Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for washed (over)
Verb
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This one had ran over to me to seek refuge from his siblings.—
Christine Peterson,
Outdoor Life,
23 Oct. 2025 -
While driving back home from their girlfriend’s, a Reddit user almost ran over something on a two-lane road.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Which, Polsky discovers, hasn’t been properly flushed by whoever used it previously.—
Frank Scheck,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Oct. 2025
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Photos Snow shared with SFGATE show the difference between the color of the water after it had been flushed—with the first water collected clearly brown in color, and the flushed water looking a more normal color.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Gulfport was severely battered by Hurricane Milton in 2024, with much of the historic waterfront area heavily flooded although luckily many businesses have reopened and are thriving.—
Ken Perrotte,
USA Today,
31 Oct. 2025
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Since the post was shared to the platform, TikTok users have flooded the comments section to poke fun at the moment.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The interior hasn’t been able to hold the point of attack well enough, and the linebackers haven’t flowed to the football effectively enough.—
Alec Lewis,
New York Times,
1 Nov. 2025
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But the red ink flowed along with the Birch Beer.—
Michael Butler,
Miami Herald,
31 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The scandal engulfed the race almost immediately.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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The disaster forced terrified guests and hotel staff to leap from windows or dangle bedsheets to escape rooms engulfed in smoke and flames.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
31 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The floods have also left 11 people missing, inundated more than 116,000 houses and 5,000 hectares of crops, and damaged roads and railways, cutting off traffic and power in several areas, the government’s disaster agency said in a report.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
31 Oct. 2025
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An image captured less than 24 hours after the floodwaters rushed in shows inundated farmlands and vegetation stripped from large swathes of agricultural land.—
Avery Schmitz,
CNN Money,
30 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The flood of people overwhelmed Bajo Chiquito, an impoverished community of 382 members of the Indigenous Emberá-Wounaan people.—
Daniel Gonzalez,
AZCentral.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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Food banks nationwide are overwhelmed by surging demand, with long lines and limited supplies.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Just like Roan did about her, Lauper also gushed about Roan’s hair.—
Maya Georgi,
Rolling Stone,
28 Oct. 2025
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During a recent appearance on the Good Guys podcast, the actor, 62, gushed over his fellow Full House alum Lori Loughlin and their longtime friendship.—
Liza Esquibias,
PEOPLE,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Washed (over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/washed%20%28over%29. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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