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Recent Examples of Synonyms for washes (over)
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Yet talent still flows both ways.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
10 Dec. 2025 -
So, the pairing of Shakti and Shiva, feminine and masculine, energy and consciousness, is best understood not as a binary but as the two sides of a Mobiüs strip, where one seamlessly flows into the other.—
Anya Foxen,
The Conversation,
9 Dec. 2025
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In addition to hitting three homers a total of 1,342 feet, Shotime also threw 10 strikeouts and allowed no runs over six innings pitched.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
3 Nov. 2025
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The Dodgers offense has scored just four runs over the last 29 innings, while the Blue Jays, even with the 18-inning loss in Game 3, have been able to put together good at-bats against a vaunted Dodgers rotation.—
Noah Camras,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Oct. 2025
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Every day, as sunlight streams into your eyes, trillions of tiny clocks in your cells reset.—
Veronique Greenwood,
Time,
9 Dec. 2025
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In addition, fans will see NXT Champion Oba Femi versus Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes and NXT's Sola Ruca versus Bayley in exhibition matches as the massive event streams live on Peacock.—
Matthew Couden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Dec. 2025
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This process flushes out toxic metabolic byproducts, including amyloid-beta.—
Julian Hayes II,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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The narrator of Repetition tears up her diary and flushes the pages down the toilet.—
Honor Jones,
The Atlantic,
3 Mar. 2026
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Eating quickly floods your body with calories, which can cause blood sugar levels to skyrocket.—
Mark Gurarie,
Verywell Health,
9 June 2026
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The heart, with its every beat, pumps out a mourning substance that floods the brain.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 May 2026
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Your journey ends at Millard Canyon Falls, a gorgeous 50(ish)-foot waterfall that gushes past massive boulders perched at the top of the cascade.—
Jaclyn Cosgrove,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
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As for making the ad, Oyeneyin gushes to PEOPLE about working with Williams.—
Stacy Lambe,
PEOPLE,
14 Apr. 2026
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Wide-ranging and chaotic expropriations, disastrous price and currency controls, stifling regulations, and unbridled hostility toward the private sector and foreign investment have all helped produce the economic catastrophe that now engulfs Venezuela.—
Moisés Naím,
Foreign Affairs,
27 Jan. 2020
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In Guthrie, a city of over 10,000 in central Oklahoma, the Cottonwood Creek is expected to rise past its flood stage and begin isolating communities as water inundates roads.—
Christopher Cann,
USA TODAY,
4 Nov. 2024
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“Washes (over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/washes%20%28over%29. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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