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saturate

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


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UAVs are seen as a low-cost way to saturate targets and air defenses.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 5, 2026

These creations, often presented as real, saturate social feeds with content ranging from fake Spotify bands to TikTok videos claiming to show explosions on the frontlines in Ukraine.

From Barron's Nov. 26, 2025

“We go in and saturate an area with high visibility and view patrol,” said Sean Duryee, commissioner of the California Highway Patrol, standing at Newsom’s side.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 29, 2025

India is also developing swarm drone tactics - deploying large numbers of smaller UAVs to overwhelm and saturate air defences, allowing higher-value assets to penetrate, say experts.

From BBC May 9, 2025

That’s a useful lesson for Coca-Cola or Nike, who have hundreds of millions of dollars to spend on marketing and can afford to saturate all forms of media with their message.

From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell

The harder question is what happens when that market saturates.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 12, 2026

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

Among the restricted or banned books in these states are biographies of Rosa Parks, Nelson Mandela, and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. No wonder fear saturates publishing.

From Salon May 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

We live saturated in opinion, reaction and digital noise, a culture that turns other people into content: flattened, accelerated, easy to dismiss.

From Salon Jul. 30, 2026

Human skin is composed primarily of ceramides, fatty acids and cholesterol, which are not classified as saturated.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 27, 2026

"More encounters mean more footage of raccoons being funny and in today's fast-moving, saturated feeds, that footage can become a meme almost instantly."

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

The potential benefits of coffee, however, can be diluted or eliminated by the stuff many people add to it, the authors said, like sugar, syrups and creamers with a lot of saturated fat.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 2026

People stand in line on the saturated ground, waiting to fill buckets, basins and containers from a row of taps on the outside timber wall.

From "Without Refuge" by Jane Mitchell

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

Priority No. 1, Henrich said, is making sure water is actually saturating the soil.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 24, 2025

Through a series of voice notes and calls, Perkins took BBC News through the storm as it barrelled through her community, bringing howling winds and saturating the area with rain.

From BBC Oct. 10, 2024

That precipitation pushed runoff from the Appalachian Mountains, saturating the soil and knocking over trees.

From Slate Oct. 1, 2024

“Do you want to go home?” he said quietly, a different pain than mine saturating his voice.

From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer




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