as in washes
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 rinses
Plus, its self-cleaning function rinses the brushroll after each use and dumps the debris into the dirt tank.
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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
The pH-balanced formula effectively lifts away makeup, bacteria, and daily buildup, then rinses off easily without leaving residue behind.
—Lily Wohlner, Allure, 22 Dec. 2025
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
The pH-balanced formula effectively lifts away makeup, bacteria, and daily buildup, then rinses off easily without leaving residue behind.
—Lily Wohlner, Allure, 22 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rinses
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Indeed, the only black-and-white to be found here is on David Zinn’s thought-provoking set, which washes the abodes of the younger characters in funereal black right down to Suzanna’s hotel bed.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
6 Apr. 2026
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Nationally, Martin said, the company washes about 1 million reusable items a month, and each item can be safely washed and reused somewhere around a thousand times.—
Jared Kaufman,
Twin Cities,
4 Apr. 2026
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The narrator of Repetition tears up her diary and flushes the pages down the toilet.—
Honor Jones,
The Atlantic,
3 Mar. 2026
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There are two options, with Daily mode which requires just wiping the cooking chamber with a semi-wet cloth, or Monthly mode which is a self cleaning function that flushes out the internal oil and water hoses.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
26 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Drinking fruit juice such as apple or orange, for example, floods the blood with fructose, a sugar found naturally in fruits and some vegetables.—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN Money,
8 Apr. 2026
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Sunlight floods the interior of the Orion spacecraft a few minutes after its launch from Kennedy Space Center.—
David W. Brown,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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“Rinses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rinses. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.
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