HOSED (DOWN) Synonyms: 65 Similar and Opposite Words

hosed (down)

verb

past tense of hose (down)

as in flooded

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Culture news and the SoCal scene The internet was flooded with news out of the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art this week as an embargo lifted on coverage from inside the new 300,000-square-foot building in Exposition Park.

— Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
It initially was allowed onto the ballot, and its young supporters flooded social media with videos promoting the party.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of flooded

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The line between gambling and investing is very blurry to younger generations who are inundated with favorable sports gambling marketing materials.

— Cooper Katz McKim, NPR, 4 Sep. 2026
The flooding inundated areas along the Trishuli River, burying buildings and damaging bridges and roadways.

— David Brennan, ABC News, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of inundated

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In mid-August, Hurricane Lala deluged eastern Hawaii’s Big Island with feet of rain, triggering severe flooding.

— Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2026
An aerial view shows houses lying deluged in sludge after flash floods at Devighat, Bidur Municipality in Nepal's Nuwakot district on August 27, 2026.

— Sam Meredith,Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of deluged

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Start by wetting down the concrete to prevent the cleaner from drying too quickly.

— Caitlin Sole, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 July 2026
To prevent infection, if cleaning a structure that might have harbored rodents, Yancey recommends wearing a mask and using a diluted bleach solution to wet down any dust or loose debris.

— Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 13 May 2026

Definition of wet down

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References to Bond sprinkled throughout the trailer include Cage ordering that signature cocktail and packing a familiar-looking pistol, plus a gag at the end playing off Bond’s 007 designation.

— Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Sep. 2026
Try different berries in yogurt, smoothies, or sprinkled over oatmeal.

— Lynn Andriani, Martha Stewart, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of sprinkled

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The Gators’ first-year coach will exit the south end zone tunnel Saturday night under the lights — and the microscope — while showered by cheers as a new era of Florida football begins against Florida Atlantic.

— Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 Aug. 2026
Curaçao’s infielders showered each other with water as a pack of fans tucked behind the third base dugout waved the Curaçao flag.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of showered

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The leak started during the startup and the chemical went into a containment area and then overflowed onto a gravel area.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026
The region saw similar flash floods in August 2025, when a glacial lake in Tibet overflowed because of high temperatures.

— Shristi Kafle, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of overflowed

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