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as in fails
to be unsuccessful
most of the participants in the tough training program washed out
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as in bleaches
to make white or whiter by removing color
the bright lights of the TV studio washed out her facial features, making her look as white as a ghost
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as in wears
to use up all the physical energy of
that last illness washed the child out completely
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Recent Examples of washes out
If the caffeine has already moved further along, doctors may use a laxative or a gastric lavage, which washes out the stomach through a tube.
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Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 11 June 2026
This is not a one-time transition cost that washes out after a year of fresh data.
—Shivaram Rajgopal, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
The product washes out super easily and leaves my hair feeling noticeably silkier, even when wet.
—Grace McCarty, Glamour, 30 Mar. 2026
However, when rain washes out the snowpack or a healthy snowpack doesn’t form, water in the soil can later freeze – as can mycorrhizal fungi.
—Aimee Classen, The Conversation, 16 Feb. 2026
While the midnight sun washes out celestial colors during summer in places like Alaska and Finland, the Midwest's summer nights stay dark enough to enjoy the dancing ribbons in a T-shirt and shorts.
—Lydia Price, Travel + Leisure, 17 Oct. 2025
Sky glow happens when light reflects off haze and dust particles in the air, creating a diffuse glow that washes out the night sky.
—Harold Wallace, Space.com, 16 Aug. 2025
Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 11 June 2026
This is not a one-time transition cost that washes out after a year of fresh data.
—Shivaram Rajgopal, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
The product washes out super easily and leaves my hair feeling noticeably silkier, even when wet.
—Grace McCarty, Glamour, 30 Mar. 2026
However, when rain washes out the snowpack or a healthy snowpack doesn’t form, water in the soil can later freeze – as can mycorrhizal fungi.
—Aimee Classen, The Conversation, 16 Feb. 2026
While the midnight sun washes out celestial colors during summer in places like Alaska and Finland, the Midwest's summer nights stay dark enough to enjoy the dancing ribbons in a T-shirt and shorts.
—Lydia Price, Travel + Leisure, 17 Oct. 2025
Sky glow happens when light reflects off haze and dust particles in the air, creating a diffuse glow that washes out the night sky.
—Harold Wallace, Space.com, 16 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for washes out
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If a potential winner fails to respond to notification, fails to return required documents on time, is found to be ineligible, or otherwise fails to comply with these Official Rules, the prize may be forfeited and awarded to an alternate, in Sponsor’s discretion.—
AJC.com,
AJC.com,
8 June 2026
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Different 'tools' if diplomacy fails Vance did not rule out military fighting intensifying before the war ends, if months of negotiations fail to produce a deal.—
Francesca Chambers,
USA Today,
8 June 2026
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His owner, Hannah Gleason from Oklahoma, told Newsweek that the merle gene isn’t a coloring gene rather than a gene that bleaches the fur and causes lack of pigmentation which can lead to birth defects, blindness, deafness, or sometimes all three.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
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The formula leaves skin with a velvety matte, poreless finish and wears beautifully under makeup thanks to its blurring effect.—
Iman Balagam,
Vogue,
12 June 2026
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Kate Middleton often wears styles in bright, bold colors with contrasting white collars and cuffs, an element Diana also often employed.—
Giorgia Olivieri,
Vanity Fair,
12 June 2026
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Plus, its self-cleaning function rinses the brushroll after each use and dumps the debris into the dirt tank.—
Sian Babish,
PEOPLE,
5 Apr. 2026
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Moisture is why LaMarita never rinses cauliflower before tucking it into the crisper.—
Randi Gollin,
Martha Stewart,
2 Apr. 2026
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There’s an even bigger problem, though—Charlie collapses on the floor in pain, alone in the office, as the season ends.—
Barry Levitt,
Time,
10 June 2026
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Now researchers have analyzed samples taken from within the structure itself—specifically, the crater’s peak ring, an inner ring that formed when the Chicxulub impact produced enough debris to form a mound in the center of its crater that later collapses.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
9 June 2026
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Whether a play endures or fades is fickle.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
12 June 2026
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Mattus notes that asters are a smart investment for September and October color when the rest of the garden fades.—
Rachel Silva,
Martha Stewart,
11 June 2026
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The deal, which was first announced last month, kills a ballot measure effort that could have cost San Diego $300 million by prohibiting the city from collecting anything for trash service during fiscal years 2028 and 2029.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 June 2026
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In 1995, Guidera landed the role of Robbie Llywelyn, the diabetic man that Natasha Henstridge’s Sil kills in Roger Donaldson’s Species.—
Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
9 June 2026
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After each print, the machine washes the leftover pigment from its gears, turning the once distinctly red and blue dyes into an oozing purple liquid.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
6 June 2026
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Or take Doofy Gilmore (Dave Sheridan), a lisping dimwit geek who washes with his own spit.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
4 June 2026
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“Washes out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/washes%20out. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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