Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hosing (down)
Verb
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The Hortmans’ assassination received a flurry of coverage over the strange circumstances under which it was carried out, with pictures of Boelter in his silicone mask initially flooding social media.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
16 Sep. 2025 -
But then the torrent of anonymous text messages that would put their relationship to the test began flooding in.—
Liam Quinn,
PEOPLE,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Reliably unpredictable and obsessively prolific, Young stayed in the news by inundating record store shelves.—
Bob Gendron,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Aug. 2025
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Flooding is a disruption tactic that entails inundating one’s cell with toilet water.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
21 Aug. 2025
Verb
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But Iranians knew better, and the Friday after Jîna’s death swarms of people, mostly women, congregated in front of Kasra Hospital, overflowing with rage about seeing another one of our young women disposed of by the security state with such casual cruelty.—
Fatemeh Jamalpour,
Literary Hub,
15 Sep. 2025
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These overflowing window boxes are filled with flowering kale, a rainbow of mums, and Black-eyed Susans to give a warm welcome to guests.—
Maria Sabella,
Better Homes & Gardens,
15 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Although the sticker price of its drinks are not that far off from those at Starbucks, Luckin’s operating model relies heavily on discounting by showering users with coupons in the app, typically in the range of 30% to 50% off.—
Ryan Baker,
CNBC,
16 Sep. 2025
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Most popular among them are not showering or using body oils and sprays that claim to contain human pheromones.—
Ashleigh N. DeLuca,
Parents,
16 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Common methods to combat the odor included washing the shoes and drying them in the sun; using spray deodorant; or sprinkling the shoes with an antibacterial powder.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
18 Sep. 2025
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Under the post that included romantic and silly shots of Neeson sprinkling some popcorn over her head, Joely left a string of red heart emojis in the comments section.—
Jen Juneau,
PEOPLE,
4 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The active damping system, the company said, increases off-road speed while boosting gunners’ hit probability and extending the life of subsystems.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Consider a misting device or a drop fountain.—
Joyce Orlando,
Nashville Tennessean,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Hosing (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hosing%20%28down%29. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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