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rewashes

verb

present tense third-person singular of rewash
as in rewets

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  1. rinses
  2. dunks
  3. flushes
  4. irrigates
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  • Plus, its self-cleaning function rinses the brushroll after each use and dumps the debris into the dirt tank.
    — Sian Babish, PEOPLE, 5 Apr. 2026
  • Moisture is why LaMarita never rinses cauliflower before tucking it into the crisper.
    — Randi Gollin, Martha Stewart, 2 Apr. 2026
Definition of rinses
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  • After five minutes in the warm water, Blubaugh dunks his entire head into a cold tub.
    — Chandler Rome, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • In the video, the content creator takes a McDonald's McDouble with cheese and dunks it into a cup of Coca-Cola at least four times before taking a bite.
    — Saleen Martin, USA Today, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of dunks
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  • Sleep, for instance, isn’t downtime but active maintenance, when the brain flushes out cellular waste in ways that may help stave off dementia.
    — Andrea Gawrylewski, Scientific American, 1 Sep. 2026
  • In deep sleep, your brain runs a clearance system that flushes out metabolic waste, including the proteins associated with Alzheimer's.
    — Sue Peschin, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of flushes
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  • Fisher said he flood irrigates about 60 acres of his property to grow hay and pasture for cattle.
    — Emily Cureton Cook, ProPublica, 26 June 2026
  • The river irrigates more than 5 million acres of farmland and supplies water to 40 million people across the West.
    — Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2026
Definition of irrigates
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