gushes 1 of 2

plural of gush

gushes

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of gush

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of gushes
Noun
Vogue’s associate shopping director Talia Abbas gushes, highlighting the stunning colorways. Jenny Berg, Vogue, 1 Oct. 2025 Colette, Culpo gushes, is also a fan of the changing table. Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 12 Sep. 2025 Kirk can be seen reaching up with his right hand as blood gushes from the left side of his neck. Jesse Bedayn, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2025 In downtown Cheboygan, Michigan, water gushes over a dam, swirls violently around a pond and flows a mile and a half out to Lake Huron. Andrew Montequin, jsonline.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Verb
Then a leak above the family’s apartment opens a giant hole in the ceiling, and water gushes through. Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 10 Oct. 2025 The songwriter frequently gushes about being a grandmother on social media and in interviews. Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2025 With Batista already strapped to a kill table, Prater gushes over Dexter killing Lowell and Gareth. Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2025 When that happens, water gushes out into the nearby Mendenhall Lake and eventually surges down the river. Amanda Musa, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gushes
Noun
  • But that does not stop him from making an impact in smaller bursts.
    Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Bassitt, Schneider said, is stretched out enough to pitch in short bursts or log four to five innings.
    Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Sunlight pours through the big windows at Night Swim, where guests line up at the counter for a fresh roast or specialty drink and browse shelves stocked with coffee bags and merch.
    Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Her father, Raúl, once a hopeful biotechnologist, now pours his fear into strange, homemade cures no one else trusts.
    Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 15 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Ndiweni raves about how well prepared Newcastle head coach Eddie Howe and his staff were before the game.
    Nnamdi Onyeagwara, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Luckel raves about how thick the pillow is, which plenty of reviewers on Amazon corroborate.
    Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 6 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Although the company has made major strides since Starship debuted in 2023, a spate of four failures marred its progress this year, including two explosions that rained debris over parts of the Caribbean.
    Denise Chow, NBC news, 16 Oct. 2025
  • The project has endured failures, explosions, and redesigns, but has also demonstrated a pace of progress unmatched in the aerospace industry.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • His production, measured by EPA per start on pass plays and QB rushes, ranks second among 33 qualifying quarterbacks (minimum three starts) this season, per TruMedia.
    Mike Sando, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • While After the Hunt rushes through how Maggie and Alma’s differences were resolved, Maggie lands a polemic Rolling Stone op-ed that further puts Alma’s tenure in jeopardy.
    Essence, Essence, 15 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • As Sonia, the scene-stealing Shana Wride dominates almost every scene, first with comic outbursts and later with heartbreaking vulnerability.
    Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Droplet outbursts from onion cutting.
    Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The ceremony streams online on October 16 for our community to experience these powerful moments.
    Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Erica is the third Läckberg adaptation for MHz Choice, which also streams Swedish crime drama Camilla Läckberg’s Fjallbacka Murders and the earlier Camilla Läckberg from 2007-2010.
    Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Towelie enthuses amid shots of a town overrun by the military.
    James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 20 Aug. 2025

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