as in flushing
to pour liquid over or through in order to cleanse
rinse that shirt immediately, or the paint will set
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Recent Examples of rinsing
While dishes may come out visually clean without rinsing, at a minimum, the dishwasher filter takes a major hit.
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Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 28 Aug. 2025
From there, most of the trailer consists of rapid-fire flashes of unsettling imagery, including a man yelling with blood dripping from his mouth, muddy human footsteps on a hardwood floor, blood rinsing down a bathtub drain, and a distressed shriek from Indy.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 23 Aug. 2025
About an hour ferry ride from Milazzo, Vulcano lures visitors with its active volcano, Gran Cratere, and open-air mud baths just steps from the port, where bathers slather on the mineral-rich goodness before rinsing in the sea.
—Nicky Swallow, Travel + Leisure, 19 Aug. 2025
Massage it into your scalp for a minute and work the formula through your middle and ends when rinsing it out.
—Sarah Hoffmann, Allure, 22 Dec. 2024
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Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 28 Aug. 2025
From there, most of the trailer consists of rapid-fire flashes of unsettling imagery, including a man yelling with blood dripping from his mouth, muddy human footsteps on a hardwood floor, blood rinsing down a bathtub drain, and a distressed shriek from Indy.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 23 Aug. 2025
About an hour ferry ride from Milazzo, Vulcano lures visitors with its active volcano, Gran Cratere, and open-air mud baths just steps from the port, where bathers slather on the mineral-rich goodness before rinsing in the sea.
—Nicky Swallow, Travel + Leisure, 19 Aug. 2025
Massage it into your scalp for a minute and work the formula through your middle and ends when rinsing it out.
—Sarah Hoffmann, Allure, 22 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rinsing
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David Katz, a former DEA special agent, told Fox News Digital that the contamination could have come from someone flushing a large amount of drugs to evade authorities.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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At the end, a flushing lock will send any remaining larval fish and eggs back downstream.—
Adriana Pérez,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Aug. 2025
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Breaking Bad actor Raymond Cruz was arrested Monday on suspicion of misdemeanor battery after allegedly spraying someone with a hose while washing his car in front of his home in Los Angeles.—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 Sep. 2025
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And increasing floods linked to climate change are thought to be washing the creatures further and further afield.—
Wesley Bruer,
CNN Money,
8 Sep. 2025
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Just two days before filming began in the northwest regional province of Santiago Rodriguez, a powerful storm swept through the Dominican Republic, flooding the ground floor of the production office and bringing much of Santo Domingo to a halt.—
Anna Marie de la Fuente,
Variety,
8 Sep. 2025
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However, that did not stop Taylor Swift fans from flooding Tart's social media with stern reactions.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Rinsing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rinsing. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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