washes (over)

verb

present tense third-person singular of wash (over)
as in flows

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  1. flows
  2. runs over
  3. streams
  4. flushes
  5. floods
  6. gushes
  7. spurts
  8. inundates
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  • The Blanco is a tributary of the San Marcos, which flows into the Guadalupe, and on into the Gulf of Mexico.
    — Natalie Wolchover, Quanta Magazine, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The sticking point has been over control of the Strait of Hormuz, through which 20% of the world's oil normally flows.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of flows
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  • Looking Beyond Cost Per Token When AI spending runs over budget, the conversation tends to default to model pricing.
    — Prashanthi Kolluru, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • May won his first start, allowed two runs over six innings, striking out five against three walks.
    — Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of runs over
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  • The series airs every Tuesday evening and then streams after that.
    — Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Launched by Crazy Maple Studio in 2022, ReelShort streams English-language vertical dramas designed for mobile.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of streams
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  • In deep sleep, your brain runs a clearance system that flushes out metabolic waste, including the proteins associated with Alzheimer's.
    — Sue Peschin, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • This flushes out water that has been in contact with plumbing.
    — Christine Kirchhoff, The Conversation, 30 July 2026
Definition of flushes
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  • Each year, the tournament floods Baltimore’s economy with millions of dollars, boosting tourism, supporting local businesses, and energizing our communities.
    — Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 6 Aug. 2026
  • If an agent misbehaves, floods a system, or takes an unauthorized action, the organization on the receiving end often has no reliable way to determine who is responsible for it.
    — John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
Definition of floods
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  • Meyers, an almost parodic vision of an old soul, gushes praise in unfashionably complete sentences.
    — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Clarkson gushes while the pair — both shedding tears — embrace.
    — Lydia Price, PEOPLE, 29 July 2026
Definition of gushes
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  • Blood spurts against the window.
    — Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2026
Definition of spurts
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  • That’s when someone inundates you with affectionate words and gestures early on to build influence.
    — Kathy and Ross Petrass, CNBC, 24 Apr. 2026
  • As Polymarket inundates millions of timelines with newsy statements, the efficacy of each announcement can be hard to parse.
    — Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 5 Mar. 2026
Definition of inundates
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“Washes (over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/washes%20%28over%29. Accessed 14 Aug. 2026.

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