Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wash (over)
Verb
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Tkachuk ran over his opponents with violence and evident joy.—
Fluto Shinzawa,
The Athletic,
21 Feb. 2025 -
Palo Alto stock ran over the past two weeks alongside other cybersecurity stocks in anticipation of strong earnings, and this move lower represents a repeal of this week’s gains.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
14 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Corporate news While investors wait for broad economic signs, company news continued to flow.—
Medora Lee,
USA TODAY,
19 Feb. 2025
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Videos and photos of the bright orange lava flowing down the mountainside went viral after a group of hikers posted them on social media.—
Billy Stockwell,
CNN,
18 Feb. 2025
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For Paramount+ Essential subscribers, episodes will be available to stream the day after the episode airs.—
Gabe Hauari,
USA TODAY,
20 Feb. 2025
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Netflix, which streams the Twain prize ceremony held in March, did not respond to a request for comment.—
Robin Pogrebin,
New York Times,
19 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Drink more water: This allows your body to flush out excess salt and waste more easily. Follow your regular strength-training routine: Despite the appearance of swollen muscles, an improvement in strength will occur gradually.—
Anna Giorgi,
Verywell Health,
21 Feb. 2025
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Apparently, the best way to get an earworm out of your head is to listen to Rush, flush it all out.—
Laura Martin,
Vulture,
19 Feb. 2025
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The beauty of this device is its hard-working design, which disperses any essential oil of your choosing through the air while spurting a continuous mist of moisturizing vapor in the air.—
Sarah Madaus,
Allure,
13 Jan. 2025
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Third quarter spurt, but Sixers respond The Kings moved to a zone defense early in the third quarter that seemed to flummox Philadelphia.—
Chris Biderman,
Sacramento Bee,
30 Jan. 2025
Verb
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One important factor: the high-water mark, which can indicate how badly a building flooded.—
Jeff Weiner,
Axios,
21 Feb. 2025
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Although it was just released today, my for you page has already been flooded with rave reviews of the skin tint.—
Kleigh Balugo,
StyleCaster,
21 Feb. 2025
Verb
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However, in the last month, SDA has been engulfed in crisis: Derek Tournear, the head of the agency, was put on leave a week before Trump's inauguration and marched out of the Pentagon.—
Jeremy Bogaisky,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2025
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Fog and mist engulfed DIA Tuesday afternoon and temperatures hovered around 8 degrees, according to the National Weather Service.—
Bruce Finley,
The Denver Post,
18 Feb. 2025
Verb
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It’s been rising and falling ever since, but has yet to disappear entirely outside of the top 40—except for a short stay around the Christmas holiday when the ranking was inundated with seasonal tunes.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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The Spokane area in eastern Washington was inundated with 3 to 6 inches of rain this weekend, washing out roads.—
Max Golembo,
ABC News,
24 Feb. 2025
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“Wash (over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wash%20%28over%29. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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