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saturate

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


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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

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

An estimated 5 million undocumented Mexicans currently live in the United States and the prospect of a mass return could quickly saturate and overwhelm border cities like Juarez and Tijuana.

From BBC Jan. 25, 2025

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

From Salon Nov. 14, 2024

But in the event of a nuclear accident, people who may be exposed to iodine 131 can take potassium iodide tablets, which provide enough non-radioactive iodine 127 to saturate the thyroid.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland

And as the market for these types of businesses saturates, creator-founders can no longer guarantee their brands will succeed off the back of their celebrity.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 9, 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

The dancers wear separates that pop in a sunny array of orange, pink, purple, red and yellow and glow under Nicole Pearce’s lighting design, which saturates the stage with color.

From New York Times Mar. 21, 2024

“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

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

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins

"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

Water had saturated the mica schist and reactivated the old landslide.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 6, 2026

For decades, Kennedy says, the government has lied to Americans about saturated fat.

From Salon Aug. 5, 2026

Infants in the intervention group were introduced to a heart-healthy diet with a relatively low intake of saturated fat and cholesterol.

From Science Daily Jul. 31, 2026

The international press was simply saturated with stories of violence from Africa, and this one was particularly bland and pedantic, the deputy editor wrote, but perhaps Richard could do a piece on the human angle?

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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

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

From Slate Oct. 1, 2024

Could there be a danger of video game adaptations going the same way as Marvel movies and losing audience interest by saturating the market?

From BBC Apr. 20, 2024

There is no reason why it should not serve as a warning that it is no longer sensible to take the “calculated risk” of saturating our environment with pesticides.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson




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