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
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
  • The new discovery completely alters our understanding of gamma ray bursts, which were once thought to be caused only by black holes.
    Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2025
  • With surreal flourishes and bursts of absurdity, filmmaker Milagros Mumenthaler casts a beguiling, dreamlike spell that delicately examines motherhood, class and identity.
    Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Wallen then stumbles to his feet in the middle of the road, as rain pours down, with close-up images showing Wallen in tattered clothes and covered in scrapes and cuts.
    Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Blass pours some coffee, lights a cigar, and selects his first pitch.
    Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • DeBessonet’s revival opened last year at New York City Center to raves.
    Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Teammates play off each other well, and head coach Jen Quinn raves about their tenacity.
    Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 30 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Attack largest of war on Lviv, Governor says A Reuters correspondent heard explosions booming across the dark morning sky as air defenses engaged targets from several directions.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Jump cuts punctuated by the sound of explosions move us incrementally downstream, ultimately out and over the Pacific Ocean.
    Anne Reeve, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Too many big plays allowed The Commanders have given up 32 explosive plays (completions of at least 16 yards and rushes of at least 12 yards), tied for the fifth-most in the league through Week 4.
    Nicki Jhabvala, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
  • While the Broncos’ passing game led them to victory, the typically reliable running back group was solid as well — 44 rushes for 152 yards — even though the average per rush was dragged down by a fumble that led to a 14-yard loss for Madsen.
    Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 28 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The authors produced models for a scenario in which methane is released in plume-like outbursts.
    Andrew Jones, Space.com, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Macmillan has a musician's kind of knack for sculpting outbursts, rants and other verbal arias.
    Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 24 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The idea is to make the merchandise available in tandem with its theatrical debut, or else later, as an additional marketing vector when the project streams or releases on physical media.
    Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Today, Silhouette streams into more than 25 countries with over 500 classes that blend art, science, and sweat.
    Matt Emma, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Towelie enthuses amid shots of a town overrun by the military.
    James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 20 Aug. 2025

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