douse

They send teams who can dig into the ground and douse it with water.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

AFP reporters saw firefighters battling to douse the flames sweeping across the parched countryside, sending plumes of white smoke into the air.

From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026

The roof later became structurally unsafe so firefighters used helicopters and water cannons to douse the flames.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026

Julian wants to destroy the unfinished Christophers, but can’t bring himself to douse the canvases in kerosene and light the match.

From Salon ● Apr. 17, 2026

She squatted by the water to douse herself with the calabash and to wash out her dress-cloth.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer

No sooner does Steinem kindle the flame of what might be a good story than she douses it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

Today, the tree foundation’s Green Blocks program douses neighborhoods in green, providing hundreds of free trees ranging from species like Bing cherry and fig to white pine, cedar and fir.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 29, 2024

The Philippous’ kinetic style mashes genre cinema with beloved intellectual property, douses the combination with accelerant and lights a match; it’s the product of their personalities as much as YouTube’s milieu.

From New York Times ● Aug. 2, 2023

More playful than pedantic, Rashid douses his work in a heavy helping of humor — and with it comes the quiet guilt of catching yourself amused by scenes that are both funny and horrifying.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 27, 2021

I shake it, and when he pulls away, his mother—her eyes still locked on me—unsnaps a keychain-Purell and vigorously douses Jordan in it, practically giving him an entire hospital bath.

From "Better Nate Than Ever" by Tim Federle

A super-sized version of the climate pattern is looming, and there’s a good chance Southern California could be doused.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

The Aztecs had an unexpected passion for flowers, I learned, doused themselves in perfumes, wrote epic poetry and painted colorful frescos.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

For decades, research has extolled the benefits of a Mediterranean diet low in sugar, rich in fresh fruits and vegetables and doused in olive oil.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026

They formed a line around the building to be doused with holy water by the parish priest.

From BBC ● Apr. 12, 2026

Firemen doused the area with water, and amid the steaming smoke everyone began clawing the rubble away.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann

National Disaster Mitigation Agency spokesman Berton Panjaitan told journalists in the capital more than 60,000 firefighters, including volunteers, were deployed in dousing efforts countrywide.

From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026

"Wildfire in Suffolk burns near nuclear plant" the Guardian says, printed below a photo of firefighters dousing flames engulfing a cluster of trees.

From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026

One video showed him at a nightclub, dancing on a stage wearing a New York Yankees shirt with the name “Cangrejo”—Spanish for “Crab”—on the back and dousing himself with a bottle of water.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 14, 2026

The 1939 movie shows Dorothy melting the Wicked Witch by dousing her in water.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 24, 2025

A swell of salt water washed over the bow, dousing Coach Hedge.

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan