wash away
phrasal verb
washed away; washing away; washes away
1
: to carry (something) away by the movement of water
The bridge was washed away by flooding last year.
2
: to get rid of (something, such as unhappy or unpleasant thoughts) completely
Take a vacation to wash away your troubles.
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About 150 feet along the end of the wharf was washed away last month during dangerous high surf from a series of atmospheric river events that battered Northern California, Oregon and Washington.
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Hannah Wiley, Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 2025
Unlike water-soluble vitamins, they are not washed away in your urine.
—Patricia Weiser, Pharmd, Verywell Health, 2 Jan. 2025
Their clothes washed away into the Gulf of Mexico with the rising tide.
—Wendy Goodman, Curbed, 31 Dec. 2024
Microfiber absorbs four times more moisture than cotton and the nubby texture grabs and holds onto soil until it is washed away.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 21 Dec. 2024
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Hannah Wiley, Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 2025
Unlike water-soluble vitamins, they are not washed away in your urine.
—Patricia Weiser, Pharmd, Verywell Health, 2 Jan. 2025
Their clothes washed away into the Gulf of Mexico with the rising tide.
—Wendy Goodman, Curbed, 31 Dec. 2024
Microfiber absorbs four times more moisture than cotton and the nubby texture grabs and holds onto soil until it is washed away.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 21 Dec. 2024
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“Wash away.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wash%20away. Accessed 11 Jan. 2025.
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