wash (over)

verb

Definition of wash (over)next
as in to run over

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wash (over)
  1. run over
  2. flow
  3. stream
  4. flush
  5. spurt
  6. flood
  7. engulf
  8. inundate
Verb
  • These tests will run over several weeks while Gaia remains at a gravitationally stable point between Earth and the sun called Lagrange point 2, or L2.
    Robert Lea, Space.com, 15 Jan. 2025
  • Teenager Jason Brown finishes second and defending champion Max Aaron places third. 2015 — Ezekiel Elliott rushes for 246 yards and four touchdowns and Ohio State wins the first national title in college football’s playoff era, running over Oregon 42-20.
    Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2025
Definition of run over
Verb
  • In reality, the lack of water flowing from hydrants highlights a problem within the city’s emergency infrastructure.
    Chloe Sorvino, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
  • But the Biden administration concluded that some data of U.S. users would still flow to China and ByteDance would still be able to exert control over TikTok’s operations in the U.S.
    Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2025
Definition of flow
Verb
  • The milestone followed Pratt's heartfelt plea to followers to stream the album and help generate income after the couple lost their Pacific Palisades home in the devastating California wildfires.
    John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
  • In the United Kingdom, the 2025 BAFTAs ceremony will be broadcast on BBC One and available to stream on BBC iPlayer. Viewers in the US can watch along via BritBox.
    Radhika Seth, Vogue, 14 Jan. 2025
Definition of stream
Verb
  • Eventually, officers deployed tear gas into his room, flushing him out and arresting him.
    James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2025
  • This important liquid contributes to a number of essential functions, such as regulating body temperature, flushing out waste, acting as a shock absorber for the brain and spinal cord, making saliva, and lubricating the joints.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 1 Jan. 2025
Definition of flush
Verb
  • The losers die — usually spurting great arterial gouts — and a stack of bills representing their worth plops into the insatiable belly of the prize oinker.
    James Poniewozik, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2024
  • In the past 16 years, the price of oil has sporadically spurted above $100 a barrel, but has mostly fluctuated between $50 and $100.
    John Dorfman, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of spurt
Verb
  • Aid would flood Gaza as residents returned to what is left of their homes, and the Israeli military pulls back from the major population centers, according to the mediators.
    Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
  • Humanitarian aid would also flood the strip during this initial phase.
    Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 16 Jan. 2025
Definition of flood
Verb
  • As Southern California continues to reel from the devastating fires that have engulfed entire Los Angeles County neighborhoods, the question on everyone’s mind is what sparked them and who is to blame.
    Barnini Chakraborty, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 15 Jan. 2025
  • Reis has made some big leaps in his career, but strolling into this City team — engulfed in the transitional chaos of the Premier League — would be by far the biggest of his career.
    Thom Harris, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025
Definition of engulf
Verb
  • My top recommendation to avoid being inundated with spam emails is to use an alias email address.
    Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report, Fox News, 8 Jan. 2025
  • TikTok Reacts So far, the post has been inundated with comments from hundreds of animal lovers.
    Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of inundate
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