Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wash (over)
Verb
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Ludwig takes a dart to the neck, falls several stories to the concrete, gets run over by a bus, then flattened by a steamroller and finally trampled by the USC marching band.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
15 May 2025 -
The Mojave desert tortoise, federally listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act, is getting run over by vehicles while trying to cross the road.—
Noël Fletcher,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2025
Verb
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Swonk said the good news about the deal is that trade will flow again.—
Obed Manuel,
NPR,
13 May 2025
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This will not only provide faster throughput performance, but will also help reduce latency and allow data to flow unimpeded by network traffic or interference.—
Iyaz Akhtar,
PC Magazine,
13 May 2025
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The highest tier, which is $20.99 a month, includes the ability to stream on four devices and offers 4K Ultra HD video quality and 100 downloads.—
Amaris Encinas,
USA Today,
15 May 2025
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The hire comes off the back of the success of The Honesty Box, which has become Channel 4 portfolio channel E4’s biggest ever launch on streaming for a new original commission and most watched debut series launch on linear since 2022, according to the network.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
14 May 2025
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This is small and simple, and consists of a sink, shower, and a flushing toilet.—
Adam Williams
May 19,
New Atlas,
19 May 2025
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After the session, a friend came to pick Priest up and was surprised to find his face flushed.—
Michael Pollan,
New Yorker,
19 May 2025
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Investigators have not yet discovered the cause of the fire but, according to the Associated Press, images from the scene showed huge flames spurting from the windows and doors of the two- or three-story building.—
Morgan Winsor,
ABC News,
29 Apr. 2025
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Pere Ubu reunited in fits and spurts over the ensuing decades in the hands of Thomas, who remained the only original member throughout the band’s tenure, and released 14 albums, not including live records.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
24 Apr. 2025
Verb
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On Friday, social media was flooded with clips of Fortnite’s Darth Vader talking with players in Jones’s iconic voice.—
Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
16 May 2025
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The Midcentury Modern home of Justin Edwards, one half of the couple whose love story informs the show — an adaptation of Judy Blume’s 1975 novel — is flooded with work from Black Angelenos.—
Karla Marie Sanford,
Los Angeles Times,
16 May 2025
Verb
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Iberville Parish President Chris Daigle said staff members saw smoke on the second floor of the museum and later returned to the whole room room engulfed in flames, WBRZ reported.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
17 May 2025
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On the evening of May 15, the south wing of Nottoway Resort in White Castle, L.A., was engulfed in flames.—
Moná Thomas,
People.com,
16 May 2025
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Sargassum is floating macroalgae that has inundated beaches in Florida and the Caribbean since 2011, impacting tourism, harming the health of humans and marine life, and costing local governments millions of dollars per year to clean up.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
1 May 2025
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For years, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has been conducting a feasibility study on whether to go forward with a water storage project that would have the potential to inundate much of the park.—
John Meyer,
Denver Post,
28 Apr. 2025
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“Wash (over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wash%20%28over%29. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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