saturate
Example Sentences
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The storm has resulted in saturated soils, heightening the risk of flooding, landslides, debris flows, and rapidly rising creeks and rivers statewide.
From Los Angeles Times
This is one of the reasons U.S. corn farmers were so gung-ho on ethanol when it was introduced in the 2000s: It was a new use case for their product in a saturated commodity market.
From Barron's
Earning its apocalyptic title, this doomerist manifesto by two of the leading figures in the tech world appears in an era saturated with reckless optimism and hype.
From Los Angeles Times
Rain saturated soil, bulged rivers and eroded hillsides.
Cutting saturated fats has benefits, according to new research in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
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