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also dowse
1
as in to extinguish
to cause to cease burning
douse the campfire before leaving in the morning
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2
as in to drown
to make wet
the heavy rains thoroughly doused the tourists strolling the town streets
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as in to remove
to rid oneself of (a garment)
in those days a gentleman would douse his hat when going indoors
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British
as in blow
a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument
those soccer hooligans need a sound douse or two from a police officer's club
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Recent Examples of douse
Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2026
Sure enough, Perez came to douse Witt, who also was aware of the postgame tradition.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 29 Apr. 2026
Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 6 June 2025
And his sense of humor douses jest over images that probably shouldn’t be funny.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 29 May 2025
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Verb
That made it 92-85 and effectively doused the Lakers’ comeback.
—Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2026
Sure enough, Perez came to douse Witt, who also was aware of the postgame tradition.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 29 Apr. 2026
Noun
Beside it, a smaller vessel named Lupo sat, completely coated in thick white foam firefighters use to douse fires.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 6 June 2025
And his sense of humor douses jest over images that probably shouldn’t be funny.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 29 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for douse
Noun
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Amid aspersions and attack ads, the pair nearly came to blows at a community debate.—
Dakota Smith,
Los Angeles Times,
11 May 2026
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From there, both fighters were trading blows, but the fifth round was when Strickland had an interesting moment with Chimaev.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
10 May 2026
Noun
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Pannek didn’t hit the puck with a full slap shot.—
Staff Report,
Twin Cities,
9 May 2026
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After Lane Hutson fired a slap shot that went wide and bounced back out, Newhook backhanded the puck out of the air and in off Andrei Vasilevskiy’s pad and his backside.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 May 2026
Noun
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The deal is being able to play knock-back and then being able to play a [offensive line] gap and a half and also the athleticism to move around on the defensive front.—
Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 Apr. 2026
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Since one of the metaphorical aspects of the script concerns how swiftly conflicts can flare up from small disagreements into major knock-down-drag-out fights, showing the violence and bared-teeth snarling is appropriate, a lighter touch could work, too.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
28 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Jack Dreyer, who relieved Snell, gave up one hit in 1⅓ innings before being relieved by Edgardo Henriquez, who walked Riley and gave up an RBI double to Harris — the fifth hit in two days for the 2022 NL Rookie of the Year.—
Steve Galluzzo,
Los Angeles Times,
10 May 2026
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The game started with a frenetic pace, with the Wild clearly looking to set the physical tone with 18 hits in the first 20 minutes.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
10 May 2026
Noun
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Simply apply to a cotton pad and swipe across your face as normal.—
Rosa Jisoo Pyo,
Vogue,
8 May 2026
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Lawmakers this year took their first swipe in decades at changing Florida’s surrogacy laws, adopted in 1993.—
Romy Ellenbogen,
Miami Herald,
8 May 2026
Noun
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The Yankees need Wells to provide at least some thump in a bottom third of the order that hasn’t been very good.—
Brendan Kuty,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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Moments later, a bass thump sounded in the distance.—
Nabih Bulos,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Mar. 2026
Noun
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If none of this makes a lick of sense, never fear.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
30 Apr. 2026
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Eventually music theory discussion turned to actual licks.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
17 Apr. 2026
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But my mechanics got out of whack.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
8 May 2026
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By that point, pricing will be completely out of whack.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
3 May 2026
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“Douse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/douse. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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