as in disasters
something that has failed
the fashion designer's last showing was a complete washout
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Recent Examples of washouts
Expectations going up after two straight Playoff washouts.
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Jason Kirk, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2026
In optimal conditions, most vehicles can make it, but high clearance is strongly recommended—especially in winter and after storms, when washouts, flooding, or snow accumulation are possible.
—Taryn Shorr-McKee, Travel + Leisure, 12 Jan. 2026
Record-breaking rains have caused catastrophic washouts, mudslides, and emergency declarations across Washington and northwestern Montana.
—Owen Clarke, Outside, 17 Dec. 2025
The storm also left people trapped in seven vehicles on nearby roads after overflowing creeks caused washouts, deputies said.
—Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 9 Sep. 2025
The agency expects to hire 8,900 new air traffic controllers by 2028, but because of factors like attrition, retirements and program washouts, this will only result in 1,000 more certified controllers, according to FAA documents.
—Danielle Chemtob, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
There are multiple township road closures and washouts in northern Grant County.
—Ben Steele, jsonline.com, 10 Aug. 2025
Jason Kirk, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2026
In optimal conditions, most vehicles can make it, but high clearance is strongly recommended—especially in winter and after storms, when washouts, flooding, or snow accumulation are possible.
—Taryn Shorr-McKee, Travel + Leisure, 12 Jan. 2026
Record-breaking rains have caused catastrophic washouts, mudslides, and emergency declarations across Washington and northwestern Montana.
—Owen Clarke, Outside, 17 Dec. 2025
The storm also left people trapped in seven vehicles on nearby roads after overflowing creeks caused washouts, deputies said.
—Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 9 Sep. 2025
The agency expects to hire 8,900 new air traffic controllers by 2028, but because of factors like attrition, retirements and program washouts, this will only result in 1,000 more certified controllers, according to FAA documents.
—Danielle Chemtob, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
There are multiple township road closures and washouts in northern Grant County.
—Ben Steele, jsonline.com, 10 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for washouts
Noun
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Trump has expressed a desire to push more responsibility for disasters down to states.—
Gabriela Aoun Angueira,
Fortune,
11 Apr. 2026
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His boldest innovation is to invoke not past glories but past disasters, summoning the ghosts of the United States’ catastrophic interventions in Iraq.—
Fintan O’Toole,
The New York Review of Books,
9 Apr. 2026
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In addition to reinforcing the fiduciary standards that are already in place for community associations, this will help to establish stronger grounds for claims involving unilateral acts by directors, inadequate reserve planning, inconsistent rules enforcement, or failures in management oversight.—
Evonne Andris,
Miami Herald,
9 Apr. 2026
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The bluntest assessment of Republican failures during this week's elections in Wisconsin came from one of their own.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 Apr. 2026
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Still, disappointments have been the norm at this time of year.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Apr. 2026
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But there is something so wonderful about being fifty and having your own job and having been through so many disappointments that a situation like this is filtered through different experiences and people—the narrator’s discernment has an incredible clarity.—
Cressida Leyshon,
New Yorker,
22 Mar. 2026
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Shaboozey doesn’t identify as a poli-sci expert but could still acknowledge human-rights catastrophes.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
8 Apr. 2026
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In 1941, Japan’s Pearl Harbor surprise attack triggered a nearly 2-year chain of American military catastrophes.—
Gil Troy,
New York Daily News,
29 Mar. 2026
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Sounds to me like the losers are the remaining students and this is why.—
Letters to the Editor,
Hartford Courant,
9 Apr. 2026
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Winners and losers are coming into sharper focus as the battle intensifies to retain and attract people.—
Aldo Svaldi,
Denver Post,
8 Apr. 2026
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Economic history is a story of booms and busts.—
Alex Mayyasi,
NPR,
7 Apr. 2026
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The cancellations come as California farmers face not only the yearly booms and busts of crops, but also uncertainty about the future of their family farms.—
Chase Hunter,
Mercury News,
6 Apr. 2026
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“Washouts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/washouts. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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