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Recent Examples of washout
Noun
BlockFi, Celsius, Voyager, Genesis, once industry’s leaders, imploded in the great 2022-2023 washout, wiping out $25 billion in loans and much of the sector’s credibility. Nina Bambysheva, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025 As of Wednesday, weekend storms are expected to be hit-or-miss and no single day will be a complete washout, according to the NWS. Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Apr. 2025
Verb
Top watering washes out the mineral salts from fertilizer that accumulate in a potted plant. Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 June 2025 The stakes were high — an average of 10 pilots per day washed out of Glenview. John Blake, CNN Money, 26 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for washout
Recent Examples of Synonyms for washout
Noun
  • As someone takes on roles that have elements of power associated with it, that can be a recipe for disaster.
    Heather V. MacArthur, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
  • Lighting effects, which demonstrate how self-driving vehicles avoid disaster, may give vibes from Magic Kingdom’s Tron Lightcycle / Run coaster.
    Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 June 2025
Verb
  • When stress hit, the house of cards collapsed, and failures cascaded like dominoes, wiping out billions in customer funds.
    Roomy Khan, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
  • That’s how a building managed to go without a critical earthquake retrofit for more than a century before its brick walls collapsed in 2003.
    Rong-Gong Lin II, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2025
Verb
  • Preserved fetuses hung submerged in jars, swollen from preservation fluid and bleached to a uniform, milky white.
    Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 23 June 2025
  • Ultimately, what you’re left with is a truer account of a person’s life, one not airbrushed by their public relations team, one not bleached of anything unsavory.
    Brendan O’Meara June 23, Literary Hub, 23 June 2025
Verb
  • She’s known for crafting the clothes worn by Audrey Hepburn in Roman Holiday and Breakfast at Tiffany’s, Grace Kelly in To Catch a Thief, and Gloria Swanson in Sunset Boulevard.
    Elise Taylor, Vogue, 28 June 2025
  • The bride wore a Dolce & Gabbana silhouette dress for the occasion.
    Jay Stahl, USA Today, 28 June 2025
Verb
  • Pattern’s Revitalizing Scalp Scrub helps to unclog pores, moisturizes the scalp, and rinses out easily.
    Kayla Greaves, Essence, 23 June 2025
  • Staff have to chemically strip the mirror's old aluminum coating before rinsing it with demineralized water.
    Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 17 June 2025
Noun
  • Both sets of parents would have surely been willing to help with rent and whatever else was needed for the baby’s well-being, but the couple agreed that asking them for money at this age constituted a failure too great to stomach.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 June 2025
  • Officials said that the situation at Harvard represents not simply a failure to address specific incidents, but a structural climate that has allowed antisemitism to persist, prompting government intervention to uphold civil rights standards.
    Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 June 2025
Verb
  • However, failing to disclose such care to the non-custodial parent may still cause relationship strain and mistrust, especially if the child shares information later.
    Sherri Gordon, Parents, 23 June 2025
  • Phoenix was unable to propel itself back to the NBA Finals, losing in the Western Conference semifinals during the 2022-23 season, being ousted in the first round in the 2023-24 season and failing to even make the postseason this year.
    Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 23 June 2025
Verb
  • Once the uncertainty begins to fade, capital returns more quickly than most anticipate.
    Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
  • The red measurement markings also have a tendency to fade over time, especially with frequent dishwasher use.
    Francesca Krempa, Bon Appetit Magazine, 20 June 2025

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“Washout.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/washout. Accessed 7 Jul. 2025.

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