douched

verb

past tense of douche
as in flowed

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for douched
  1. flowed
  2. hosed
  3. saturated
  4. gushed
  5. soaked
  6. drenched
  7. flooded
  8. rushed
Verb
  • But the tone suggests Tehran may be taking a tougher stance, which could further delay a full return of transits through the Strait of Hormuz, through which a fifth of global oil supply flowed before the war.
    — Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The new report’s findings agreed with other analyses suggesting that capital investment has flowed into Opportunity Zones and that the investment has been unevenly distributed.
    — Marie Sapirie, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of flowed
Verb
  • But Indiana got hosed and Notre Dame (whom Gen Z might now hate) could be a national champ contender in hiding.
    — Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Most of us would look more like Charlie Brown getting hosed by Lucy for the thousandth time.
    — Matt Reigle OutKick, FOXNews.com, 17 July 2026
Definition of hosed
Verb
  • In a world saturated with information, where every image is already endlessly recycled and re-appropriated, attention itself becomes a political act.
    — Matilda Hague, Variety, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The danger Pelath is concerned about is when the river banks are saturated, some root systems let go, sending more trees into the river and weakening the banks.
    — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of saturated
Verb
  • Newlywed Travis Kelce gushed about his Madison Square Garden wedding to Taylor Swift while gearing up for his 14th season in the NFL.
    — Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • This past March, McGraw’s daughter Audrey performed at Red Rock Casino in Las Vegas and gushed about how much her parents mean to her, just hours after her dad was named a 2026 inductee of the Country Music Hall of Fame.
    — Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of gushed
Verb
  • Overnight oats are nutritionally similar to classic oatmeal—the main difference is that they’re soaked instead of cooked.
    — Lynn Andriani, Martha Stewart, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Rodong Sinmun this week revisited a 2013 summer inspection of a construction site, where Kim’s clothes were said to have become soaked with sweat.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of soaked
Verb
  • While drenched in autotune at times, Sunday’s set wasn’t completely devoid of authentic moments.
    — Jim Ryan, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Some had come to stay by Staunton’s side throughout the week, and on the last day of camp, during the water fight, some of them chased her down and drenched her with the bucket of ice water.
    — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of drenched
Verb
  • Upon hearing the news, East Germans flooded to the wall’s checkpoints, demanding to cross.
    — Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Aug. 2026
  • By nearly every measure, President Claudia Sheinbaum is taking the fight to the cartels that have flooded America’s streets for decades.
    — Chris Shays, Hartford Courant, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of flooded
Verb
  • Flooding pours into Indiana homes and businesses Photos and videos out of Indiana show scenes of destruction as floodwater rushed into homes and businesses, leaving them in shambles.
    — Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Freeman decided to get up anyway, and the Dodgers' training staff rushed across the field to check on him.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of rushed
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