hosed (down)

past tense of hose (down)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for hosed (down)
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
Verb
  • Special education advocacy groups say they were inundated with questions.
    Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Earlier this year, winter storms dumped up to 3 feet of snow in California’s Sierra Nevada Mountains, floods inundated burn scar regions risking mudslides, and powerful thunderstorms spawned tornadoes from Texas to Oklahoma.
    Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The press has been deluged with letters from horrified subscribers.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025
  • On September 8th, cities across the country were deluged with angry young protesters demanding a revocation of the ban.
    Kapil Komireddi, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Add remaining 1/4 cup melted butter; stir until mixture is evenly moistened and begins to clump together.
    Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 15 Oct. 2025
  • That could explain the oxygen released from the Mars soil sample when moistened.
    Joel S. Levine, The Conversation, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Ashcraft then started wetting down the roof of her family’s home until they were ordered to evacuate.
    Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2025
  • Her lifestyle website recommends wetting down the tub with warm water, then applying a paste consisting of a mix of baking soda and a dollop of dish soap.
    Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 2 June 2025
Verb
  • Think a more year-round COTA, with a dash more exclusivity sprinkled in.
    Patrick Iversen, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
  • According to Deadline, Scorsone's eight-episode hiatus will happen consecutively as opposed to other cast members' screen time reductions that are sprinkled throughout the season.
    Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Players are rushing to get showered, dressed, fed and present with family members who traveled for the game, all before being chauffeured away in the bus to the team plane.
    Adam Grosbard, Oc Register, 18 Oct. 2025
  • This time, the Tigers were showered and prowling downtown Cleveland in time for a celebratory steak dinner.
    Jason Lloyd, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Water from a creek that ran alongside the church's two-story building overflowed and poured into the first-floor sanctuary.
    La Risa R. Lynch, jsonline.com, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Markets overflowed with fresh vegetables and fruits, offering a respite from months of scarcity.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2025
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“Hosed (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hosed%20%28down%29. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.

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