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containing water or similar to water
an aqueous solution
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Recent Examples of aqueous
At the opposite age-and-experience end of the Milan Games is the 30-year-old Shiffrin, an indisputable great with a record 108 Alpine-skiing World Cup victories and an aqueous style that makes snow seem like velvet.
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Sally Jenkins, The Atlantic, 21 Feb. 2026
Unlike many organic molecules that hate water, Nguyen’s system is compatible with aqueous environments.
—Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 16 Feb. 2026
Swift ends in the bathroom where Swift lies partly submerged in the tub — another ode to Ophelia, but also to the album's aqueous cover.
—Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Oct. 2025
Funga harvests fungal spores from a healthy forest and transplants them to a commercial tree nursery, mixes them with water, and applies them directly to saplings in an aqueous solution within a single day or two of harvest.
—Erik Kobayashi-Solomon, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
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Sally Jenkins, The Atlantic, 21 Feb. 2026
Unlike many organic molecules that hate water, Nguyen’s system is compatible with aqueous environments.
—Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 16 Feb. 2026
Swift ends in the bathroom where Swift lies partly submerged in the tub — another ode to Ophelia, but also to the album's aqueous cover.
—Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Oct. 2025
Funga harvests fungal spores from a healthy forest and transplants them to a commercial tree nursery, mixes them with water, and applies them directly to saplings in an aqueous solution within a single day or two of harvest.
—Erik Kobayashi-Solomon, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aqueous
Adjective
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An especially visually striking debut, Mosquitoes exists in a saturated hyperreality that is consummately engrossing, and announces the Bertani sisters as formidable portraitists of girlhood cast against the backdrop of an alternately beautiful and oppressive world.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
29 Apr. 2026
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As battlefields become ever more saturated with drones and skilled FPV pilots, helicopter crews will need to assume drones could come for them from any angle at any time.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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First, in your home, be sure to repair toilets or sinks that keep running, dripping, or leaking.—
Ashley Portillo,
CBS News,
22 Apr. 2026
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It’s called ‘Spiral’ and it’s set in 1980s Ireland and dripping in folklore, repression and the strangeness of the Irish countryside.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
17 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Rain chances sit around 40%, meaning not all areas will see wet weather, but residents are advised to keep an umbrella handy.—
Lissette Gonzalez,
CBS News,
27 Apr. 2026
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However, the high moisture content is good for weakened kidneys, and cats tend to reject wet food less often than dry food.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
27 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Improving your skin's moisture helps avoid water loss and renew skin cells for smoother, more hydrated skin.—
Carley Millhone,
Health,
30 Apr. 2026
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Meanwhile, emollient vitamin E and softening jojoba seed oil condition your natural nails, leaving them (and the skin around them) feeling softer and more hydrated.—
Sarah Felbin,
Allure,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Aqueous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aqueous. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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