Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wrung (out)
Verb
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Residue or dried food was found on 15% of all dishes.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
2 Apr. 2026 -
Then take out the shelves and drawers to be washed and dried like dishes.—
Lori Keong,
Architectural Digest,
2 Apr. 2026
Verb
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More than 80 towns and villages have been emptied, more than 15% of the country’s population has been displaced, and more than 1,300 people have been killed by Israeli strikes, with thousands more wounded, according to the Lebanese health ministry.—
Leila Gharagozlou,
CNN Money,
3 Apr. 2026
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And because these barrels are rarely emptied from year to year, each vintage is an evolution from the last.—
Melinda Salchert,
Southern Living,
2 Apr. 2026
Verb
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And when hot conditions leave mountain soils parched, melting snow can be absorbed into the ground before runoff reaches streams and rivers.—
Ian James,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Mar. 2026
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A lot of moisturizers either leave my skin feeling greasy or completely parched by lunchtime.—
Olivia Cefalu,
InStyle,
16 Mar. 2026
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The double cheeseburger includes two patties (thinner style, 2 ounces or so each of 85% lean beef) seared fast on a hot griddle, with American cheese on a kaiser roll.—
Louisa Kung Liu Chu,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Mar. 2026
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This view, which is forever seared into my memory, was all visible from the five-mile Bradley Lake Trail loop in Grand Teton National Park, which winds from the Bradley-Taggart trail head, and along both bodies of water, all while surrounded by lush forest.—
Kristine Thomason,
Outside,
9 Mar. 2026
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“Wrung (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wrung%20%28out%29. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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