washed (over)

verb

past tense of wash (over)
as in ran over

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  1. ran over
  2. flushed
  3. flooded
  4. flowed
  5. engulfed
  6. inundated
  7. overwhelmed
  8. gushed
Verb
  • The interview, which ran over an hour long, garnered more than a million views on the Uncensored YouTube channel, and hundreds of millions more impressions across TikTok, Instagram, X and other platforms where clips appeared.
    — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Gallardo then drove to the location, ran over the man with his vehicle, and eventually shot the man following an argument.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of ran over
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  • The third call is for an amethyst necklace that got flushed down a toilet.
    — Alice Burton, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2026
  • The helter-skelter approach to data center construction has resulted in significant amounts of money getting flushed down the toilet in unworkable projects – collateral damage from massive competition to be first and biggest.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of flushed
Verb
  • Driving was also hazardous in the south Sacramento area where roadway flooding was also reported on southbound Highway 99 just north of 47th Avenue where four lanes were flooded and vehicles struggled to cross.
    — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 13 Nov. 2026
  • Gaza authorities say more than 20,00 tents were flooded in just two days.
    — Lauren Frayer, NPR, 12 Nov. 2026
Definition of flooded
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  • The discovery of certain minerals, for example, can show that water flowed on Mars long ago, pointing to potentially habitable conditions.
    — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Historic amounts of money have flowed into this year's midterm elections.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 31 Oct. 2026
Definition of flowed
Verb
  • Police released a 911 call reporting a video that appears to show two panicked men engulfed in flames in an alleged hazing incident at an Ohio State University fraternity over the weekend.
    — News Editor, CBS News, 10 Nov. 2026
  • The company was born from the clean tech trade wars that have engulfed the US, Europe, and China in recent years.
    — Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of engulfed
Verb
  • Several prisoners inundated a panel of speakers with concerns about what rehabilitation through incarceration looks like for their families and for victims.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Nov. 2026
  • The department reported that its phone lines had been inundated with disturbing calls and said the attention surrounding the case had adversely affected employees and their families.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 12 Nov. 2026
Definition of inundated
Verb
  • Peru, a nation of 34 million people, is overwhelmed by challenges, among them the looming arrival of nature’s chaotic climatic agent of El Niño, violent crime and income inequality.
    — Luis Andres Henao, Chicago Tribune, 11 Nov. 2026
  • The providers who have stayed have been overwhelmed by vets’ needs — a dynamic that employees say is playing out in VA hospitals across the country.
    — Eric Umansky, ProPublica, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of overwhelmed
Verb
  • Rodrigo has previously gushed about her love for SATC, particularly the romance between Nixon and David Eigenberg’s characters on the series.
    — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Over the years, Woodward’s daughters have gushed about their mom and her commitment to raising her kids.
    — Giovana Gelhoren, InStyle, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of gushed
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“Washed (over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/washed%20%28over%29. Accessed 15 Nov. 2026.

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