washed (over)

verb

past tense of wash (over)
as in ran over

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for washed (over)
  1. ran over
  2. flushed
  3. flooded
  4. flowed
  5. engulfed
  6. inundated
  7. overwhelmed
  8. gushed
Verb
  • The Dodge ran over a stop sign, reversed into a tree and traveled up a front yard before coming to a stop, the statement said.
    — Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 7 July 2026
  • The running back ran over 11,000 total offensive yards in his NFL career, before retiring in 2017.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 June 2026
Definition of ran over
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  • Peterson recovered and gathered with two hands, then went back to his right hand and flushed a forceful one-handed dunk over Baba Miller to give Utah an early 6-2 lead.
    — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 13 July 2026
  • Nutrients are flushed away over time during watering, so potted petunias should be fertilized every week with a liquid fertilizer.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 12 July 2026
Definition of flushed
Verb
  • On Thursday morning, a massive sinkhole opened up on a West Hollywood sidewalk near Sunset Boulevard after the streets became flooded.
    — Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 17 July 2026
  • After the comments section was flooded with messages from Instagram users criticizing the timing of the post, Kim added an additional comment with an explanation.
    — Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 17 July 2026
Definition of flooded
Verb
  • Iran has also created a new pressure point to use against adversaries by blockading the Strait of Hormuz, the vital waterway through which a fifth of the world’s oil and natural gas flowed before the war.
    — Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026
  • Urban runoff filled with a noxious brew of fertilizers, stormwater and sewage has flowed into the Seminole County lake from as far as Orlando, Winter Park and Altamonte Springs for decades.
    — Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 July 2026
Definition of flowed
Verb
  • Flames from raging wildfires engulfed a train that was evacuating residents in Ontario, Canada.
    — Gina Park, CNN Money, 15 July 2026
  • In fact, the candle engulfed nearly three weeks of the prior price action.
    — Frank Cappelleri, CNBC, 15 July 2026
Definition of engulfed
Verb
  • About a year’s worth of rain has already fallen in southern Texas and while water levels have receded in some areas, officials urge residents to remain vigilant while heavy showers continue in areas already inundated by torrential rain.
    — Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
  • The rapid-deployment vessel was used during evacuation efforts in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region after flooding due to Typhoon Maysak inundated communities, according to Chinese media reports.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 16 July 2026
Definition of inundated
Verb
  • At least two people have died as catastrophic flooding has stricken Texas Hill Country, a little over a year after rains overwhelmed the same region's Guadalupe River, causing flooding that killed over 130 people.
    — Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 17 July 2026
  • There was some light criticism, although it was overwhelmed by the praise.
    — Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 15 July 2026
Definition of overwhelmed
Verb
  • The 54-year-old actor, a lifelong Kansas City Chiefs fan, gushed to Chiefs Wire about his excitement over attending the July 3 Madison Square Garden ceremony with wife Lindsay Schweitzer in an interview published Wednesday, July 15.
    — KiMi Robinson, USA Today, 15 July 2026
  • Moore previously gushed about her Breadwinner costars in late May when the film premiered in theaters.
    — Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 10 July 2026
Definition of gushed
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