rewash

verb

Definition of rewashnext
as in to rinse

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Recent Examples of rewash Instead, reapply the stain treatment and rewash the garment. — Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rewash
  1. rinse
  2. rehydrate
  3. rewet
  4. irrigate
  5. dunk
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  • Simply drain and rinse them before adding them to the pot for a comforting end to the day.
    — Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 23 July 2026
  • Simply rinsing them under water isn't enough to reliably remove them.
    — Angela Haupt, Time, 23 July 2026
Definition of rinse
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  • But there are other ways to rehydrate than keeping your bottle topped up.
    — Irenie Forshaw, TheWeek, 13 July 2026
  • Dampen the peat moss before adding it to the soil to rehydrate it.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 23 June 2026
Definition of rehydrate
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  • Many soils become hydrophobic when overly dry and can be difficult to rewet.
    — Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 June 2026
  • Thatch does not rewet easily once dry, and once wet stays wet, providing excellent conditions for disease.
    — Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 7 May 2023
Definition of rewet
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  • In Michigan alone, more than 7,000 have fallen ill with the nasty foodborne disease, which causes severe diarrhea, and comes from exposure to a parasite in contaminated water used to wash or irrigate crops.
    — Amy Feldman, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • So even if your soil is loaded with calcium, and your garden is irrigated, plants may not able to transport enough calcium from the soil water into their internal structures.
    — Dawn Pettinelli, Hartford Courant, 19 July 2026
Definition of irrigate
Verb
  • Submerge the berries in the water-vinegar bath, gently agitate the water with your hand, dunking the berries several times.
    — Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 17 July 2026
  • Come for all the doggie high jinks – thanks to a ton of animatronic animals and a John Hughes screenplay – and stay for Close getting dunked in a vat of molasses.
    — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 10 July 2026
Definition of dunk

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“Rewash.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rewash. Accessed 31 Jul. 2026.

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