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Recent Examples of Synonyms for washing (over)
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Rather than running over the holiday weekend, the local group opted to celebrate on Wednesday evening at Hagan Community Park.
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This model takes a field of placeholder tokens running over the canvas multiple times to generate likely tokens and using those to improve estimation of others.
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Traffic cameras in the area show eastbound traffic flowing.
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At the center of the main floor is a chef’s kitchen outfitted with sleek custom cabinetry and expansive workspace, flowing easily into the living and dining areas.
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Hives, flushing, nausea and diarrhea are common.
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Another that pops up is that flushing a tick down the toilet is a good way to kill it.
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Harold remembers crowds flooding in the day the doors opened.
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At the same time, severe thunderstorms continue across the northern Plains and Upper Midwest, with flooding concerns stretching from the Rockies into the Mid-Atlantic.
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The pastel hallways outside of the locker areas bounce light off one another, all streaming in from the large surrounding windows.
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Zatima is currently streaming Season 4B, which runs until July 7.
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In his weirdest picture—the late, baroque, campy Allegory of Faith—a bug-eyed female figure is shown clutching her chest, one foot balanced perilously on a globe, while a snake gushing blood from its jaws gyrates in the foreground.
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The rain just came pouring, gushing down.
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The peonies in my yard were blooming, spurting really.
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Ultimately, all the statues end up in place, the fountain starts spurting red water like the Kool-Aid Man had been stabbed, and their prize pot grows to $106,000.
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“Washing (over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/washing%20%28over%29. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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