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variants also dowse

douse

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verb (2)

douse

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noun

British

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Recent Examples of douse
Verb
Probably somewhere in the stands, on a pit crew member’s back, doused in confetti and champagne like last time. Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 3 Oct. 2025 Williams' mechanics immediately got to task with CO2 extinguishers to douse the flames. Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
And his sense of humor douses jest over images that probably shouldn’t be funny. Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 29 May 2025 The commission’s members also called for prioritizing additional water storage capacity in neighborhoods, and systems with external sprinklers to douse homes, parks and schools. Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for douse
Recent Examples of Synonyms for douse
Noun
  • Yes, the Seahawks entered the game short-handed in the secondary, then suffered another blow when cornerback Riq Woolen suffered a concussion in the third quarter.
    Michael-Shawn Dugar, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Business is booming, but President Chris Kohnle worries the 80-year-old, family-run establishment could soon take a blow.
    Miranda Dunlap, jsonline.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • A couple of good back slaps and thumps from the adoring crowd.
    Nick Miller, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Karl turned on the headlights and got the windshield wipers going at a mad slap.
    Ann Patchett, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Then one evening there was a knock at the door, followed by a text from our friend Laura to check outside.
    Aisha Muharrar, Bon Appetit Magazine, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Teams finishing from 9th to 24th in the league compete in a two-legged knock-out phase play-off, with the winner of each match-up advancing to the last 16 of the competition.
    The Athletic UK Staff, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Varsho finished with four hits and four RBI in his five at-bats.
    Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
  • At the end of that episode, Grasso calls Tom to tell him about the hit on the Dark Hearts stash house, seemingly because Grasso got called in by them and ended up being first on the scene before other cops.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Boston’s steely swipe The Yankees entered these playoffs as arguably the hottest team in the bracket.
    Chris Branch, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
  • In today’s climate, every swipe of a card increasingly serves as an emotional release.
    Footwear News, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The dramatic thump of the ship’s four electromagnetic catapults which shoot them into the sky is constant and can be heard throughout the ship.
    Matthew Bodner, NBC news, 25 Sep. 2025
  • The Red Sox are in a good spot for their future, but their lineup clearly needs more thump.
    Tim Crowley, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Kershaw was on the winning end more often than not, but that didn’t mean the Giants didn’t also get in their licks.
    Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 20 Sep. 2025
  • From bouncy dancehall riddims and hip-hop production inflections to tender country and western guitar licks, Treasure Self Love distills Iké’s wide range of childhood music into a succinct 11-track study of achieving wholeness by unflinchingly examining the darkest parts of your past.
    Kyle Denis, Billboard, 18 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Let his babysitter have a whack at it.
    Brian Moylan, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Deeper down the road the slap of the drooping tropical tree branches against the windshield are like punishing whacks to the face for trying to force a metaphor.
    Matt Negrin, Rolling Stone, 20 Sep. 2025

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