as in to rinse
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Recent Examples of rewash
Instead, reapply the stain treatment and rewash the garment.
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Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Sep. 2025
Employee washed hands and advised to rewash dishes.
—Ebony Day, azcentral, 10 June 2020
Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Sep. 2025
Employee washed hands and advised to rewash dishes.
—Ebony Day, azcentral, 10 June 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rewash
Verb
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Raw meat was frozen in trash bags and an employee washed dishes without rinsing them.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
2 Apr. 2026
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Moisture is why LaMarita never rinses cauliflower before tucking it into the crisper.—
Randi Gollin,
Martha Stewart,
2 Apr. 2026
Verb
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To rehydrate hydrophobic garden soil, break up the soil and amend it with organic matter.—
Nadia Hassani,
The Spruce,
15 Mar. 2026
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Neupane fed his friend bits of snow to rehydrate while chunks of hard ice from high on the mountain tumbled down and pelted their backs and helmets.—
Gregory Thomas,
San Francisco Chronicle,
14 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Thatch does not rewet easily once dry, and once wet stays wet, providing excellent conditions for disease.—
Tim Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
7 May 2023
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When the researchers rewet the paper, the battery produced 0.5 volt for more than an hour.—
Anna Blaustein,
Scientific American,
29 July 2022
Verb
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Furthermore, the area is at even greater risk of biodiversity loss thanks to potential plans to divert the river upstream to irrigate crops during the dry season.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
2 Apr. 2026
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The dam was built to control floods from the Colorado River while also irrigating the Southwest.—
Paige Moore,
AZCentral.com,
23 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Aday Mara #15 of the Michigan Wolverines dunks the ball against the Arizona Wildcats during the second half in the Final Four of the 2026 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at Lucas Oil Stadium on April 04, 2026 in Indianapolis, Indiana.—
Joseph Buczek,
CBS News,
6 Apr. 2026
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Oklahoma City's Cason Wallace missed a fast break dunk late in the first half, but Jalen Williams caught the ball on the way down and dunked it with two hands to put the Thunder up 72-52.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
5 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Such ties lave little resemblance to alliances such as NATO, where participation is voluntary and leaders are democratically elected.—
Loren Thompson,
Forbes,
26 Apr. 2022
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The running game had been ineffective through long stretches of the night, laving Cal with a rather lifeless attack.—
Bruce Jenkins,
SFChronicle.com,
27 Sep. 2019
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“Rewash.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rewash. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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