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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Scrub the area with a nylon brush, then rinse with clean water.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
11 Apr. 2026
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Open the umbrella completely, and rinse it thoroughly with a normal garden hose.—
Olivia McIntosh,
Martha Stewart,
10 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Plants benefit from soaking their roots in water for a few hours to rehydrate them before planting.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
13 Apr. 2026
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Five of Myka's bridesmaids — who are all nurses — and her aunt, Rezen Mae La Viña, also a nurse, helped care for her, administering an IV to rehydrate her before the ceremony.—
Erin Clack,
PEOPLE,
10 Apr. 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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That means mow your grass at the proper height for your species and fertilize and irrigate correctly.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
11 Apr. 2026
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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
Verb
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Inspect your plants frequently and pick off caterpillars, dunking them in a bucket of soapy water.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
11 Apr. 2026
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Johansson scores his 200th On a tremendous play by Boldy to fend off Brandon Montour and spin for a backdoor pass, Johansson snapped an eight-game goal drought by slam-dunking his 200th goal.—
Michael Russo,
New York Times,
8 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 21 Apr. 2026.
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