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  • verb Simple past tense and past participle of oversaturate.

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Examples

  • "The timing couldn't be worse for the market," said Marina Tukhin , head of asset-backed securities trading at Gleacher Descap in New York, referring to the effect of the Fed's auctions on the mortgage market, which she calls "oversaturated" with troubled assets.

    As 'Junk' Bonds Fall, Some Blame the Fed Serena Ng 2011

  • "The timing couldn't be worse for the market," said Marina Tukhin , head of asset-backed securities trading at Gleacher Descap in New York, referring to the effect of the Fed's auctions on the mortgage market, which she calls "oversaturated" with troubled assets.

    As 'Junk' Bonds Fall, Some Blame the Fed Serena Ng 2011

  • It would sound rather wasteful to have it scrapped and dumped in oversaturated landfills instead of being repurposed.

    Heavy Load-Exerting Concrete Body and Other Structural Near-Analogues 2008

  • Beyond this region lie the great nations of Asia, "oversaturated" with population.

    Applied Eugenics Paul Popenoe 1933

  • - Mar 11, 2009 (Credit: Pocket-arts) Lomo cameras are known to produce quirky effects such as oversaturated hues, out-of-focus shots and vignetting, which are some of the trademarks of a shot taken with the shooter.

    CNET Asia Reviews 2009

  • Lomo cameras are known to produce quirky effects such as oversaturated hues, out-of-focus shots, and vignetting.

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  • - Mar 11, 2009 (Credit: Pocket-arts) Lomo cameras are known to produce quirky effects such as oversaturated hues, out-of-focus shots and vignetting, which are some of the trademarks of a shot taken with the shooter.

    CNET Asia Reviews 2009

  • - Mar 11, 2009 (Credit: Pocket-arts) Lomo cameras are known to produce quirky effects such as oversaturated hues, out-of-focus shots and vignetting, which are some of the trademarks of a shot taken with the shooter.

    CNET Asia Reviews 2009

  • Lomo cameras are known to produce quirky effects such as oversaturated hues, out-of-focus shots, and vignetting.

    CNET News.com 2009

  • Lomo cameras are known to produce quirky effects such as oversaturated hues, out-of-focus shots, and vignetting.

    CNET News.com 2009

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