier and more descriptive, designed for a home cook who was eager to learn—and who could hold recipe developers more immediately accountable, yelling about bland soup or bad bakes in the comments section.—
Ellen Cushing,
The Atlantic,
8 Mar. 2025
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Follow the journalist for a continued conversation about the risks of injectables, why founders need to invest in TikTok, and how to maintain success as a beauty brand in 2024’s saturated market.—
Dahvi Shira,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
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Some coffee drinks are loaded with sugar, while others are high in saturated fat.—
Chelsea Rae Bourgeois, RDN,
Health,
12 Mar. 2025
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Russian supply trains have no choice but to stick to the main paved roads, as alternate routes are increasingly soupy as winter turns to spring.—
David Axe,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
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Our Test Kitchen made beans in a soupy broth flavored with bacon, garlic, onion, chipotle, and other ingredients.—
Krissy Tiglias,
Southern Living,
13 Jan. 2025
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Vinegar, which is really dilute acetic acid, will help the milk curdle by further denaturing the whey proteins and neutralizing negative charges at the surface of casein micelles.—
Liz Roth-Johnson,
Discover Magazine,
12 Feb. 2013
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However toxic a substance may be, the amount of exposure received by the general population is very dilute.—
George Johnson,
Discover Magazine,
8 July 2013
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Then Saturday, Columbus sputtered to a disappointing (and boring) scoreless draw at home against the Houston Dynamo, one of the weakest MLS teams.—
Andrew King,
Axios,
11 Mar. 2025
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Literature that doesn’t contain its own version of this deal—literature that tries to freeze-frame reality instead of transmuting it—is often boring, even alienating.—
Lily Meyer,
The Atlantic,
11 Mar. 2025
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Guam has a dry season from January to May and a wet season from July to November.—
Roger Sands,
Forbes,
16 Mar. 2025
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Luke Smith Antonelli stars after a rough day for the rookies The rookies struggled throughout the weekend and Sunday’s conditions were far from ideal, rain leading to the Formula Two race hours before being canceled and leaving the track with wet spots.—
Luke Smith,
The Athletic,
16 Mar. 2025
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“Watery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/watery. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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