wash away
verb
washed away; washing away; washes away
1
: to carry (something) away by the movement of water
The bridge was washed away by flooding last year.
2
: to get rid of (something, such as unhappy or unpleasant thoughts) completely
Take a vacation to wash away your troubles.
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Most every weekend, Hurst returns to Kaskaskia, part of an aging congregation whose faith is the only thing that doesn’t remain in danger of washing away.
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Andrew Carter,
Chicago Tribune,
5 July 2026
Foad adds that the idea of eliminating toxins comes from sweat washing away trace amounts of heavy metals from the skin, rather than flushing toxins from inside the body.
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Alexandra Frost,
USA Today,
1 July 2026
Her prior home had been washed away in the floods in La Guaira in 1999, in which thousands had died.
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Joshua Partlow,
The Atlantic,
30 June 2026
Just eight months prior, this beautiful ballpark simply was washed away.
—
Bo Evans,
CBS News,
29 June 2026
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Andrew Carter,
Chicago Tribune,
5 July 2026
Foad adds that the idea of eliminating toxins comes from sweat washing away trace amounts of heavy metals from the skin, rather than flushing toxins from inside the body.
—
Alexandra Frost,
USA Today,
1 July 2026
Her prior home had been washed away in the floods in La Guaira in 1999, in which thousands had died.
—
Joshua Partlow,
The Atlantic,
30 June 2026
Just eight months prior, this beautiful ballpark simply was washed away.
—
Bo Evans,
CBS News,
29 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for wash away
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“Wash away.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wash%20away. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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