douse

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

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

And he revealed plans to commission firefighting planes, of the types used to douse flames in Europe and the United States.

From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026

Whether it burns—and how badly—depends mostly on people: how much fuel we let accumulate, how quickly we detect and douse flames, and how much land we farm, fragment and pave.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 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

Our father glanced at it without much interest and then proceeded to douse his pancakes with maple syrup.

From "It All Comes Down to This" by Karen English

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

While wife Erica gently douses rumors, Sean McVay, Les Snead, Cooper Kupp and others hint that Aaron Donald is tempted to unretire and return to the Rams.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2026

Just when you think a cat-and-mouse game is about to begin, the film douses you in endearing romantic and familial drama; just as surprisingly, danger creeps back into the narrative.

From New York Times ● Apr. 5, 2024

Rather than sprinkling some water on the stage, as her role dictates, she accidentally douses the front-row audience.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 9, 2023

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

“That’s a dynamic partnership between the two of them,” said Abbott, who got doused with water in the locker room after his first win as a head coach.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 5, 2026

The “lentils,” as Mars calls them, are then doused in a sugary coating and loaded into huge rotating drums, or pans, to be colored.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026

She doused a napkin, then began patting Brandon’s face.

From "The Parker Inheritance" by Varian Johnson

Emergency vehicles then arrived and began dousing the aircraft with water as one set of the rear tires appeared to burn.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026

Even once brought under control, officials have warned it will take weeks or even months of soaking and dousing to prevent the fire from reigniting.

From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026

Five appliances were in attendance, with firefighters seen dousing the flames.

From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026

On Wednesday, Powell broached the issue when dousing speculation about a leadership vacuum.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 19, 2026

I lost sight of it for a second, but the fifty-foot wave that raced toward the invading ship, dousing fire spouts and drowning fetterlings, let me know he had landed in the marina.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia