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as in pink
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as in rinsed
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as in washed
to pour liquid over or through in order to cleanse
use this cleaner to flush the drain in the sink
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as in blushed
to develop a rosy facial color (as from excitement or embarrassment)
he flushed deeply upon hearing the compliment
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Recent Examples of flushed
Justin Ray, The Athletic, 10 Apr. 2024
According to the Mayo Clinic, symptoms include a change in mental state, nausea, flushed skin, rapid breathing and headache.
—Gord Magill, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
Her makeup look featured flushed cheeks and a glossy mauve lip.
—Catherine Santino, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
Hailey's hair was styled into a half-up half-down look and her makeup was true to her signature style — glowing skin, flushed cheeks and glossed lips.
—Catherine Santino, People.com, 26 Nov. 2024
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Adjective
Hope springs eternal in the form of a flushed 7-iron.
—Justin Ray, The Athletic, 10 Apr. 2024
According to the Mayo Clinic, symptoms include a change in mental state, nausea, flushed skin, rapid breathing and headache.
—Gord Magill, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
Her makeup look featured flushed cheeks and a glossy mauve lip.
—Catherine Santino, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
Hailey's hair was styled into a half-up half-down look and her makeup was true to her signature style — glowing skin, flushed cheeks and glossed lips.
—Catherine Santino, People.com, 26 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flushed
Adjective
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The spathes range in color from pure white to dark, velvety purple and include varieties with yellow, pink, orange, and red hues.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
27 Feb. 2025
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The color story here is slightly different—less neon, more dusty pink and smooth jade—because this new fragrance isn’t your average floral.—
Marci Robin,
Allure,
27 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Others have a darker brown-black coloring with blotchy pinkish stomachs.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
13 Feb. 2025
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The photo provides a close-up perspective of branching coral spawning, featuring pinkish egg-and-sperm bundles.—
Cecilia Rodriguez,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
Verb
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There was a lot of talk about Aaron Rodgers being washed.—
C. Isaiah Smalls II,
Miami Herald,
6 Jan. 2025
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Separately, norovirus outbreaks can also spring from food that was contaminated at the source and that’s often eaten raw, like shellfish harvested from virus-laden water or produce washed with it.—
Maggie O'Neill,
SELF,
6 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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In winter, your mid layers might be something like a 300-weight fleece jacket paired with a much warmer puffer.—
Scott Gilbertson,
WIRED,
22 Feb. 2025
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Alternatively, warm your hands with the electric fireplace while catching a flick on the smart TV to enjoy in the winter months, as well as many cross-country skiing trails nearby.—
Rachel Fletcher,
Architectural Digest,
22 Feb. 2025
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With over 826,000 views, the comments section was flooded with laughter and praise for the husband's unflappable demeanor.—
Daniella Gray,
Newsweek,
3 Jan. 2025
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The results, which are beautifully austere, flooded by sunlight but somehow cold, infuriate Van Buren, played with a masculine bluster by Guy Pearce, who sounds as if his idea of the Breakfast of Champions was a bowl of ground glass drowned in whole milk.—
Tom Gliatto,
People.com,
3 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The saxophones and horns of Miller’s Army Air Force Band waft through the house, enveloping the medals on the wall and the photos of a young soldier and his blushing bride.—
Bill Newcott,
National Geographic,
13 Dec. 2019
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But when a thorny, unsolved problem arose a boss invariably stood up and pointed to the blushing youngster.—
Brandon R. Brown,
Smithsonian,
12 July 2019
Adjective
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Do keep the soil at the planting site moist and maintain a two to three-inch mulch layer.—
Tom MacCubbin,
Orlando Sentinel,
22 Feb. 2025
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With baking basics like brown sugar, powdered sugar, eggs, and, of course, buttermilk, this cake turns out moist, tender, and just the right amount of tangy.—
Symiah Dorsey,
Southern Living,
22 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The brown suede handbag or loafer are the perfect everyday essential.—
Libby Page,
Vogue,
25 Feb. 2025
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Every white case lit by Vault A’s overhead fluorescent lights holds, on average, about 1,000 brown and white cardboard file boxes, each with neat handwritten labels noting what pieces of Idaho history are inside.—
Nick Rosenberger,
Idaho Statesman,
24 Feb. 2025
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“Flushed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flushed. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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