hoses (down)

verb

present tense third-person singular of hose (down)
as in floods

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hoses (down)
  1. floods
  2. showers
  3. inundates
  4. waters
  5. moistens
  6. overflows
  7. sprinkles
  8. mists
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  • Each year, the tournament floods Baltimore’s economy with millions of dollars, boosting tourism, supporting local businesses, and energizing our communities.
    — Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 6 Aug. 2026
  • If an agent misbehaves, floods a system, or takes an unauthorized action, the organization on the receiving end often has no reliable way to determine who is responsible for it.
    — John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
Definition of floods
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  • Spotty showers across the Kansas City region Sunday morning give way to sunny skies and building heat, the forecast shows.
    — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 9 Aug. 2026
  • And when engines light, SpaceX has to fire off its water deluge system, which showers the launchpad with hundreds of thousands of gallons of water in mere moments to shield the vital infrastructure from the blaze of liftoff.
    — Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 16 July 2026
Definition of showers
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  • That’s when someone inundates you with affectionate words and gestures early on to build influence.
    — Kathy and Ross Petrass, CNBC, 24 Apr. 2026
  • As Polymarket inundates millions of timelines with newsy statements, the efficacy of each announcement can be hard to parse.
    — Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 5 Mar. 2026
Definition of inundates
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  • The surface waters across the tropical Pacific Ocean are cooler by 1 to 3 degrees Celsius, compared to normal.
    — Chelsea Hylton, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • The the world’s largest mountain range and deepest canyon occupy these might waters, but warming waters and habitat destruction have left the ocean‘s creatures struggling.
    — Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of waters
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  • Buttermilk makes this cake tender while adding vegetable oil moistens the cake.
    — Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 18 May 2026
  • Users place the pouch between the gum and upper lip, where saliva moistens it and releases nicotine.
    — Fran Kritz, Verywell Health, 12 May 2026
Definition of moistens
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  • These overflows may send stormwater mixed with untreated or partially treated sewage into waterways.
    — Gabby Sartori, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026
  • But the film overflows with childlike wonder, a comic-strip dream of girls next door and nerdy weirdoes growing muscles with puberty.
    — Darren Franich, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of overflows
Verb
  • Kemery sprinkles the tiny seeds either in late fall or very early spring, when there’s still a chance of frost, since cold spells offer the best germination.
    — SJ McShane, Martha Stewart, 11 July 2026
  • Thomson sprinkles critique throughout his book like seasoning unevenly applied to a gamey piece of meat.
    — Michael O’Donnell, The Atlantic, 2 July 2026
Definition of sprinkles
Verb
  • Epres offers a lightweight pre-wash bonding treatment that mists evenly through the hair without weighing it down, while Elizavecca CER-100 Collagen Coating Hair Protein Treatment is an rinse-out option that can be used in place of a hair mask—and remains a editor-favorite K-beauty staple.
    — Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 8 June 2026
Definition of mists
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