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saturate

[sach-uh-rayt, sach-er-it, -uh-rayt] / ˈsætʃ əˌreɪt, ˈsætʃ ər ɪt, -əˌreɪt /


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Then bringing them together and not feeling like we have to make it pop or saturate the music or make the drums lighter and more radio-friendly.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

While there is rain this week, it will not be enough to fully saturate the soil and make a difference to the drought situation.

From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026

Revenue grew at greater than 24% a year from 2002 to 2022 when the company began to saturate the market for its customer relationship management software.

From Barron's ● May 27, 2026

The toxic content, AI-generated rumor cycles and coordinated inauthentic activity that already saturate the information environment are now sufficient, on their own, to move prediction-market prices in profitable directions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 5, 2026

Strange how one person can saturate a room with vitality, with excitement.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck

The harder question is what happens when that market saturates.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026

Within the first three episodes starring Gatwa, Davies makes room for two broad song and dance numbers, introduces a supervillain played by “RuPaul’s Drag Race” royalty Jinkx Monsoon, and saturates sets with color.

From Salon ● May 10, 2024

And as the heavy rain saturates soil and snow, the threat for landslides and avalanches increases.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 28, 2024

Silence saturates the emerald green slopes and basalt cliffs.

From New York Times ● Aug. 30, 2023

I want so badly to follow them, but the seawater saturates my wings, making it impossible to lift them.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins

“If markets were saturated, that would not be a big problem, but with inventories so thin, even the loss of 5-10 million barrels a week will keep prices elevated,” he told MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 21, 2026

When soil becomes saturated with moisture, water fills many of the tiny spaces between soil particles, making it more difficult for gases to move through them.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026

Inside the black silhouette of a farmhouse, a pristine white washing machine appears at an almost monumental scale, set against flat fields of saturated color.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

From the opening title track, we get quiet-to-loud structures with ominous minor-key guitar strumming that explodes on choruses, becoming saturated with distortion.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

“Yes,” I answered, my voice saturated with relief.

From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer

Fumes have travelled into the neighbouring Namur province, where authorities had to ask residents to stop saturating emergency phone lines with reports of the smell.

From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026

Sabroso maximizes the visual pop and sharp humor that defines every scene, saturating frames in “see me” colors popping citrusy in one moment and fiery in the next, lifting the cast’s audacious, extreme performances.

From Salon ● Dec. 17, 2025

Landslides can be triggered by rainfall — or, in this case, water from the lengthy firefight — saturating weak or loose soil, causing it to slide downhill.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 16, 2025

The windows and patio doors failed in my apartment, sending water surging inside and saturating all of the rugs and much of the furniture.

From Slate ● Oct. 21, 2024

They smashed directly on target, saturating the entire length of the ram.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques


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