See the Dictionary Definition 
Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for washes (over)
Verb
-
Carbios reported a financial loss of about $12 million, reflecting lower income from cash investments, interest flows with subsidiaries, interest paid on loans and a non-cash impairment provision.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Footwear News,
17 Apr. 2026 -
The cost spiked due to a slowdown in traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, a key artery for oil shipments through which one-fifth of the world's oil supply normally flows.—
Mary Cunningham,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
Verb
-
The Diamondbacks scored seven runs over the seventh and eighth innings to beat the Mets 7-1, and take the three-game series, 2-1.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
10 Apr. 2026
-
On a ragged offense, Achane had a league-leading 24 runs over 15 yards and finished third behind Cook and Seattle’s Kenneth Walker III with 40 runs over 10 yards.—
Dave Hyde,
Sun Sentinel,
9 Apr. 2026
Verb
-
Netflix, which streams NFL games on Christmas, declined to comment on the probe.—
Colleen Long,
NBC news,
9 Apr. 2026
-
The live show, which is popular in Silicon Valley, is hosted by Hays and John Coogan and primarily streams online.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
3 Apr. 2026
Verb
-
The narrator of Repetition tears up her diary and flushes the pages down the toilet.—
Honor Jones,
The Atlantic,
3 Mar. 2026
-
There are two options, with Daily mode which requires just wiping the cooking chamber with a semi-wet cloth, or Monthly mode which is a self cleaning function that flushes out the internal oil and water hoses.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
26 Feb. 2026
Verb
-
The annual SantaCon bar crawl that floods New York City with inebriated young people in Santa suits every holiday season was run by a real-life Grinch, according to federal prosecutors.—
Larry Neumeister,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Apr. 2026
-
Swarm of teens floods DC streets in ‘takeover' However, four individuals were arrested at the nearby Waterfront Metro Station – located outside the city’s curfew zone – by members of the Metro Transit Police.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
15 Apr. 2026
Verb
-
As for making the ad, Oyeneyin gushes to PEOPLE about working with Williams.—
Stacy Lambe,
PEOPLE,
14 Apr. 2026
-
And the casting of her onscreen son could not have been better, the actress gushes.—
Kathleen Perricone,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Mar. 2026
Verb
-
Blood spurts against the window.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
27 Feb. 2026
Verb
-
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
-
As rain inundates rivers and lakes already filled to the brim, flash flooding is possible in areas around the coast, including in Los Angeles.—
Jordan Green,
Memphis Commercial Appeal,
6 Jan. 2026
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Cite this Entry
“Washes (over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/washes%20%28over%29. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
