WASHED (OVER) Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

washed (over)

verb

past tense of wash (over)

as in ran over

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Verb

Ball recently settled a lawsuit filed by the family of a boy who claimed Ball ran over his foot while driving away from the Spectrum Center after a scrimmage game.

— Julia Coin July 29, Charlotte Observer, 29 July 2026
Their teammates ran over the join them in a group hug, relieved to be back in the game.

— Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 23 July 2026

Definition of ran over

Verb

After three minutes, the robot is flushed out and ready for the next cleaning cycle.

— John R. Delaney, PC Magazine, 5 Aug. 2026
In addition to the chickens, Frank flushed his shoes down one of the toilets, Dennis and Dee kept blowing fuses with the scheme’s need for a power-sucking vacuum sealer, and the basement was choked with carbon monoxide.

— Dennis Perkins, Entertainment Weekly, 28 July 2026

Definition of flushed

Verb

Upon hearing the news, East Germans flooded to the wall’s checkpoints, demanding to cross.

— Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Aug. 2026
By nearly every measure, President Claudia Sheinbaum is taking the fight to the cartels that have flooded America’s streets for decades.

— Chris Shays, Hartford Courant, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of flooded

Verb

But the tone suggests Tehran may be taking a tougher stance, which could further delay a full return of transits through the Strait of Hormuz, through which a fifth of global oil supply flowed before the war.

— Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026
The new report’s findings agreed with other analyses suggesting that capital investment has flowed into Opportunity Zones and that the investment has been unevenly distributed.

— Marie Sapirie, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of flowed

Verb

Wildfire smoke has overwhelmed large swathes of the Pacific Northwest, reaching hazardous levels in areas closest to active blazes.

— Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026
After leading the Hurricanes to the national championship game — a loss to Fernando Mendoza and Indiana — Beck wasn't overwhelmed by the national stage.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of overwhelmed

Verb

Elsewhere in the interview, Anstead, 47, gushed about his girlfriend of five years and praised her down-to-earth qualities.

— Juliana Ukiomogbe, InStyle, 29 July 2026
On July 20, the 58-year-old Wilson Philips singer shared a selfie on Facebook in which she was seen with the 63-year-old retired actress and gushed over her encounter with one of her childhood idols.

— Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 28 July 2026

Definition of gushed

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