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 that night, as the drinks flowed, Pattinson couldn’t help but riff on what an actor might do with the character.
    — Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 12 Oct. 2026
  • The money allegedly flowed through a web of companies and bank accounts in Antigua, the United Arab Emirates, the United States and elsewhere.
    — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 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
  • Using sine wave generators and pink lighting so saturated it essentially blots out all other color and shadow, Young and Zazeela created a space that’s somehow both static and full of life.
    — Sadie Sartini Garner, Pitchfork, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Mundorf’s description of a four-rack magnetic system — two large, two small, plus utensil caddy and paper towel holder — is a preview of how saturated that vertical panel is about to get.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Kansas City Star, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of saturated
Verb
  • Kearns gushed in a 2015 interview that his dream creative collaboration would be directing a project written by his daughter that explored race.
    — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026
  • When the topic postgame shifted to the possibility of that being his last time taking the field with Happ, Swanson gushed about his impact, both on himself and the Cubs.
    — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of gushed
Verb
  • Instead of applying high temperatures or corrosive chemicals, researchers disassembled the batteries and soaked the electrodes in water.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2026
  • The whole region could get soaked Once Isaias comes ashore, it is expected to weaken until it is downgraded to a tropical storm by Saturday afternoon, the hurricane center said.
    — Sophie Bates, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of soaked
Verb
  • But so far, only five changes have been made for original Week 8 games in the Orlando area — despite heavy rain that has drenched fields.
    — Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2026
  • For a brand so rooted in sleek designs and drenched in an ever-present Bauhaus inspiration, seeing a botanical print infiltrating its language was unexpected.
    — Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of drenched
Verb
  • Streets on the Balboa Peninsula in Newport Beach were flooded with at least a foot of water during high tide, with the police department advising residents and motorists to avoid the area.
    — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Hurricane Katrina in 2005 razed neighborhoods in Mississippi, flooded New Orleans and killed nearly 1,400 people.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of flooded
Verb
  • In the Chiefs’ 30-27 win over the Raiders, Walker rushed for 177 yards on 22 carries with two touchdowns and a pulsating 76-yard dash.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Last April, residents of the Vendome Place Condominium in Miami Beach were inside the elevator with the doors closed when floodwaters rushed in, NBC6 reported.
    — Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of rushed
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“Douched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/douched. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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