as in to rinse
to pour liquid over or through in order to cleanse
he sluiced the gutters with lots of water in order to make sure they were clear
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Recent Examples of sluice
Calmatters, The Mercury News, 20 Mar. 2025
This was an incredible claim given the amount of money that came sluicing into the family coffers thanks to the generosity of dubious foreign actors.
—Rich Lowry, Boston Herald, 4 Dec. 2024
Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Sep. 2025
During an extreme-rainfall event, the force of the water cascading down these straightened sluices meets with no resistance from meanders, and a river often has no way of reaching its floodplains—frequently now developed—which could absorb and store some runoff.
—John Seabrook, New Yorker, 21 July 2025
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Verb
Stream beds were exempt from vegetation clearing, an attempt to keep powerful winter flows from sluicing sediment into the lake.
—Calmatters, The Mercury News, 20 Mar. 2025
This was an incredible claim given the amount of money that came sluicing into the family coffers thanks to the generosity of dubious foreign actors.
—Rich Lowry, Boston Herald, 4 Dec. 2024
Noun
Charlie got into the shower, letting the hot water sluice off the rest of the blood on her back and whatever had dried in her hair.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Sep. 2025
During an extreme-rainfall event, the force of the water cascading down these straightened sluices meets with no resistance from meanders, and a river often has no way of reaching its floodplains—frequently now developed—which could absorb and store some runoff.
—John Seabrook, New Yorker, 21 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sluice
Verb
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Scrub the area with a nylon brush, then rinse with clean water.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
11 Apr. 2026
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Open the umbrella completely, and rinse it thoroughly with a normal garden hose.—
Olivia McIntosh,
Martha Stewart,
10 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Staffers say the $6 million is a manageable 2% overage of the city’s general fund, but if no action is taken, the growing deficit could be a drain on the city’s $135 million reserves.—
Victoria Le,
Oc Register,
17 Apr. 2026
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Inspectors noted about 10 dead drain flies in ice buildup on the walls of a freezer.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
17 Apr. 2026
Verb
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They’re typically picked, washed, chopped, and frozen at peak ripeness, helping lock in nutrients and flavor.—
Carrie Madormo,
Verywell Health,
15 Apr. 2026
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Its cushioned chairs and glass table create an idyllic place to sip coffee in the morning or watch the sunset at night, and the removable cushion covers are easy to wash when needed.—
Rachel Trujillo,
PEOPLE,
15 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Thrill seeking SeaWorld Orlando rolled out its first thrill ride — Journey to Atlantis, a flume experience with a roller coaster stretch — in 1999.—
Dewayne Bevil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 Apr. 2026
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One 2025 honoree, marketing team member Jennifer Gorman, started with Dollywood in 1995 on the log flume.—
Nicole Letts,
Southern Living,
18 Jan. 2026
Verb
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An English manor with ties to not one but two queens—and a courtier best remembered for inventing the flushing toilet—lords over the countryside just outside Bath.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
15 Apr. 2026
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Maira flushed with satisfaction.—
Danielle Parker,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026
Verb
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On the end with the front gable, the designer stacked two floor-to-ceiling windows to give the illusion of a single continuous one and to flood the interior with ample natural light.—
Cameron Beall,
Southern Living,
12 Apr. 2026
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When the White House proposed winding down SLS and the Orion spacecraft after just three flights in its budget request to Congress last May, lobbyists from contractors like Boeing and Lockheed Martin flooded Capitol Hill.—
Sana Pashankar,
Fortune,
11 Apr. 2026
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“Sluice.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sluice. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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