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watery

[waw-tuh-ree, wot-uh-] / ˈwɔ tə ri, ˈwɒt ə- /


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Nutrients must travel through cells, proteins need to fold correctly, and molecules constantly diffuse through watery environments.

From Science Daily • May 8, 2026

When Mr. Haskell turns his lens on seagrass flowers, we glimpse organisms marvelously adapted to their watery environment, petals miniaturized into “scalelike shields,” with fruit and seeds protected as if in a bathyscape.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

The disease begins with a mild-to-moderate fever, then a cough, runny nose and red, watery eyes.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

The modern version pairs the delicate, watery planet Earth with the harsh, huge curve of the Moon, separated by black space.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

His eyes were already watery from the thump.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck




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