washed (over)

verb

Definition of washed (over)next
past tense of wash (over)
as in ran over

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  1. flooded
  2. engulfed
  3. inundated
  4. overwhelmed
  5. submerged
  6. poured
  7. drowned
Verb
  • In their last moments on the phone last Friday, Alonso described the moment panic set in for Andrade as water flooded the streets.
    Ashley R. Williams, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Since the last war between Hezbollah and Israel, in 2006, the group flooded once-impoverished Shia communities across Lebanon with investment.
    Ruth Michaelson / Beirut, TIME, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of flooded
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  • Advertisement Chiapas is also engulfed in a brutal turf war between Mexico’s two leading drug cartels that has killed dozens and displaced thousands in recent months.
    Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Nearly two dozen students and teachers in Thailand are feared dead after a school bus was engulfed in flames on Tuesday while traveling for a field trip on Tuesday, officials said.
    Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 1 Oct. 2024
Definition of engulfed
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  • Soon after, Adams and the owners were inundated with requests for shorts repping other neighborhoods, like Dorchester, Roxbury and Jamaica Plain.
    Steph Solis, Axios, 21 Oct. 2024
  • Worldwide, drought and heat have sparked a series of unprecedented fires, and floods have inundated vast regions.
    Bill McKibben, The New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2024
Definition of inundated
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  • In April, Osbourne told Rolling Stone he was overwhelmed by the excitement his friends and fans have expressed about his induction.
    Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2024
  • The lack of pressure on the ball created an overflow of drives to the rim for opponents that overwhelmed their typically trusty, defensive center.
    Esfandiar Baraheni, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of overwhelmed
Verb
  • Zara said nearly every house on his street became completely submerged up to the gutters.
    Morgan Norwood, ABC News, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Cast iron is traditionally wiped down or scraped clean rather than submerged in water, while ceramic or aluminum can often be cleaned in a dishwasher.
    Alida Nugent, People.com, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of submerged
Verb
  • Comprising two capsules, two wine stoppers, a bottle sleeve, and the Pivot aerator, the system infuses bottles with Argon gas as wine is poured.
    Jenny Berg, Vogue, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire student poured over the candidates’ platforms to inform her decision in November.
    La Risa R. Lynch, Journal Sentinel, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of poured
Verb
  • The body of a man who drowned at Ashurst Lake near Flagstaff over the weekend was found Monday.
    Lauren De Young, The Arizona Republic, 2 Oct. 2024
  • Michael, Nora and Micah all drowned, according to the family.
    Wendy Grossman Kantor, People.com, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of drowned
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washed out

washed (over)

washed-up

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“Washed (over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/washed%20%28over%29. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.

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