slushes

verb

present tense third-person singular of slush
as in squirts

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slushes
  1. squirts
  2. sprays
  3. waters
  4. sprinkles
  5. slops
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  • This matches the only other blue ring in the solar system, namely Saturn's E-ring that is produced by cryovolcanism on Saturn's moon Enceladus, which squirts geysers of water into space.
    — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Block squirts out a capturing of Dreyfuss as a fuzzy-haired neurotic ping-ponging mood changes around the set.
    — Christopher Smith, Oc Register, 10 Mar. 2026
Definition of squirts
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  • In the confusion, Paula is able to subdue Sky by nailing his hand to the ground and then sprays Ashley in the face with the dry shampoo before fleeing the scene.
    — Erin Qualey, Vulture, 10 June 2026
  • Fulton is already taking precautions and sprays her 150 cattle with a fly-killing liquid.
    — Dawn White, CBS News, 4 June 2026
Definition of sprays
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  • Millennials certainly planted some seeds in this garden in their day, but Gen Alpha waters it more so than any previous generation.
    — Sarah Scott, Parents, 14 June 2026
  • No marine alerts or advisories are in effect for Atlantic or Florida Keys waters.
    — Lissette Gonzalez, CBS News, 10 June 2026
Definition of waters
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  • Kemery sprinkles the tiny seeds either in late fall or very early spring, when there’s still a chance of frost, since cold spells offer the best germination.
    — SJ McShane, Martha Stewart, 11 July 2026
  • Thomson sprinkles critique throughout his book like seasoning unevenly applied to a gamey piece of meat.
    — Michael O’Donnell, The Atlantic, 2 July 2026
Definition of sprinkles
Verb
  • From a field somewhere comes the faint cry of new wild kittens and water slops over the edge of the swimming pool, sending white butterflies into the air.
    — Antonia Quirke, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 May 2024
Definition of slops
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