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as in washed
to pour liquid over or through in order to cleanse
use this cleaner to flush the drain in the sink
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as in blushed
to develop a rosy facial color (as from excitement or embarrassment)
he flushed deeply upon hearing the compliment
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as in pink
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Recent Examples of flushed
Time, 26 Aug. 2025
Pro tip: Add a touch of blush to your lips for the same, delightfully flushed color there.
—Jenny Berg, Allure, 20 Aug. 2025
Christine Peterson, Outdoor Life, 16 Oct. 2025
Kate starts to laugh it off, but then her face becomes flushed with concern.
—Barry Levitt, Time, 16 Oct. 2025
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Verb
Physical symptoms can include a racing heartbeat, stomach pain, sweaty palms, and a flushed face.
—Time, 26 Aug. 2025
Pro tip: Add a touch of blush to your lips for the same, delightfully flushed color there.
—Jenny Berg, Allure, 20 Aug. 2025
Adjective
Then, one weekend, our young Labrador flushed a rooster a dozen feet in front of me.
—Christine Peterson, Outdoor Life, 16 Oct. 2025
Kate starts to laugh it off, but then her face becomes flushed with concern.
—Barry Levitt, Time, 16 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flushed
Verb
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Some filters can be rinsed under running water.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
24 Oct. 2025
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Stop Sale on the orange juice, the other oranges got washed and the orange juice machine got washed, rinsed and sanitized.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
21 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The Only Murders in the Building actress was the epitome of bridal glam, and went for fluttering lashes, blushed cheeks and peachy pink lips for the occasion.—
Starr Bowenbank,
PEOPLE,
2 Oct. 2025
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Kaprizov blushed when confirming that he was greeted with a standing ovation upon entering the Wild locker room Tuesday morning.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
30 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Grande, who plays Glinda in the film, channeled her character’s penchant for pink, donning two shades of the tone in her voluminous dress.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
28 Oct. 2025
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In one photo, Rihanna could be seen holding baby Rocki, who was wearing a pink onesie.—
Catherine Santino,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The river also irrigates more than 850,000 acres of farmland — the highest concentration of irrigated acres of any river basin in Colorado.—
Elise Schmelzer,
Denver Post,
15 Oct. 2025
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Trees growing in irrigated lawns are susceptible to overwatering.—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 Aug. 2025
Verb
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It can be washed and even packed on flights.—
Olivia Young,
Travel + Leisure,
29 Oct. 2025
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Towels and bedding should be washed in hot water to help sanitize them because of their heavy use.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
27 Oct. 2025
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Even from a boat, the gleaming white of bleached and dead corals glowed from beneath the surface.—
Alex Harris,
Miami Herald,
24 Oct. 2025
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Gabrielle Union glowed with glossy lips and sky-high lashes, and Viola Davis added a playful edge with a pop of blue eyeliner.—
Larry Stansbury,
Essence,
21 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Qing Yuan had seen many of these tiny corpses, pinkish, yellowish, tin-gray, curled up, always seemingly asleep, tossed by janitors into fires outside the building.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Oct. 2025
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Picture a proliferating mound that spreads or spills or drapes down and around and is covered with probably a thousand miniature pinkish-white daisies.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
11 Oct. 2025
Verb
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In the recent past, Japanese companies like Toyota and Sony had flooded America’s market with high quality but inexpensive cars and electronics, harming the business of great American brands, including General Motors and RCA.—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
24 Oct. 2025
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In 1700, for example, the Dutch flooded part of West Africa with perhaps as much as 40 million pounds of gunpowder, enough for well over half a billion musket shots; the world population at the time may have been as low as 600 million people.—
Clifton Crais,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Flushed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flushed. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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