as in to wash
to pour liquid over or through in order to cleanse
rinse that shirt immediately, or the paint will set
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Recent Examples of rinse
The formula spreads smoothly, sets firm, and rinses clean.
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Jailynn Taylor, Allure, 26 June 2025
Major points for being dishwasher safe and super easy to rinse clean between uses.
—Francesca Krempa, Bon Appetit Magazine, 24 June 2025
Pattern’s Revitalizing Scalp Scrub helps to unclog pores, moisturizes the scalp, and rinses out easily.
—Kayla Greaves, Essence, 23 June 2025
Staff have to chemically strip the mirror's old aluminum coating before rinsing it with demineralized water.
—Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 17 June 2025
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Jailynn Taylor, Allure, 26 June 2025
Major points for being dishwasher safe and super easy to rinse clean between uses.
—Francesca Krempa, Bon Appetit Magazine, 24 June 2025
Pattern’s Revitalizing Scalp Scrub helps to unclog pores, moisturizes the scalp, and rinses out easily.
—Kayla Greaves, Essence, 23 June 2025
Staff have to chemically strip the mirror's old aluminum coating before rinsing it with demineralized water.
—Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 17 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for rinse
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rinse
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Often problems arise from short-term pollution, which can happen during heavy rainfall that washes waste from sewage plants into the water.—
Katie Nadworny,
Travel + Leisure,
14 July 2025
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The worker then pointed across the lot to Norman — who was washing someone’s car, tending to his summer job, minding his business.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
14 July 2025
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For the event, held inside the Four Seasons Hotel, Vergara flushed her cheeks with a color cross between a guava and a peach.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
3 July 2025
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Tipp's reactions to new triggers included throat closing, tongue swelling, flushing, itching, vomiting, diarrhea, brain fog, bone pain, headaches and extreme stomach pain.—
Wendy Grossman Kantor,
People.com,
3 July 2025
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“Rinse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rinse. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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