Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wring (out)
Verb
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His mother, Ellen, wearing a gold top and black blazer, beamed with pride, holding a yellow napkin to dry her tears.—
Mike DeFabo,
New York Times,
28 Jan. 2026 -
The family hoped jail would dry Jheck out, but neighbors snuck shabu into the facility.—
Sean Williams,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Coffee Grounds When emptying your coffee maker, toss the extra grounds into the trash (or hold onto them for one of the activities described below), but do not pour them down the drain, Vanessa Terra Bossart, the owner of Green Terra Cleaning, warns.—
Sarah Lyon,
The Spruce,
25 Jan. 2026
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Tom’s company is responsible for renting out and maintaining those toilets, including weekly cleanings, restocking supplies and emptying up to 60 gallons of waste from each unit with one of Bay Area Sanitation’s 12 vacuum pumper trucks.—
Tom Huddleston Jr.
Mickey Todiwala,
CNBC,
24 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Quick cooking oats are flattened, chopped, par-cooked, and dehydrated.—
Stephanie Brown,
Verywell Health,
28 Jan. 2026
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Even just one or two cocktails can leave me dehydrated, lethargic, and more often than not, nursing a migraine.—
Essence,
Essence,
26 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Chicken tenders or boneless chicken thighs also work (if using thighs, increase the cook time on the second side to about 5 minutes when searing).—
Hana Asbrink,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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Most of the negatives are seared in, and the constructive narratives are being ignored.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
25 Jan. 2026
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“Wring (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wring%20%28out%29. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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