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as in washed
to pour liquid over or through in order to cleanse
use this cleaner to flush the drain in the sink
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as in blushed
to develop a rosy facial color (as from excitement or embarrassment)
he flushed deeply upon hearing the compliment
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Recent Examples of flushed
Marnie Goodfriend, Flow Space, 29 Oct. 2025
In line with her recent beauty philosophy, the star opted for a minimal makeup look with flushed cheeks and a subtle pink lip.
—Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2025
Photos Snow shared with SFGATE show the difference between the color of the water after it had been flushed—with the first water collected clearly brown in color, and the flushed water looking a more normal color.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for flushed
Adjective
Luckily, there are ways to deal with the flushed skin, sweat, and uncertainty that can come along with menopausal hot flashes.
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Which, Polsky discovers, hasn’t been properly flushed by whoever used it previously.
—Recent Examples of Synonyms for flushed
Adjective
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With their vibrant pink color and unusual picotee pattern, the flowers of 'Supra Cherry' picotee dianthus will command attention in the garden.—
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Bieber’s matching barely-there thong was connected to it through a web of black strings on her stomach, showing off her abs and highlighting a pink bow adornment in the center.—
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Most can be rinsed, but others need a soft-bristle brush.—
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The facility’s equipment was washed and rinsed without sanitizing as the final step.—
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However, today, blush has easily become one of the all-time favorite makeup products, especially with the younger generation that wants to look extra sun-kissed and blushed.—
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Her cheeks were only lightly blushed, as were her lips.—
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The pinkish-purple blooms appear in summer and last into the fall.—
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Nude with a pinkish hue, practically the same shade as the natural nail.—
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Much of the cotton grown in Texas—especially under dryland, non-irrigated conditions—lacks the fiber quality required for textile manufacturing and is therefore often used for other purposes.—
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The river also irrigates more than 850,000 acres of farmland — the highest concentration of irrigated acres of any river basin in Colorado.—
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There are certain fabrics, materials, and items that are best dry cleaned or hand washed and laid flat or hung to dry.—
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Large waves from winter storms may have washed the molts onto the beach, Henry said — something observed in Dana Point in 2024, San Diego and Imperial Beach in 2023, Strands Beach in 2022, etc.—
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Even from a boat, the gleaming white of bleached and dead corals glowed from beneath the surface.—
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The ground cover glowed gold and red.—
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What better month to hunker down, swathed in a cozy sweater, with a warm drink and a good book in hand, than January?—
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Frisbee recounts feeling bathed in warm light and then having had a vision of himself leading thousands of hippies into the Pacific Ocean to be baptized.—
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“Flushed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flushed. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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