washes (over)

verb

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

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for washes (over)
  1. flows
  2. runs over
  3. streams
  4. flushes
  5. floods
  6. gushes
  7. spurts
  8. inundates
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  • Nasser said current trade flows through the Strait of Hormuz are at a tenth of pre-conflict levels, adding that the world will continue to lose more than 100 million barrels of crude for each week the passage is closed.
    — Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026
  • What changes when information flows in, validation flows out and nothing meaningfully challenges the assumptions that entered the system in the first place?
    — Samuel Rodrigues, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of flows
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  • Roupp threw 37 pitches in the fourth inning before being lifted for JT Brubaker, who allowed three runs over three innings of long relief.
    — Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 29 July 2026
  • Mahle has looked awfully good over his last three starts, flashing a mid-90s fastball and regaining late life on his splitter while holding opponents to four runs over 18 innings.
    — Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 28 July 2026
Definition of runs over
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  • In the United States the show streams on the ESPN App and requires an ESPN Unlimited plan.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Still, Rogan’s The Joe Rogan Experience, which streams on Spotify, finished in the top spot.
    — Brenton Blanchet, PEOPLE, 31 July 2026
Definition of streams
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  • This flushes out water that has been in contact with plumbing.
    — Christine Kirchhoff, The Conversation, 30 July 2026
  • The only thing worse than a shower that suddenly turns cold when someone turns on an appliance is one that suddenly turns scalding hot when someone flushes the toilet.
    — Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 July 2026
Definition of flushes
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  • 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
  • Sunlight floods the main living area thanks to an entire facade of front-facing, floor-to-ceiling windows that also supplies immersive views of the surrounding forest.
    — Bailey Berg, Architectural Digest, 15 July 2026
Definition of floods
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  • Clarkson gushes while the pair — both shedding tears — embrace.
    — Lydia Price, PEOPLE, 29 July 2026
  • Trump has made clear his disdain for NATO, his affection for Putin, gushes over autocrats, and withholds military support for Ukraine.
    — Arthur House, Hartford Courant, 15 June 2026
Definition of gushes
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  • Blood spurts against the window.
    — Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2026
Definition of spurts
Verb
  • 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 5 Aug. 2026.

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