WASHES (OVER) Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

washes (over)

verb

present tense third-person singular of wash (over)

as in flows

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Verb

While oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz have largely recovered, the cost to get that crude out has skyrocketed because of expensive and inefficient workarounds being used.

— Matt Egan, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2026
While several leaders in my survey described stagnant information flows as an impediment to responding to overlapping disruptions, a few also reported tackling internal communications as a way to deal with polycrisis.

— Carol Geffner, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of flows

Verb

Martinez struck out five and allowed two runs over five innings, but a slow start proved costly.

— Steve Megaree, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026
The driver pulls their van off the road so it’s parked halfway on an empty lot, runs over in black jeans and a band tee with the sleeves cut off, and climbs into the truck bed as Hollywell jokingly pulls away.

— Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of runs over

Verb

Repeats of the series have been a staple of broadcast, cable and, more recently, Netflix, which streams the original series and a reboot that launched in September.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026
That means Prentice, for now, can stop worrying about lawmakers taking away the sunlight that streams through his windows each morning.

— Lila Hempel-Edgers, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of streams

Verb

In Lourdes, where believers say a famous Catholic shrine gushes with healing waters, streets were crowded with pilgrims waving flags and holding babies aloft as the pope passed in his popemobile.

— Chris Livesay, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026
Josh Harris, the private equity financier and owner of the Washington Commanders, gushes about the rise of flag football.

— Luke Cyphers, Sportico.com, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of gushes

Verb

The sound of rubber sneakers screeching against hard floor inundates the corridors of a sports center tucked in the suburbs of Zurich.

— Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 26 Sep. 2026
That’s when someone inundates you with affectionate words and gestures early on to build influence.

— Kathy and Ross Petrass, CNBC, 24 Apr. 2026

Definition of inundates

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