WASH (OVER) Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

wash (over)

verb

Definition of wash (over)

as in to run over

Related Words

Relevance

Dissimilar Words

recede

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Verb

But most imperative of all was Blade Tidwell, who allowed two runs over a career-high five innings and featured a six-pitch mix — technically five, in his assessment.

— Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026
The Genesis Mission project is planned to run over the coming months.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of run over

Verb

After Klee announced his death on July 25, tributes flowed on social media for the little dog whose cancer diagnosis was revealed in May.

— Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026
Quixotic aerialists twisted, turned and unfolded above the crowd, using flowing fabric and butterfly-inspired movements to mirror the creatures being celebrated.

— Sophia Buonpane, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of flow

Verb

Ever since the Spaniard announced that a wrist injury would sideline him through the end of the clay-court season, and then through Wimbledon, the sport’s ever-simmering terror around them has threatened to boil over.

— Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 30 July 2026
Bring to a boil over medium-high; reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer, stirring occasionally, until slightly thickened and vegetables are tender, 15 to 20 minutes.

— Marianne Williams, Southern Living, 18 July 2026

Definition of boil over

Verb

Netflix has already been in business with the MLB, having expanded its deal with the league to stream multiple events between 2026 and 2028 including the MLB opening night game on March 25, and then the T-Mobile Home Run Derby on July 13.

— Michael Schneider, Variety, 7 Aug. 2026
Students streamed out of the Debsirin Nonthaburi School, on the capital's northwestern outskirts, as the wounded were loaded on to ambulances and teachers hugged each other and cried.

— Chalinee Thirasupa, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of stream

Verb

This summer alone, we’re flooded with visitors excited to see the new Obama Presidential Center, enjoy Taste of Chicago and Lollapalooza, or just visit the museums and hang out by the lake.

— Ray LaHood, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2026
But the ease of generating cheap, low-quality video has the potential to flood the platform with garbage, a threat that has been on the minds of company executives intent on making YouTube feel more, not less, premium.

— Max Tani, semafor.com, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of flood

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