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
Calmatters, The Mercury News, 20 Mar. 2025
This was an incredible claim given the amount of money that came sluicing into the family coffers thanks to the generosity of dubious foreign actors.
—Rich Lowry, Boston Herald, 4 Dec. 2024
Marla Jo Fisher, Oc Register, 7 Feb. 2026
Eventually, the animals were clustered into a sluice-like enclosure, and then the animals would be extracted one by one.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 9 Dec. 2025
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Verb
Stream beds were exempt from vegetation clearing, an attempt to keep powerful winter flows from sluicing sediment into the lake.
—Calmatters, The Mercury News, 20 Mar. 2025
This was an incredible claim given the amount of money that came sluicing into the family coffers thanks to the generosity of dubious foreign actors.
—Rich Lowry, Boston Herald, 4 Dec. 2024
Noun
The farm also offers other events including a sweet pea maze (included with admission), $8 wagon tours, gold sluice mining, wine tasting, crafts, yoga, sound baths and more at additional cost.
—Marla Jo Fisher, Oc Register, 7 Feb. 2026
Eventually, the animals were clustered into a sluice-like enclosure, and then the animals would be extracted one by one.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 9 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sluice
Verb
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Rinse the bird bath, dump it, and rinse it again.—
Rae Ford,
Martha Stewart,
5 June 2026
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Seal garbage tightly in bags, and rinse out bottles and cans before placing in recycling bins.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
4 June 2026
Noun
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Solutions to poor drainage range from working compost into the soil to installing a French drain.—
David Beaulieu,
The Spruce,
28 May 2026
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For those who worry that immigrants are a net drain on public finances, the evidence points the other way.—
Andrew Tisch,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
Verb
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And in San Clemente, the pier was closed until Wednesday afternoon as waves reached its underside and appeared to break off some wood and wash it to shore.—
Laylan Connelly,
Oc Register,
11 June 2026
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Dirty or dusty flags can be washed or dry cleaned, and there are no provisions against mending or repairing a flag, according to the American Legion.—
Darleene Powells,
Boston Herald,
10 June 2026
Noun
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The new attraction is set to break three world records and features the first-ever mega drop on a log flume.—
Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
8 June 2026
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The aquatic center’s attractions include a zero-depth pool, interactive water play area, lazy river, body speed slides, tube slide, flume slide, platform cliff jump and drop slide.—
Olivia Stevens,
Chicago Tribune,
1 June 2026
Verb
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Start by flushing the drain with hot water to help loosen grease and minor buildup.—
Jessica Safavimehr,
Southern Living,
10 June 2026
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Empty cans travel down a track to a filling station, then past a purger that helps flush out the empty space at the top of the cans.—
Sean Timberlake,
Sacbee.com,
9 June 2026
Verb
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Fans and former costars alike flooded social media with outpourings of appreciation for his talent and grief at his death.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
7 June 2026
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The set design is centered around the flooded, burned down, and demolished house that appears in the album visuals and is somehow still standing despite it all.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
7 June 2026
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“Sluice.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sluice. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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