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. 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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