as in disaster
something that has failed
the fashion designer's last showing was a complete washout
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as in to collapse
to be unsuccessful
most of the participants in the tough training program washed out
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as in to bleach
to make white or whiter by removing color
the bright lights of the TV studio washed out her facial features, making her look as white as a ghost
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as in to wear
to use up all the physical energy of
that last illness washed the child out completely
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Recent Examples of washout
New Atlas, 7 Aug. 2024
Last year’s flooding caused numerous road and bridge washouts, land and mudslides resulting in significant property damage and loss.
—Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN, 30 July 2024
Thomas Wheatley, Axios, 30 Sep. 2024
Her Vogue shoot featuring Zendaya in April drew negative headlines for what critics deemed lackluster lighting, with some arguing that the model’s skin tone appeared gray and washed out.
—Leah Dolan, CNN, 11 Oct. 2024
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Noun
After two weeks, and following a four-week washout period, the treatment and control groups swapped.
—New Atlas, 7 Aug. 2024
Last year’s flooding caused numerous road and bridge washouts, land and mudslides resulting in significant property damage and loss.
—Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN, 30 July 2024
Verb
The big picture: The death toll across the region could very well rise, particularly in western North Carolina, where cellphone outages and washed out roads have hindered wellness checks and rescue efforts.
—Thomas Wheatley, Axios, 30 Sep. 2024
Her Vogue shoot featuring Zendaya in April drew negative headlines for what critics deemed lackluster lighting, with some arguing that the model’s skin tone appeared gray and washed out.
—Leah Dolan, CNN, 11 Oct. 2024
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Regional authorities have been heavily criticized for having issued alerts to mobile phones some two hours after the disaster had started.Hernán Muñoz and Joseph Wilson, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
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The rule could prevent a disaster like the one that happened with Synapse, where thousands of consumers lost access to their funds.Jeff Kauflin, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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The Democrats’ best hope may be that Trump’s minuscule battleground state leads will collapse on contact with the fearsome Harris turnout machine.W. James Antle III, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 4 Nov. 2024
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It was reported that a man was trapped under a tractor after a bridge collapsed on the property, which was in unincorporated Woodstock.Elizabeth Pritchett, Fox News, 4 Nov. 2024
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Their data shows 77 percent of the world's coral reefs are affected by bleaching.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
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Today bleached, dead white coral is seen everywhere — a die-off due to warming, polluted waters.Lea Lane, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
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Though both wear hats and masks and keep their heads down, there is one full-face photo caught on the Ring as a delivery man picks up the two-month-old mattress.Suzanne Seggerman, Curbed, 14 Nov. 2024
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The uniforms will be worn for six regular-season home games in total.Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 14 Nov. 2024
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Once absorbed by the skin, the remaining mud is rinsed off in a lavish Vichy shower, and afterward skin is soothed with an aloe gel mask.Margaux Lushing, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Finish by rinsing with water and drying the area with a clean cloth.Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Nov. 2024
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The other factor is the failure of the Biden administration to put an end to the Israeli wars that caused the deaths of more than 43,000 Palestinians by continuing supplies of weapons.Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
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The failures of the paternalistic War on Poverty led to more punitive forms of disciplining Black men.Ben Zdencanovic, TIME, 4 Nov. 2024
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The algorithm failed to de-age the neck on some subjects.PCMAG, PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024
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Taylor, in Bonneville County, has failed to provide any records to that committee for at least eight years.Audrey Dutton, ProPublica, 11 Nov. 2024
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That paycheck or applause fades into the background as soon as a bigger challenge arises.Akin Akinpelu, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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The color also faded a little after rubbing the sheets with sandpaper.Kathleen Felton, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Washout.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/washout. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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