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as in tanned
having a healthy reddish skin tone
was flush after getting out of the hot bath
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as in plane
having a surface without bends, breaks, or irregularities
the flush paneling on the door gives it a very plain and dull look
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as in energetic
having active strength of body or mind
a flush, healthy man of 65
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as in wealthy
having goods, property, or money in abundance
she's very flush now that she has her inheritance
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as in filled
possessing or covered with great numbers or amounts of something specified
a field flush with flowers
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as in adjacent
having a border in common
the front yard's floral border is flush with the sidewalk
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as in blush
a rosy appearance (of the cheeks)
looked for a flush on her cheeks as evidence of a fever
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as in bloom
a state or time of great activity, thriving, or achievement
was in the flush of his youth
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as in burst
a sudden intense expression of strong feeling
a flush of patriotic pride
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Recent Examples of flush
Jeff Howe, The Athletic, 8 Mar. 2025
Fiore’s film is flush with astonishing photos and gives us an historical time capsule of not only the Bay Area and the man profiled but how Italians weathered discrimination in the United States.
—Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 7 Mar. 2025
Lucy Notarantonio, Newsweek, 24 Feb. 2025
Some brands claim to use 50% less water on each flush.
—Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Feb. 2025
Matthew Every, Outdoor Life, 5 Mar. 2025
Dragon Tiny Homes The bathroom is reached from the kitchen by sliding door and has a shower, sink, and flushing toilet.
—Adam Williams, New Atlas, 3 Mar. 2025
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Adjective
And second, the 2026 class could be dynamite, so the Raiders have given themselves the freedom to choose their path.
Carroll, who turns 74 in September, isn’t flush with time to tinker with a series of QB experiments.
—Jeff Howe, The Athletic, 8 Mar. 2025
Fiore’s film is flush with astonishing photos and gives us an historical time capsule of not only the Bay Area and the man profiled but how Italians weathered discrimination in the United States.
—Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 7 Mar. 2025
Noun
Cold exposure is particularly helpful for those who have irritable skin through the constriction of blood vessels, alleviating swelling and flushes.
—Lucy Notarantonio, Newsweek, 24 Feb. 2025
Some brands claim to use 50% less water on each flush.
—Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Feb. 2025
Verb
But one thing is certain: There are certain conditions that cause morels to flush in the spring more than any other time of year.
—Matthew Every, Outdoor Life, 5 Mar. 2025
Dragon Tiny Homes The bathroom is reached from the kitchen by sliding door and has a shower, sink, and flushing toilet.
—Adam Williams, New Atlas, 3 Mar. 2025
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Plus this episode also delivers peak unhinged Lex while he's stranded on an island post-plane crash and suffering from malaria, which leads to a moment that teases his natural killer instincts that he's kept so well hidden from Clark, and the world, so far.—
Christian Holub,
EW.com,
16 Oct. 2021
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But those cars were powered by pushrod engines with conventional cross-plane cranks.—
Rich Ceppos,
Car and Driver,
2 Oct. 2022
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He's been a warrior, always bouncing back to his energetic self.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
12 Mar. 2025
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MoMA’s 2024 book Inventing the Modern celebrates the museum’s female founders—Abby Aldrich Rockefeller, Lillie P. Bliss, and Mary Quinn Sullivan—and the energetic idealism required to get these efforts off the ground in an often hostile culture.—
Susan Tallman,
The Atlantic,
12 Mar. 2025
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One way to see government spending is as a luxury that wealthier societies can afford.—
James Broughel,
Forbes,
11 Mar. 2025
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Beginning in the 1970s and ’80s, wealthy nations exported such unloved materials as asbestos and DDT to impoverished nations like Benin and Haiti, which were desperate to develop their economies yet rarely possessed facilities capable of properly disposing of toxic materials.—
Scott W. Stern,
The Atlantic,
10 Mar. 2025
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Government adjacent, all the other consultants and contracts that go along with that are probably another 2% to 3%.—
Gabrielle Fonrouge,Leslie Josephs,
CNBC,
14 Mar. 2025
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The label’s strategy so far has been to open boutiques adjacent to hotels: The Carlyle in New York, the Beverly Wilshire in Los Angeles, and Claridge’s in London.—
Joelle Diderich,
WWD,
4 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Payton’s got play names that could make an auctioneer blush.—
Parker Gabriel,
The Denver Post,
4 Mar. 2025
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Leaving your cheeks looking pigmented and colorful, this blush only requires a dab or two on your cheeks.—
ABBY KASS,
Miami Herald,
3 Mar. 2025
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This garden favorite never fails to delight with vibrant, long-lasting blooms that attract an abundance of butterflies, hummingbirds, bees, and other pollinators to the garden.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
21 Mar. 2025
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Whimsical yet opulent, the shell-like structure is adorned with 550 Baby Cashmere blooms and foliage crafted from Loro Piana’s classic Only Double cashmere.—
Denni Hu,
WWD,
19 Mar. 2025
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Instead of using stress as a momentary burst of energy to handle a challenge, your nervous system stays trapped in a hypervigilant state, constantly preparing for the next emotional shift.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
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The second half opened with another Cathedral scoring burst, extending the lead in the first minute-and-a-half of the third to 18 following a three by Allen-Paisley.—
Justin Barrasso,
Boston Herald,
16 Mar. 2025
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Using a dry cloth and a dab of toothpaste, polish your silver to perfection and rinse.—
Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott,
Southern Living,
17 Mar. 2025
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Take a dip in the dark-bottomed infinity-edge pool, or play a game of doubles on the lighted tennis court and then rinse off in the outdoor shower.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
17 Mar. 2025
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“Flush.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flush. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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