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The deck of the boat was almost awash.
the streets were awash from the heavy rains
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Just one month later, however, parts of the province were awash – pounded by extreme rain that inundated tens of thousands of acres of cropland and forced more than 100,000 people to evacuate their homes, according to state media.
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Simone McCarthy, CNN, 22 July 2024
Like a Lilly Pulitzer fever dream, the show is awash in tangerine and flamingo pink, a confectionary visual delight.
—Vogue, 19 July 2024
The nation is awash in gun dealers; there are nearly 59,000 of them, four times as many as there are McDonald’s.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 13 Apr. 2024
The National Weather Service is tasked with figuring out if damage after a bad storm was caused by a microburst or a tornado, even when social media is awash with videos of funnel clouds.
—John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 10 July 2024
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Simone McCarthy, CNN, 22 July 2024
Like a Lilly Pulitzer fever dream, the show is awash in tangerine and flamingo pink, a confectionary visual delight.
—Vogue, 19 July 2024
The nation is awash in gun dealers; there are nearly 59,000 of them, four times as many as there are McDonald’s.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 13 Apr. 2024
The National Weather Service is tasked with figuring out if damage after a bad storm was caused by a microburst or a tornado, even when social media is awash with videos of funnel clouds.
—John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 10 July 2024
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“Awash.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/awash. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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awash
adjective
ə-ˈwȯsh 
-ˈwäsh
1
: washed by waves or tide
2
: floating about
3
a
: flooded or covered with water
b
: filled or covered as if by a flood
an event awash in emotion
Geographical Definition
Awash
geographical name
river 500 miles (805 kilometers) long in eastern Ethiopia flowing northeast
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