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
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
How to clean hummingbird feeders Ensure your feeders are thoroughly washed and rinsed before filling them with food.
—Jordan Green, Nashville Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
Designed for occasional use, like for bulky or heavily soiled items, this setting adds an extra rinse after the wash cycle to ensure laundry is thoroughly rinsed and no detergent remains.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 11 Aug. 2025
Acorn flour and some water were dumped into the basket, and hot rocks from a nearby fire were first rinsed to remove ash and then placed into the basket.
—Shaun McKinnon, AZCentral.com, 26 July 2025
Adjective
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
How to clean hummingbird feeders Ensure your feeders are thoroughly washed and rinsed before filling them with food.
—Jordan Green, Nashville Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
Designed for occasional use, like for bulky or heavily soiled items, this setting adds an extra rinse after the wash cycle to ensure laundry is thoroughly rinsed and no detergent remains.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 11 Aug. 2025
Acorn flour and some water were dumped into the basket, and hot rocks from a nearby fire were first rinsed to remove ash and then placed into the basket.
—Shaun McKinnon, AZCentral.com, 26 July 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rinsed
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Pack Date The pack date is the day the manufacturer washed the eggs, graded them, and put them in cartons.—
Merve Ceylan,
Health,
2 Sep. 2025
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The amoebas are soil organisms that get washed into the warm water and multiply there.—
Tiffany Acosta,
AZCentral.com,
29 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Trees growing in irrigated lawns are susceptible to overwatering.—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 Aug. 2025
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Immediately after the illnesses were reported, village staff flushed the line by the home, Elmore said.—
Madeline Heim,
jsonline.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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My inner circle also made sure my body angles were flattering, my cheeks — all of them — were flushed and perky, and my facial expressions were authentic and strong.—
Mark Gray,
PEOPLE,
4 Sep. 2025
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Entrenched Chinese foreign policy positions, including territorial disputes and industrial subsidies that have flooded foreign markets with cheap exports, will likely remain friction points, experts say, while India's deep distrust of China will not dissipate because of one brief meeting.—
James Pomfret,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
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Shortly after her home flooded, Olathe denied her tort claim in early August.—
Taylor O'Connor,
Kansas City Star,
5 Sep. 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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Drought can delay the onset of color, while moist soil, in tandem with the right late-summer weather, produces good displays, Crick wrote.—
Marina Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
4 Sep. 2025
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Waterspouts become favorable when water temperatures are warm, the air is cold and moist, and wind speeds are relatively light.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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By combining sensing and computing in one aqueous device, the graphene oxide system marks a notable step for biomimetic gustation and neuromorphic engineering, as well as hints at future tools that may extend, or even reconstruct, the sense of taste.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
30 Aug. 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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Soil samples should be slightly damp to dry, not completely wet.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 Sep. 2025
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Finish by wiping down the upholstery with a damp microfiber cloth to remove any soapy residue.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Rinsed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rinsed. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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