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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As for glam, Chiles wore her hair slicked back into a low ponytail and kept glam minimal — a glossy lip, flushed cheeks and a full white manicure and pedicure rounding out the dark glamour look.—
Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
6 July 2025
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Skin color changes – either flushed or paler than usual.—
Evan Moore,
Charlotte Observer,
24 June 2025
Adjective
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Mist the seeds when planted, and then water regularly to maintain consistently moist soil that’s not soggy and doesn’t completely dry out.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
13 July 2025
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Adding organic matter to the site would help keep the soil moist and provide some nutrients for a few months to a year.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
12 July 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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One of the worst times to mow the lawn is when the leaf blades are damp from rain, irrigation, or dew.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
10 July 2025
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Washing dishes and cleaning your sink will remove possible attractions for pests and breeding grounds for mold or other smells that gather in a damp sink.—
Kristina McGuirk,
Better Homes & Gardens,
9 July 2025
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“Rinsed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rinsed. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.
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