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Recent Examples of rinse
Do not let the solution dry on the surface before rinsing.
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Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2026
To cut down, Denver has asked its restaurants to only serve water to customers by request and encouraged residents to use more efficient commercial car washes, rather than rinsing off their car with buckets in the driveway.
—Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 6 Apr. 2026
Plus, its self-cleaning function rinses the brushroll after each use and dumps the debris into the dirt tank.
—Sian Babish, PEOPLE, 5 Apr. 2026
Raw meat was frozen in trash bags and an employee washed dishes without rinsing them.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 2 Apr. 2026
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Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2026
To cut down, Denver has asked its restaurants to only serve water to customers by request and encouraged residents to use more efficient commercial car washes, rather than rinsing off their car with buckets in the driveway.
—Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 6 Apr. 2026
Plus, its self-cleaning function rinses the brushroll after each use and dumps the debris into the dirt tank.
—Sian Babish, PEOPLE, 5 Apr. 2026
Raw meat was frozen in trash bags and an employee washed dishes without rinsing them.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 2 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rinse
Verb
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The way the changing room was designed, Mitchell had to run through the galley-style showers to wash the mess off.—
Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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Do yourself a favor and grab a caguama (a liter-size beer) to wash it down.—
Anais Martinez,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
8 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Engineers suspect a clogged filter in the overboard flushing system.—
Marcia Dunn,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Apr. 2026
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The rise in ether flushed out $64 million in short bets in the same period.—
Sarah Min,John Melloy,Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
7 Apr. 2026
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“Rinse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rinse. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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