douched

verb

past tense of douche
as in flowed

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  1. flowed
  2. hosed
  3. saturated
  4. gushed
  5. soaked
  6. drenched
  7. flooded
  8. rushed
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  • Iran has also created a new pressure point to use against adversaries by blockading the Strait of Hormuz, the vital waterway through which a fifth of the world’s oil and natural gas flowed before the war.
    — Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026
  • Urban runoff filled with a noxious brew of fertilizers, stormwater and sewage has flowed into the Seminole County lake from as far as Orlando, Winter Park and Altamonte Springs for decades.
    — Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 July 2026
Definition of flowed
Verb
  • Codes were entered, security officers alerted, the car hosed off.
    — Burkhard Bilger, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
  • Chapman was hosed by a strong throw from A’s outfielder Tyler Soderstrom, and Gelof made the tag to get the second out of the inning.
    — Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 24 June 2026
Definition of hosed
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  • The greatest concern is that the heaviest rain will fall on areas already saturated by recent storms, increasing the risk of life-threatening flash flooding.
    — Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 15 July 2026
  • When looking at all 12 months, June and July are the most saturated with deals across the widest range of categories.
    — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 13 July 2026
Definition of saturated
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  • The 54-year-old actor, a lifelong Kansas City Chiefs fan, gushed to Chiefs Wire about his excitement over attending the July 3 Madison Square Garden ceremony with wife Lindsay Schweitzer in an interview published Wednesday, July 15.
    — KiMi Robinson, USA Today, 15 July 2026
  • Moore previously gushed about her Breadwinner costars in late May when the film premiered in theaters.
    — Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 10 July 2026
Definition of gushed
Verb
  • The New Museum in New York suffered significant leaking over the weekend as torrential rain soaked the city, Artnews reports.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 20 July 2026
  • Flooding issues could get off to a faster start Wednesday given how soaked the ground is from Tuesday’s storms.
    — Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 15 July 2026
Definition of soaked
Verb
  • When they were painted, they were drenched in all the promise and privilege of a pampered girlhood.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 July 2026
  • Flash flooding inundated parts of South Texas on Tuesday, July 14, after torrential rainfall drenched the region and prompted multiple high-water rescues.
    — Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 15 July 2026
Definition of drenched
Verb
  • On Thursday morning, a massive sinkhole opened up on a West Hollywood sidewalk near Sunset Boulevard after the streets became flooded.
    — Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 17 July 2026
  • After the comments section was flooded with messages from Instagram users criticizing the timing of the post, Kim added an additional comment with an explanation.
    — Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 17 July 2026
Definition of flooded
Verb
  • Members of the community rushed to support the toddler’s family after his death, Atlanta News First reported at the time.
    — Adam England, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026
  • Water rushed in through the openings, and the ship foundered so quickly that most of the 500 men onboard were lost.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 15 July 2026
Definition of rushed
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