Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wash (over)
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Another family member was run over by a drunk driver and left for dead with 30-some broken bones.—
Krista Kafer,
Denver Post,
19 Aug. 2025 -
Tyler Glasnow’s two runs over five innings Sunday gave the Dodgers a total of 17 innings and just three runs allowed from their starters this series.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
18 Aug. 2025
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As the drinks flow during a gathering of faculty and PhD students at their deluxe digs, Alma’s doting husband Frederick (Michael Stuhlbarg), another shrink, teasingly asks what happens if one of them gets tenure and the other doesn’t.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Aug. 2025
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Set rules for how discrepancies are resolved and make sure those decisions flow back into operations to close the loop.—
Charles Wong,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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Winter Spring Summer Or Fall is coming soon to streaming on Paramount+ Premium.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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Listen to the episode Listen to Valley 101 on your favorite podcast app or stream the full episode below.—
Amanda Luberto,
AZCentral.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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How Calcium and Oxalate Form Stones After the body processes food, waste products are left behind and flushed out by the kidneys through urine.—
Claire Bugos,
Verywell Health,
22 Aug. 2025
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After a few minutes, follow with hot water to flush away the debris.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
21 Aug. 2025
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As the runners turned for home, the front-running Hejazi spurted clear.—
Danny Brewer,
Forbes.com,
29 July 2025
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Some excess material is therefore spat away, channelled by the star's nascent magnetic field into beams of matter that spurt from the young star's magnetic poles.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
16 June 2025
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Hurricane Erin’s surge, captured flooding the Buxton neighborhood and surrounding coastal communities, came as evacuations and swim bans were issued in the area for safety measures.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
21 Aug. 2025
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Little to None - Little to no potential impacts from flooding rain.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
20 Aug. 2025
Verb
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According to the fire department, crews who responded to the blaze found that the home was engulfed in flames on the first and second floors, with flames extending to the third floor.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
19 Aug. 2025
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Moments later, the truck was fully engulfed in flames.—
Daniel McFadin,
Arkansas Online,
17 Aug. 2025
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Most enterprises face this challenge daily—employees are inundated with communications from HR, IT, legal and other departments, often with conflicting tone and timing.—
Ruth Fornell,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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Her inbox was suddenly inundated with messages from people concerned about her thyroid.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Aug. 2025
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“Wash (over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wash%20%28over%29. Accessed 1 Sep. 2025.
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