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 Synonyms for rinsed
Verb
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There was a lot of talk about Aaron Rodgers being washed.—
C. Isaiah Smalls II,
Miami Herald,
6 Jan. 2025 -
Separately, norovirus outbreaks can also spring from food that was contaminated at the source and that’s often eaten raw, like shellfish harvested from virus-laden water or produce washed with it.—
Maggie O'Neill,
SELF,
6 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Analytics and technology have flooded the sport.—
Zack Meisel,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2025
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Their main food source vanished after decades of pollution flooded the Lagoon — and the species’ most important home on the East Coast turned into a graveyard.—
Bethany Barnes,
Sun Sentinel,
9 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The final result is so summery: flushed and pretty, and the best part, easy!—
Kara Nesvig,
Allure,
31 July 2025
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In the mirror in the changing room, my face looked flushed and youthful.—
Brienne Walsh,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2025
Adjective
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Fungus thrives in warm, moist areas, so having your sweaty feet stuffed inside shoes and socks all day can create an ideal environment for fungus to grow.—
Meghan Overdeep,
Southern Living,
7 Aug. 2025
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This sheet cake is made with a moist vanilla and almond batter before being frosted with a salted buttercream.—
Sarah Martens,
Better Homes & Gardens,
4 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The key element of this new strategy is an aqueous solvent for dissolving perovskites.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
25 Feb. 2025
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Unlike flooding, other techniques (for example drip irrigation) do not cause water to overflow the field and runoff into a tributary, where the nutrient pollution enters the wider aqueous ecosystem.—
Suwanna Gauntlett Upjohn,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2025
Adjective
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The damp grass was torn in spots, an adjustment for a second-year lineman still within his first two weeks at center.—
Brooks Kubena,
New York Times,
1 Aug. 2025
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How mold affects your health Mold is a type of microbe that thrives in damp places.—
Matt Fuchs,
Time,
28 July 2025
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“Rinsed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rinsed. Accessed 14 Aug. 2025.
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