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douche

verb

Definition of douche

as in to hose

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Later, Gillotte, who got hosed on a roughing the passer penalty that had Andy Reid bickering with officials, picked up his first sack of the season.

— Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 18 Oct. 2026
Soil fertility is mostly beside the point, and even an inconvenience, since lawns have to be mowed, leaves blown into piles, and pollen hosed off windshields in the spring.

— James Whorton Jr, Longreads, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of hose

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None of us are big drinkers, but the beauty of the surroundings inspired the good times to flow, and, well, so did the wine.

— Claudia Laroye, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Nov. 2026
The film follows those who profited from the huge sums that flowed from across Japan into the radiation clean-up of the Tohoku region.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of flow

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After fans get a peek at her dad, Todd Chrisley, gushing happily next to her daughter while holding the romper, the video gives a close-up of a white sash with a blue baby carrier engraved on it and a blue Bible.

— Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 3 Nov. 2026
Alves has similarly gushed about her once-in-a-lifetime love with the actor.

— Alicia Brunker, InStyle, 31 Oct. 2026

Definition of gush

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Winners from both organizations will be announced at the ceremony, which will stream on Context Collaborative’s YouTube channel.

— Kirsten Chuba, HollywoodReporter, 4 Nov. 2026
My Alexa voice commands to stream video from the doorbell to an Amazon Echo Show smart display worked perfectly, as did my Alexa routine to have a Tapo L535E light bulb turn red when the doorbell button was pressed.

— John R. Delaney, PC Magazine, 3 Nov. 2026

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Kansas defensive end Leroy Harris III’s assignment was to rush the passer on the most pivotal play of the Jayhawks’ 33-32 loss to UCF on Saturday at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium.

— Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 8 Nov. 2026
Riley rushed for 192 yards and two touchdowns, added 88 receiving yards and a receiving TD, and returned a kickoff 20 yards — good for 300 all-purpose yards and three total scores.

— Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 8 Nov. 2026

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