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saturate

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


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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

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

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 5, 2026

But small-time producers already situated within a country’s borders can saturate the market.

From Salon Nov. 14, 2024

For a minute I thought the walls had begun to discharge the moisture that must saturate them, but then I saw the noise came from a small fountain in one corner of the room.

From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath

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

Silence saturates the emerald green slopes and basalt cliffs.

From New York Times Aug. 30, 2023

“Put all these things together — particularly on the Olympic coast, where we already get an ungodly amount of water falling from the sky, which saturates the sediments,” Fradkin says.

From Seattle Times Jul. 28, 2023

“A one in a billion—no trillion—anomaly, born from the oddness that saturates your county.”

From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles

The overall market for oral care is large, saturated, dominated by a handful of companies, and expected to grow at a moderate rate.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 1, 2026

Investors tempted by alcohol companies’ low stock-market valuations should look at their saturated balance sheets first.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 30, 2026

Participants with the highest genetic risk showed the largest LDL increases when they consumed more saturated fat.

From Science Daily Aug. 26, 2026

"This observation also holds true online and on the street, which are saturated with demands to consume," group president Marie-Amandine Stévenin added.

From BBC Aug. 11, 2026

The so-called “GPs” grew up in this community, their worlds saturated by experiments and observation and learning.

From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth

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

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

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 24, 2025

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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