wash away
phrasal verb
washed away; washing away; washes away
1
: to carry (something) away by the movement of water
The bridge was washed away by flooding last year.
2
: to get rid of (something, such as unhappy or unpleasant thoughts) completely
Take a vacation to wash away your troubles.
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But what really wowed us was how easily the sticky stuff washed away from the pan.
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Mark Marino, Bon Appetit Magazine, 26 June 2025
As Paul Tenorio writes, the Gold Cup had to start with a bang to wash away some of the internal drama.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 16 June 2025
Fitzgerald’s sprint home helped wash away what had been a sloppy nine innings of baseball.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 6 June 2025
That was until the 2024 playoffs, where Ceci’s on-ice results began to reach a territory far too dismal to wash away by usage excuses alone.
—Dom Luszczyszyn, New York Times, 18 June 2025
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Mark Marino, Bon Appetit Magazine, 26 June 2025
As Paul Tenorio writes, the Gold Cup had to start with a bang to wash away some of the internal drama.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 16 June 2025
Fitzgerald’s sprint home helped wash away what had been a sloppy nine innings of baseball.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 6 June 2025
That was until the 2024 playoffs, where Ceci’s on-ice results began to reach a territory far too dismal to wash away by usage excuses alone.
—Dom Luszczyszyn, New York Times, 18 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for wash away
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“Wash away.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wash%20away. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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