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oil-soaked
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The BP disaster will have severe economic consequences for everyone whose livelihood depends on those oil-soaked Gulf waters.
Forty-one years ago, much the same pictures of oil-soaked beaches and dying sea-birds galvanized the nation.
The light blue flames ran up the oil-soaked wood and took hold.
Ravana consented to this course, and an oil-soaked cloth was tied round the Ape's great tail and set on fire.
Under each pot was a bundle of resinous and oil-soaked wood that would burn brightly for an hour.
Smaltz kept rolling his head back and forth in an oil-soaked spot where a grease cup leaked.
Old, oil-soaked insulation on wires and cables will often cause such trouble.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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