as in to rinse
to pour liquid over or through in order to cleanse
he sluiced the gutters with lots of water in order to make sure they were clear
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Recent Examples of sluice
Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 26 June 2024
Spanish cinema is sluiced by a winning sense of genre, movies hitting or very often subverting genre tropes.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 8 Mar. 2024
Reuters, NBC News, 7 July 2024
What looked in early November like dry, barren land of baobab and thorny acacia was regenerated by annual summertime overflows over the floodplain, the eponymous waalo, and filled the sluices cut into the earth to deliver water to the fields.
—J.r. Patterson, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Dec. 2023
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Trump and Biden are running for President in an era of infinite expressivity, a time in which words themselves are cheap, sluicing around the Internet, dribbling from humans as well as bots and A.I. programs: words of uncertain truth-value, words that sometimes don’t even make sense.
—Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 26 June 2024
Spanish cinema is sluiced by a winning sense of genre, movies hitting or very often subverting genre tropes.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 8 Mar. 2024
Noun
Authorities said all 56 sluice gates of the Koshi Barrage had been opened to drain out water compared with about 10-12 during a normal situation.
—Reuters, NBC News, 7 July 2024
What looked in early November like dry, barren land of baobab and thorny acacia was regenerated by annual summertime overflows over the floodplain, the eponymous waalo, and filled the sluices cut into the earth to deliver water to the fields.
—J.r. Patterson, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Dec. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sluice
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When ham is wet-cured, it is immersed in a brine of salt and seasonings, rinsed and then aged, says Kersten.Caroline C. Boyle, USA TODAY, 8 Dec. 2024
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Wipe before washing: Before rinsing pots, pans, and dishes, wipe them down with a paper towel to remove excess grease.Earl Foster, Austin American-Statesman, 5 Dec. 2024
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Saturate the soil completely, letting the excess drain out.Heather Bien, Southern Living, 10 Dec. 2024
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But their smiles soon turned into frowns when Mack's diamond engagement ring fell down a sewer drain.Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 9 Dec. 2024
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And make sure to wash your hands frequently with soap and water.Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2024
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The short clip, which was posted on December 2, has been viewed more than 22.2 million times and liked by over 3.3 million users, prompting many to share advice on how to wash cats in the comments.Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
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The study shows data from 24 subjects who completed a 15-minute incremental swim test in a flume (the swimming equivalent of a treadmill, where the speed of the water can be adjusted).Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 25 Nov. 2024
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Tiana’s Bayou Adventure is a log flume ride based on Disney’s 2009 film The Princess and the Frog.Brady MacDonald, Orange County Register, 1 Nov. 2024
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If everything looks good and the toilet still isn't flushing, replace it with a new one. Constant Clogging Clogs are not fun to deal with.Rabekah Henderson, Southern Living, 5 Dec. 2024
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What are water conservation guidelines at the Grand Canyon? To support these efforts, the park requests adherence to the following measures: Minimize water use during cleaning activities. Reduce toilet flushing to essential needs only.Skylar Heisey, The Arizona Republic, 4 Dec. 2024
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In a world flooded with ads and messages, the brands that stand out are the ones that create real, human connections through their stories.Somdutta Singh, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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From there, more news will likely flood in over the adult cast (that particular rumor mill has already started churning) and the other children, before shooting starts at Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden over the summer.Max Goldbart, Deadline, 16 Dec. 2024
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“Sluice.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sluice. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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