flushes 1 of 2

plural of flush

flushes

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of flush

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of flushes
Noun
My world became sterile gauze, saline flushes, biohazard bins. Big Think, 20 Aug. 2025 Brewer also stole fentanyl from a secure hospital locker, as well as needles, syringes and saline flushes from a hospital supply room on multiple occasions, according to prosecutors. Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 12 Aug. 2025
Verb
Its self-cleaning cycle flushes the dirty water tank and removes debris from the vacuum brush. Maggie Horton, People.com, 29 Aug. 2025 There’s also a hands-free, self-cleaning function that automatically flushes the tubing and brush roller. Christopher Murray May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 8 Aug. 2025 The liver normally flushes bilirubin out of the body, but a newborns’ organ often can’t get the job done efficiently. IEEE Spectrum, 8 Nov. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flushes
Noun
  • Always cut off diseased fruits, veggies, and even flower blooms before winter and make sure to clean these clippings off the ground, too.
    Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Sep. 2025
  • This means the seasonal blooms of insects like caterpillars – which offspring rely on at nesting colonies – have been and gone by the time the birds arrive.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 7 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The palate bursts with rich, agave-forward flavors, revealing curious floral nuances of geranium and sweet spices.
    Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • The bursts packed a punch, uprooting even mature trees in the Carmichael area, and disrupting power to thousands of Sacramento Municipal Utility District customers.
    Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • While at dusk, the horizon blushes with coral light as fishing boats drift past the silhouette of Longtou Rock.
    Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The test marked a welcome victory for SpaceX and the budding launch vehicle, which suffered in-flight upper stage explosions during each of this year's three Starship launches leading up to Flight 10.
    Josh Dinner, Space.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The barrage appeared to target several Ukrainian regions, with local authorities reporting explosions in the western regions of Lviv, Ivano-Frankivsk and Lutsk.
    David Brennan, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Environmental groups support paying farmers to leave flood-prone land because floodwater that spreads across farm fields washes fertilizer, pesticides and other chemicals into rivers, causing a range of down-river harms.
    Molly Parker, ProPublica, 4 Sep. 2025
  • The base then washes the mop with heated water that gradually increases in temperature from 104 to 167 degrees Fahrenheit to specifically target and remove different kinds of dirt and grime.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • At the absolute highest energies, the Moon glows with a light all its own, powered by nuclear recoils, and irrespective of any light, or anything at all, emitted by the Sun.
    Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Its Hungarian Parliament glows at twilight—mirrored in the river’s slow current—while layered history lingers in its bullet-scarred walls.
    Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • As the number one overall pick last year, Williams somewhat underperformed as a rookie, but some of that can be attributed to poor coaching, and the former Heisman Trophy winner showed flashes of brilliance at times.
    Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Tyler Glasnow has shown unhittable flashes.
    The Athletic MLB Staff, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • But when his streams became more reactionary, filled with outbursts, expletives, and certified crashouts over losing levels, subscribers flocked in.
    CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 2025
  • This student’s outbursts had been an ongoing issue for three years, and Elliot quickly realized that few teachers had received the necessary restraint training to handle this student.
    IndyStar, IndyStar, 3 Sep. 2025

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