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                    as in flying
                                                
              
          
                                                      to withstand scrutiny and gain acceptance or approval                                       
              
                             the employee's story about missing the bus didn't wash with her manager                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                          
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                    as in splashing
                                                
              
          
                                                      to flow in a broken irregular stream                                       
              
                             soapy water washing down the drain                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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                    as in wetting
                                                
              
          
                                                      to make wet                                       
              
                             rain washed the countryside for days on end                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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                    as in rinsing
                                                
              
          
                                                      to pour liquid over or through in order to cleanse                                       
              
                             washed the baby's hair                         
                
                                                                                                                                
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                    as in stirring
                                                
              
          
                                                      to cause (as a liquid) to move about in a circle especially repeatedly                                       
              
                             she absentmindedly washed her tea by tipping her cup, until the honey was at last mixed in                         
                
                                                                                                                                
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