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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All the positivity Liverpool generated by back-to-back wins over Aston Villa and Real Madrid was washed away amid a Manchester downpour.
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James Pearce, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025
Heavy rains have caused rivers to overflow, washing away entire communities, and have triggered landslides.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 6 Nov. 2025
All the company had emitted since Gates founded it in 1975 would be gone, the full footprint washed away.
—Literary Hub, 5 Nov. 2025
On the north shore, intake pipes for the Great River water system were washed away, said Matthew Samuda, with the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
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James Pearce, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025
Heavy rains have caused rivers to overflow, washing away entire communities, and have triggered landslides.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 6 Nov. 2025
All the company had emitted since Gates founded it in 1975 would be gone, the full footprint washed away.
—Literary Hub, 5 Nov. 2025
On the north shore, intake pipes for the Great River water system were washed away, said Matthew Samuda, with the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
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“Wash away.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wash%20away. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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