WASHES (OVER) Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

washes (over)

verb

present tense third-person singular of wash (over)

as in flows

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And that overall sense of purpose flows from a production unusually well-protected by the women who truly understand this fictional world’s appeal.

— Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 8 Sep. 2026
The organizations that will move fastest in 2027 will be the ones redesigning how work flows across people, processes, governance and enterprise systems.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of flows

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Petey Halpin tacked on a one-run single in the third before Baltimore clawed its way back, scoring five runs over the next two innings.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026
Justin Wrobleski struggles, giving up eight hits and four runs over three innings, but a solid overall performance by the bullpen allows the Dodgers to claw back.

— Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of runs over

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Afternoon sun streams straight through and heats the room from the inside.

— Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 5 Sep. 2026
As starlight streams through the telescope, those actuators subtly reshape the mirrors in real time, correcting for imperfections in the telescope's optics smaller than the width of a strand of DNA.

— Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of streams

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Sleep, for instance, isn’t downtime but active maintenance, when the brain flushes out cellular waste in ways that may help stave off dementia.

— Andrea Gawrylewski, Scientific American, 1 Sep. 2026
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

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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