slake

Krantz and his colleagues were keenly aware of the case of Owens Lake, about 300 miles to the north, whose tributaries had been diverted in 1913 to slake a thirsty and rapidly growing Los Angeles.

From Salon ● Jul. 7, 2023

With his videos, Jackson believes he’s dispelling the assumption that people turn to social media only to slake their thirst for outrage.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 11, 2023

That with it We may give life to a dead land, and slake the thirst of things We have created, cattle and men in great numbers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 17, 2023

For what would have been the price of a ticket to the movies, customers also got bottomless soda refills to help slake what many expected would be a vengeful thirst from eating all that popcorn.

From Reuters ● Nov. 28, 2022

Without the sun there would be no waters formed to slake the dark earth's thirst.

From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya

The lake that slakes the thirst of 40 million people in cities, farms and tribes across seven Southwestern states is down to about 30% of capacity.

From Seattle Times ● May 9, 2022

Zero Dark Thirty slakes a thirst for vengeance and leaves an aftertaste of gall.

From The Guardian ● Jan. 18, 2013

Orange juice from National Juice Corp. slakes their thirst.

From Time Magazine Archive

Hungry, he munches a sandwich, first food in 33 hours, slakes his dry throat from the still half-filled canteen.

From Time Magazine Archive

This slakes violently with water, giving slaked lime, which can be made into a smooth paste with water Pozzuolanic cement. and mixed with sand to form common mortar.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 6 "Celtes, Konrad" to "Ceramics" by Various

But betel chew—a mixture of areca nuts, betel leaves and slaked lime—is entirely different from datura.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2025

Paan, a betel nut leaf with slaked lime, rose petal jam and mouth fresheners like cardamom and cloves, has fascinated South Asians for centuries.

From BBC ● Dec. 2, 2023

Roman concrete consisted of a mixture of a white powder known as slaked lime, small particles and rock fragments called tephra ejected by volcanic eruptions, and water.

From Science Magazine ● Jan. 5, 2023

How much heat, in kilojoules, is associated with the production of 1 ton of slaked lime?

From Textbooks ● Feb. 14, 2019

Once he’d slaked the thirst, he sat up and looked around.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman

Trainees practiced slaking lime, sieving, mixing and preparing mortar while working on the gate.

From BBC ● Jan. 27, 2023

When it comes to slaking Southern California’s colossal thirst for water, more and more local governments are searching their own sewer lines for a solution.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2022

Thank you for keeping up with slaking our thirst.

From Slate ● Apr. 11, 2020

Next to you might be seated a justice of the Supreme Court or an accountant from Gaithersburg or an English teacher from Manassas — all slaking their classical thirsts.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 17, 2017

His thirst for distinction had returned in an aggravated form, and he had cut himself off now from the only means of slaking it.

From The Giant's Robe by Anstey, F.