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The deck of the boat was almost awash.
the streets were awash from the heavy rains
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Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 16 Jan. 2025
Social media is awash with GoFundMes, spreadsheets of evacuation shelter needs, calls for cleanup volunteers, desperate requests for pet fosters, Red Cross form explanations and FEMA aid applications.
—Mel Buer, The Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2025
Our feeds are awash with both too much and not enough information.
—Mia Sato, The Verge, 15 Jan. 2025
Cash harvesting sounds more like farming than mining, but that’s the point reached by goldmining companies which are awash with cash after three years of high gold prices.
—Tim Treadgold, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
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“Awash.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/awash. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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awash
adjective
ə-ˈwȯsh 
-ˈwäsh
1
: washed by waves or tide
2
: floating about
3
a
: flooded or covered with water
b
: filled or covered as if by a flood
an event awash in emotion
Geographical Definition
Awash
geographical name
river 500 miles (805 kilometers) long in eastern Ethiopia flowing northeast
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