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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That was until the 2024 playoffs, where Ceci’s on-ice results began to reach a territory far too dismal to wash away by usage excuses alone.
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Dom Luszczyszyn, New York Times, 18 June 2025
Use it to wash away your makeup and leave it on to give your skin a hydrating pick-me-up.
—Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 14 June 2025
The floods in the predawn hours caught many unaware, with victims washed away, along with parts of their houses and other debris, or trapped inside as water engulfed their homes.
—Gerald Imray, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2025
More than 500 households were impacted by the flooding, and two roads were washed away and two bridges collapsed, Ibrahim Audu Husseini, a spokesperson for the Niger State emergency service, previously told the AP.
—Abigail Adams, People.com, 2 June 2025
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Dom Luszczyszyn, New York Times, 18 June 2025
Use it to wash away your makeup and leave it on to give your skin a hydrating pick-me-up.
—Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 14 June 2025
The floods in the predawn hours caught many unaware, with victims washed away, along with parts of their houses and other debris, or trapped inside as water engulfed their homes.
—Gerald Imray, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2025
More than 500 households were impacted by the flooding, and two roads were washed away and two bridges collapsed, Ibrahim Audu Husseini, a spokesperson for the Niger State emergency service, previously told the AP.
—Abigail Adams, People.com, 2 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for wash away
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“Wash away.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wash%20away. Accessed 27 Jun. 2025.
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