as in to wash out
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Verb
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While most of Monday's practice round was washed out, Tuesday and Wednesday were warm and sunny.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
10 Apr. 2025 -
In Mammoth Spring, Arkansas, a train was stopped on a bridge due to multiple active weather warnings in the area early Saturday morning, when heavy flood waters washed out the bridge and derailed multiple cars, according to BNSF Railway.—
Rebekah Riess,
CNN Money,
5 Apr. 2025
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The liberation of the leaves will undermine the black-market trade and reduce deforestation by freeing for cultivation lands long ago cleared and abandoned.—
Wade Davis,
Rolling Stone,
6 Apr. 2025
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Without them, distrust and disrespect undermine the actions.—
John S. Tobey,
Forbes.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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The sand is eroded into curious little ditches, and there’s litter underfoot, the mummified remains of dead fish.—
Joyce Carol Oates,
The New Yorker,
16 Mar. 2025
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This process will slowly erode these cracks, causing the paths to change over time.—
Alec Janis,
Hartford Courant,
15 Mar. 2025
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“Wear (away).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wear%20%28away%29. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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