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as in flows
a flowing or going out
the dam burst with a stupendous gush of water
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as in bursts
a sudden intense expression of strong feeling
with his customary gush of tears, he once again begged his long-suffering wife to stay
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as in pours
to flow out in great quantities or with force
the dam cracked and water gushed from the break
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as in raves
to make an exaggerated display of affection or enthusiasm
he gushed about his favorite basketball player, calling him "the best there ever was"
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Recent Examples of gushes
Ian James,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
One of the tenants testifying knows her from organizing and gushes at first sight.
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Clio Chang,
Curbed,
6 Apr. 2026
The lefty gushes whenever presented the chance to talk about his employer.
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Gabriel Burns,
AJC.com,
28 Mar. 2026
Vogue’s associate shopping director Talia Abbas gushes, highlighting the stunning colorways.
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Jenny Berg,
Vogue,
1 Oct. 2025
Colette, Culpo gushes, is also a fan of the changing table.
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Tabitha Parent,
PEOPLE,
12 Sep. 2025
Kirk can be seen reaching up with his right hand as blood gushes from the left side of his neck.
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Jesse Bedayn,
Fortune,
11 Sep. 2025
In downtown Cheboygan, Michigan, water gushes over a dam, swirls violently around a pond and flows a mile and a half out to Lake Huron.
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Andrew Montequin,
jsonline.com,
8 Aug. 2025
Arthur House,
Hartford Courant,
15 June 2026
Your journey ends at Millard Canyon Falls, a gorgeous 50(ish)-foot waterfall that gushes past massive boulders perched at the top of the cascade.
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Jaclyn Cosgrove,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
Christie regularly gushes over Thornton on Instagram.
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Ashlyn Robinette,
PEOPLE,
20 Apr. 2026
And the casting of her onscreen son could not have been better, the actress gushes.
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Kathleen Perricone,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Mar. 2026
Anthony and Kate’s whereabouts are alluded to in the opening minutes of the season four premiere, as the Bridgerton family gushes over Penelope (Nicola Coughlan) and Colin Bridgerton’s (Luke Newton) baby boy, Elliott.
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Olivia Singh,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
Over email, Walla gushes about his time working with Ratboys.
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Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
29 Jan. 2026
Wilson gushes about Adebayo on Good Morning America.
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Emily Tannenbaum,
Glamour,
4 Dec. 2025
Daphne Nestled among the seafood joints and pub-grub eateries is this little farm-to-table outfit that DePledge gushes over.
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Zoe Baillargeon,
Travel + Leisure,
29 Nov. 2025
Noun
On and around the dry lake bed, water gushes from wells into ditches to fields of tomatoes, cotton, almonds, grapes and other crops.
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Ian James,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
One of the tenants testifying knows her from organizing and gushes at first sight.
—
Clio Chang,
Curbed,
6 Apr. 2026
The lefty gushes whenever presented the chance to talk about his employer.
—
Gabriel Burns,
AJC.com,
28 Mar. 2026
Vogue’s associate shopping director Talia Abbas gushes, highlighting the stunning colorways.
—
Jenny Berg,
Vogue,
1 Oct. 2025
Colette, Culpo gushes, is also a fan of the changing table.
—
Tabitha Parent,
PEOPLE,
12 Sep. 2025
Kirk can be seen reaching up with his right hand as blood gushes from the left side of his neck.
—
Jesse Bedayn,
Fortune,
11 Sep. 2025
In downtown Cheboygan, Michigan, water gushes over a dam, swirls violently around a pond and flows a mile and a half out to Lake Huron.
—
Andrew Montequin,
jsonline.com,
8 Aug. 2025
Verb
Trump has made clear his disdain for NATO, his affection for Putin, gushes over autocrats, and withholds military support for Ukraine.
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Arthur House,
Hartford Courant,
15 June 2026
Your journey ends at Millard Canyon Falls, a gorgeous 50(ish)-foot waterfall that gushes past massive boulders perched at the top of the cascade.
—
Jaclyn Cosgrove,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
Christie regularly gushes over Thornton on Instagram.
—
Ashlyn Robinette,
PEOPLE,
20 Apr. 2026
And the casting of her onscreen son could not have been better, the actress gushes.
—
Kathleen Perricone,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Mar. 2026
Anthony and Kate’s whereabouts are alluded to in the opening minutes of the season four premiere, as the Bridgerton family gushes over Penelope (Nicola Coughlan) and Colin Bridgerton’s (Luke Newton) baby boy, Elliott.
—
Olivia Singh,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
Over email, Walla gushes about his time working with Ratboys.
—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
29 Jan. 2026
Wilson gushes about Adebayo on Good Morning America.
—
Emily Tannenbaum,
Glamour,
4 Dec. 2025
Daphne Nestled among the seafood joints and pub-grub eateries is this little farm-to-table outfit that DePledge gushes over.
—
Zoe Baillargeon,
Travel + Leisure,
29 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gushes
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About 20% of the world's oil flows throw the strait, and Iran's ability to block the flow of tankers has roiled the global economy, sending oil prices soaring.
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From Friday to Sunday, singers and alphorn players filled the streets and spontaneous bursts of yodeling echoed through restaurants, where diners initially reacted with surprise before joining in.
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San Francisco real estate agent Butch Haze of Compass has seen tech booms followed by ravenous bursts of homebuying since the first internet gold rush of the late 1990s.
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In the low-elevation deserts of Eastern California, the sun sits high in the sky during late June and pours energy into the ground for much of the day.
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As the Judgment of Paris turns 50, winemaker Kristy Melton opens Freemark Abbey’s archives, pours historic bottles and reflects on what nearly 140 years of unbroken Napa history still has to say.
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Amazon has deals on the exact brands the multi-hyphenate wears and raves about, plus pieces pulled straight from her playbook (cough, her Instagram, cough).
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Everyone around the Wolverines raves about the intensity and effort that Johnson brought to the court every day.
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The cities get quieter, the exoduses take place, and the publishing output slows to an almost complete halt.
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Multiple explosions were heard in Kyiv, a Reuters witness said.
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Instead of focusing narrowly on one object at a time, the observatory will sweep across huge areas of sky, building an archive of stars, galaxies, asteroids and cosmic explosions.
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Instead, the film rushes to its next action beat.
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Babcock is a possession coach; Bouchard’s brilliant passes tape-to-tape out of the defensive zone are textbook starters for rushes up the ice.
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Towelie enthuses amid shots of a town overrun by the military.
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