douching

present participle of douche

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Verb
  • Styled by Sarah Slutsky Tooley, Zegler’s glam was provided by hair stylist Dana Boyer, who styled the actress’ hair with a side part and a flowing natural style, and makeup artist Kale Teter.
    Julia Teti, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2025
  • The race has been marked by barbs between Huffman and Wambsganss, as both try to win over the conservative vote, and flowing money, as billionaires waded into the North Texas election.
    Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Following the big news, Swift embarked on her press tour for her album The Life of a Showgirl and was not shy about flashing — and gushing over — her impressive sparkler.
    Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Investors appeared unnerved by big increases in spending that Meta Platforms and Microsoft are planning as the investment spree related to artificial-intelligence technology keeps gushing.
    Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 31 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Drone footage shows crews hosing down a smoking pile of materials that caught fire at a northeastern Massachusetts recycling plant.
    Saleen Martin, USA Today, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Prevent unwanted weeds from establishing in sidewalk and driveway cracks by hosing out or scraping away dirt and sediment from the cracks.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 28 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Seasons 1 through 4 are now streaming on Netflix.
    Liza Esquibias, PEOPLE, 8 Nov. 2025
  • All eight episodes of All Her Fault are now streaming on Peacock.
    Hilary Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 8 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • The Cyclones’ usually elite defense ranks 11th in the Big 12 in rushing defense, 10th in passing defense and 14th in sacks.
    Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Even so, the worries came rushing in.
    Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • While many areas in the Northeast may primarily receive drenching rain, elevation-dependent snow will be possible in locations such as the Adirondacks and the Green and White Mountains of New England.
    Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Hurricane Melissa’s powerful winds and drenching rains devastated Jamaica.
    Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 29 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In the final step, Rag & Bone overdyes the garments, saturating pieces to add depths of tone and contrast.
    Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Set the pot in a shallow pool of water so the soil will absorb water over a few hours, saturating the potting media.
    Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 9 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Theories range from the Edmund Fitzgerald striking a shoal and suffering bottom damage to flooding through the freighter's hatch covers, which filled the ship with water and sank it, to rogue waves, to structural flaws in the ship that the 1975 storm made deadly.
    Doyle Rice, USA Today, 9 Nov. 2025
  • Meanwhile, the safety net designed to financially protect homeowners from flooding sits frozen amid the government shutdown.
    Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2025
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“Douching.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/douching. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.

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