as in washed
to pour liquid over or through in order to cleanse
rinse that shirt immediately, or the paint will set
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Recent Examples of rinsed
Taylor Tobin, Southern Living, 14 Oct. 2025
Once rinsed with water, skin remains soft and smooth.
—Beatrice Zocchi, Vogue, 7 Oct. 2025
All other produce can be gently rubbed while being rinsed.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2025
Once rinsed off, your pores are inexplicably less noticeable and your face ridiculously refreshed.
—Sophia Panych, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
After complaining of pain, Nelson continues, Dakar rinsed off the solution and gave her a fan to cool her face down.
—Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
At this stage, the anchovies can be packaged with the salt they were cured in, or they can be rinsed, deboned, filleted, packed into tins or jars, and covered in oil.
—Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 Sep. 2025
The operator rinsed the gloved hand in the sink and came back to the main cook line to prep food.
—Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Both the filter and the basket can be easily rinsed out with a garden hose.
—PC Magazine, 29 Aug. 2025
Adjective
It's rinsed, dried, and placed in a roasting pan.
—Taylor Tobin, Southern Living, 14 Oct. 2025
Once rinsed with water, skin remains soft and smooth.
—Beatrice Zocchi, Vogue, 7 Oct. 2025
All other produce can be gently rubbed while being rinsed.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2025
Once rinsed off, your pores are inexplicably less noticeable and your face ridiculously refreshed.
—Sophia Panych, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
After complaining of pain, Nelson continues, Dakar rinsed off the solution and gave her a fan to cool her face down.
—Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
At this stage, the anchovies can be packaged with the salt they were cured in, or they can be rinsed, deboned, filleted, packed into tins or jars, and covered in oil.
—Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 Sep. 2025
The operator rinsed the gloved hand in the sink and came back to the main cook line to prep food.
—Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Both the filter and the basket can be easily rinsed out with a garden hose.
—PC Magazine, 29 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rinsed
Verb
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That is particularly true if clothing is washed in cold water and the water doesn’t need to be heated.—
Melissa Locker,
Southern Living,
12 Oct. 2025
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The acorn nuts should be washed and dried before use, then stored.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
9 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Trees growing in irrigated lawns are susceptible to overwatering.—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Instead, after being flushed from the pocket on second-and-7 from the Packers’ 39-yard line, Prescott’s heave found a toe-tapping Jalen Tolbert for a 34-yard gain.—
Matt Schneidman,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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Small things, like individual eyelashes or grains of sand, often get flushed out on their own through a combination of tearing up and blinking, per Mount Sinai.—
Hannah Yasharoff,
USA Today,
29 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Angry comments flooded in from superhero fans; more than 1,000 followers unsubscribed.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
17 Oct. 2025
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The police were called, but the hours ticked by as cops, ambulances and reporters flooded the area.—
Rachel DeSantis,
PEOPLE,
17 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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There’s also a level of expertise that Questlove and Patel, by being so steeped in the music industry, were able to bring to the interview process.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
19 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Many reviewers found that this dehumidifier held up well, even in extremely moist basements.—
Christopher Murray
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FOXNews.com,
15 Oct. 2025
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Try to keep the soil evenly moist.—
Steve Bender,
Southern Living,
15 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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This study presents boron isotopes as in situ tracers for studying glass dissolution mechanisms, assisting in predicting contaminant releases during waste glass-aqueous solution interactions.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Oct. 2025
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Swift ends in the bathroom where Swift lies partly submerged in the tub — another ode to Ophelia, but also to the album's aqueous cover.—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Use a clean, damp cloth to wipe away the vinegar residue or paste and any dye.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
18 Oct. 2025
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The truth is, even the words wrung from the damp cloth can be trustworthy, too.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Rinsed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rinsed. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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