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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Bates was maybe even happier to wash away the memory of his last trip to Minnesota, when Atlanta gave up 42 points and 433 yards in a Week 14 loss to the Vikings last season.
—Josh Kendall, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
Most settlements on its coast were washed away.
—M. Rajshekhar, Time, 11 Sep. 2025
Roads and driveways may be washed away in places.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 10 Sep. 2025
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Sophia Panych, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
Bates was maybe even happier to wash away the memory of his last trip to Minnesota, when Atlanta gave up 42 points and 433 yards in a Week 14 loss to the Vikings last season.
—Josh Kendall, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
Most settlements on its coast were washed away.
—M. Rajshekhar, Time, 11 Sep. 2025
Roads and driveways may be washed away in places.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 10 Sep. 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 18 Sep. 2025.
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