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as in to fly
to withstand scrutiny and gain acceptance or approval
the employee's story about missing the bus didn't wash with her manager
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as in to splash
to flow in a broken irregular stream
soapy water washing down the drain
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as in to wet
to make wet
rain washed the countryside for days on end
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as in marsh
spongy land saturated or partially covered with water
an invasive species threatening the plants native to the region's washes
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Recent Examples of wash
Karissa Waddick, USA TODAY, 24 Jan. 2025
The dogs are kept away from allergic patients and washed regularly to prevent germs from spreading, and people must wash their hands before and after petting them.
—John Daley, NPR, 24 Jan. 2025
Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 24 Jan. 2025
Available in a classic blue wash ($128) and a coated black style ($148), Earle and Frame’s skinny jean pays homage to the silhouette of the 2000s.
—Marissa Muller, WWD, 23 Jan. 2025
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Verb
Dams were built to aid mining efforts, changing the course of rivers, and hydraulic mining techniques washed sediment into bodies of water that flowed into agricultural areas, threatening farms and human health.
—Karissa Waddick, USA TODAY, 24 Jan. 2025
The dogs are kept away from allergic patients and washed regularly to prevent germs from spreading, and people must wash their hands before and after petting them.
—John Daley, NPR, 24 Jan. 2025
Noun
The company recently donated a portion of proceeds from washes and memberships to help the American Red Cross respond to the wildfire relief efforts in Los Angeles.
—Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 24 Jan. 2025
Available in a classic blue wash ($128) and a coated black style ($148), Earle and Frame’s skinny jean pays homage to the silhouette of the 2000s.
—Marissa Muller, WWD, 23 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wash
Verb
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The sun was descending into the ocean, bathing their deck in pinks and blues.—
Eli Saslow,
New York Times,
19 Jan. 2025
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One child said she hadn't been bathed in months and was only fed a mixture of cereal and vegetable puree, sometimes not having a first meal until late afternoon.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA TODAY,
18 Jan. 2025
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Foster, fascinated by machines—and perhaps most appreciative of other people when they’re seen from an L. S. Lowry-like distance—had taken to flying gliders, and then planes.—
Ian Parker,
The New Yorker,
20 Jan. 2025
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Editors are awash with clients and premium microphones are flying off the shelves.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes,
20 Jan. 2025
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By sunset, kids splash in the shallows while fishermen haul in their last catch of the day.—
Natalie Stoclet,
Forbes,
18 Jan. 2025
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In a separate concurrence, Justice Neil Gorsuch splashed cold water on the argument.—
Julia Shapero,
The Hill,
17 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Movies like High Tension (2003) and Martyrs (2008) would have even Eli Roth wetting his knickers, and Inside is no exception.—
Huntley Woods,
EW.com,
19 Dec. 2024
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The greed machine has already taken over the health care and banking industries and that success has wetted their appetites to rip off even more Americans.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
2 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Clean the surface in a circular motion, then rinse thoroughly with clean water.—
Melissa Locker,
Southern Living,
19 Jan. 2025
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How to Control Your Symptoms Plain nasal salt rinses can help clear away mucus.—
Daniel More,
Verywell Health,
15 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Ironically, if investors worry that the Fed could be affected by Trump’s wishes to lower rates, that could stir inflation fears that push up long-term rates, such as for mortgages, Bianchi and Millar said.—
Paul Davidson,
USA TODAY,
24 Jan. 2025
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The latest catastrophe has stirred particular concern over whether Los Angeles can manage the twin tasks of rebuilding while hosting the Olympics in 2028.—
Adam Nagourney,
New York Times,
24 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The route that runs straight through Darien, Georgia, and cuts across the marshes, rivers and creeks along coastal McIntosh County leads to a historic site: Butler Island, a once vast antebellum plantation.—
Melissa L. Cooper,
Smithsonian Magazine,
2 Jan. 2025
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Medaka–aka the Japanese rice fish–are only about 1.4 inches long and can be found in rice paddies, ponds, marshes, quiet streams, and tide pools in Japan.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
8 Jan. 2025
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But by the early 20th century, following the displacement and enslavement wrought by successive waves of settlers — the Spanish, the Mexicans and then white Americans — the Tongva had lost their ancestral homeland in Southern California.—
Rebecca Plevin,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Jan. 2025
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The two worked together to trace the calls and found that a calling card was purchased at a Walmart in Panama City on April 9, 2004, hours before it was used to phone Mount Washington McDonald’s.—
Yasmeen Hamadeh,
People.com,
19 Jan. 2025
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“Wash.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wash. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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