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’s a stain that won’t wash away from this would-be American oligarch no matter who wins.
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Dominic Patten, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2024
The water has washed away roads and railways, flooding homes and businesses, leaving people standing on car roofs or searching for higher ground in buildings.
—Marina Watts, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
But her sister said most of her belongings were washed away or stolen in the hurricane.
—Taylor Galgano, CNN, 31 Oct. 2024
At the same time, a generation of conservative dogma had suddenly been washed away.
—Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
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Dominic Patten, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2024
The water has washed away roads and railways, flooding homes and businesses, leaving people standing on car roofs or searching for higher ground in buildings.
—Marina Watts, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
But her sister said most of her belongings were washed away or stolen in the hurricane.
—Taylor Galgano, CNN, 31 Oct. 2024
At the same time, a generation of conservative dogma had suddenly been washed away.
—Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
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“Wash away.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wash%20away. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.
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