water
overwater
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a word derived from
water.
Example Sentences
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Milkweed, which provides excellent breeding habitat, is easy to grow—in fact, Tallamy says that novice gardeners often overwater it, forgetting that it thrives in adverse conditions.
From National Geographic ● Dec. 14, 2023
The airline did not explain why the pilots chose to continue the long, overwater flight to San Francisco instead of returning to Kahului Airport on the island of Maui.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 13, 2023
Plant a couple, don’t overwater and wander through as often as you can for an aromatic pick-me-up.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 15, 2022
If you overwater them, mold may start to grow on the soil’s top layer.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 9, 2022
However, the colonization of both the Bismarck and the Solomon Archipelagoes northeast of New Guinea, by 35,000 years ago, required further overwater crossings of dozens of miles.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
