Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wash (over)
Verb
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But, police said the woman could not enter, instead falling to the ground and was run over by the Ford truck, KCTV5 reported.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
18 June 2025 -
The taxi arrived before the man came back, and managed not to run over the suitcases in the street.—
Eileen Chang,
Harpers Magazine,
18 June 2025
Verb
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Words of praise flowed over the gathering as she was honored for service and dedication to her congregation and her community.—
Jerry Shnay,
Chicago Tribune,
30 June 2025
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The tears of relief flowed as Ivanisevic climbed up the stadium to embrace his father.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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What Time Does The Buccaneers Season 2 Episode 2 Come Out? The Buccaneers season two, episode two, will be available to stream from 9 pm Pacific Time (PT) on June 24, 2025/Midnight Eastern Time (ET) on June 25.—
Billie Melissa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 June 2025
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This, combined with fast solar wind streaming from a large Earth-facing coronal hole, could fuel geomagnetic storm conditions overnight, according to NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC).—
Daisy Dobrijevic,
Space.com,
19 June 2025
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Elsewhere on the ground floor is the bathroom, which has a shower, sink, and a flushing toilet that can optionally be upgraded to a composting model.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
19 June 2025
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Rescuers feared the fish would be flushed out to sea and difficult to find.—
Lila Seidman,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2025
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Some of Monday’s strongest action was in the oil market, where the price of crude spurted more than 3%.—
Stan Choe,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2025
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In 2025’s first quarter GM spurted, more than doubling EV sales to over 30,000, passing Ford and Hyundai/Kia.—
Neil Winton,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
Verb
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Moscow, Beijing, Tehran and extremist groups are flooding the global information space with anti-American propaganda.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
20 June 2025
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The Times story became an immediate sensation, and similar stories flooded news sites everywhere.—
Orlando Sentinel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
20 June 2025
Verb
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As the week goes on, heat will expand into the Midwest and the Great Lakes area before engulfing the Northeast this weekend in what will be the region’s first prolonged heat wave.—
Denise Chow,
NBC news,
18 June 2025
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As Scott left the putting surface, Spaun tried to figure out how to attack a 187-yard approach shot from outside the ropes in the gallery and Burns stared at a ball that was engulfed by Oakmont’s thick rough about 10 yards ahead of him.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
14 June 2025
Verb
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Caltrans forecast that sea level rise threatens to regularly inundate the highway by 2040.—
Adrian Rodriguez,
Mercury News,
18 June 2025
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In the process, he was also inundated with anonymous threats on his life, some of which required the intervention of the FBI.—
Stephen Daw,
Billboard,
12 June 2025
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“Wash (over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wash%20%28over%29. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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