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as in to fly
to withstand scrutiny and gain acceptance or approval
the employee's story about missing the bus didn't wash with her manager
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as in to splash
to flow in a broken irregular stream
soapy water washing down the drain
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as in to wet
to make wet
rain washed the countryside for days on end
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as in marsh
spongy land saturated or partially covered with water
an invasive species threatening the plants native to the region's washes
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Recent Examples of wash
Kiana Murden, Vogue, 13 Mar. 2025
Police say that after the shooting, Anding went to a neighboring residence and washed himself, discarded bloody clothing and wrapped two firearms into a t-shirt.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 13 Mar. 2025
U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Mar. 2025
Snag them on sale in one (or more) of eight versatile washes.
—Averi Baudler, People.com, 3 Mar. 2025
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Verb
Transforming from an oil into a gentle lather, this hydrating body wash cleanses without stripping the skin of its natural oils.
—Kiana Murden, Vogue, 13 Mar. 2025
Police say that after the shooting, Anding went to a neighboring residence and washed himself, discarded bloody clothing and wrapped two firearms into a t-shirt.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 13 Mar. 2025
Noun
The city needs to do a more thorough power wash, powerful enough to remove grime, and then sanitize.
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Mar. 2025
Snag them on sale in one (or more) of eight versatile washes.
—Averi Baudler, People.com, 3 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wash
Verb
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Galaxies, including ours, bathe in oceans of dark matter, which communicates with our world mainly through gravity.—
Jeanna Bryner,
Scientific American,
18 Mar. 2025
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Báthory, with Matthew David Wilder (Your Name Here) set to direct, is based on the story of Hungary’s Elizabeth Báthory, who found infamy after bathing in the blood of virgins.—
Sara Merican,
Deadline,
16 Mar. 2025
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Data from aviation analytics firm Cirium indicates that 615 flights are scheduled to depart from Heathrow on Saturday, with a further 604 flights due to fly to the airport.—
Tamara Hardingham-Gill,
CNN,
21 Mar. 2025
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Most of the sets were built in Toronto, disassembled, and flown to Iqaluit for reassembly, with each piece put on palettes and packed to fit the cargo plane’s fuselage.—
Dana Feldman,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
Verb
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One video shows the spacecraft splashing down into the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Florida.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
19 Mar. 2025
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But after over 286 days, their extended stay in space is finally coming to a close, as the two astronauts make their way back to Earth on a SpaceX capsule that’s set to splash down off the coast of Florida on Tuesday.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
TIME,
18 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Shivering in Cassidy’s arms, tears wetting her cheeks, naked, so vulnerable.—
Joyce Carol Oates,
The New Yorker,
16 Mar. 2025
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The weather will transition from sunny to wet from March 20 to March 31, that first week, with temperatures staying on the cooler side, the Old Farmer’s Almanac forecast said.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado,
Sacramento Bee,
13 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
Verb
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The advocates, including two lawyers and religious leaders, argued the arrangement would stir fear in immigrant communities.—
Stephen Hudak,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 Mar. 2025
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Prep Meatballs In a large bowl stir together pork, panko, 1 Tbsp.—
Katlyn Moncada,
Better Homes & Gardens,
26 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Since the 1950s, Rheem Creek has acted as an important drainage ditch for a community built on what once was a flood plain and tidal marsh.—
Sierra Lopez,
The Mercury News,
10 Mar. 2025
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The new species lives on the ground and is active during the day near agroforestry areas, on the edges of younger forests or close to marshes and slow-flowing streams, according to the study.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
7 Feb. 2025
Verb
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To that end, Nvidia has been working on a set of performance testing tools, called DGX Cloud Benchmark Recipes, that are designed to help organizations evaluate how their hardware and cloud infrastructure perform when running the most advanced AI models available today.—
Dave Altavilla,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
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Beyond film, Hamburg has worked extensively in television.—
Justin Kroll,
Deadline,
20 Mar. 2025
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“Wash.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wash. Accessed 29 Mar. 2025.
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