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laved

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verb

past tense of lave
as in washed
to flow along or against the cold water from the stream gently laved her burned fingers

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for laved
Adjective
  • According to a post on the Douglas County website, the fireworks will be launched from an irrigated bluegrass field with members of the Douglas County Sheriff's Office and South Metro Fire Rescue monitoring the site throughout the event.
    Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 1 July 2026
  • But growing anything is considered a beneficial use as long as it’s planted, irrigated and not a native species or noxious weed.
    Emily Cureton Cook, ProPublica, 26 June 2026
Verb
  • Thousands of dead Cassin's auklets washed onto beaches across the Pacific Northwest during the same period, another indication that warming ocean conditions had rippled through the ecosystem.
    Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 2 July 2026
  • These alternatives may also be a better solution for some items that can't be washed with liquid fabric softener.
    Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 2 July 2026
Adjective
  • This allows the yolks to cook through, yet remain creamy and moist.
    Erin Merhar, Southern Living, 29 June 2026
  • While dry conditions drive up temperatures dramatically, moist air keeps them a bit lower but makes the heat feel worse to humans.
    Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2026
Verb
  • When the 13 siblings were rescued, all but the 2-year-old were severely underweight and hadn’t bathed for months.
    ABC News, ABC News, 2 July 2026
  • Joe Kramm | Courtesy of Francis Interiors New York City apartment kitchens are infamously small, and often bathed in white in an attempt to expand the look.
    R. Daniel Foster, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
Adjective
  • Ironically, though, her flushed and rosy cheeks were created with two shades of the Beauty Pie Supercheek Cream Blush — one of which was in her iconic color palette, while the other was actually — gasp!
    Alyssa Grabinski, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026
  • At Marin’s home, McNulty allegedly used his credit cards, changed the locks while he was hospitalized and flushed cloth napkins down the toilet, clogging the pipes, Vanity Fair reported.
    Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 14 June 2026
Verb
  • Lendeborg splashed his first three triples in the first quarter, all made from the left corner off an assist.
    Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 4 July 2026
  • White delivery vans with orange Katapulk logos splashed across each side delivered goods all over the island.
    Rick Jervis, USA Today, 1 July 2026
Adjective
  • Davidson is more steeped in Democratic politics, including working for years as a political consultant and winning a county legislature seat in 2023.
    Chris McKenna, USA Today, 22 June 2026
  • Terrestrials is so steeped in local, environmental minutiae that doing the kind of analysis necessary to fully understand every lyric can feel like an extra-credit assignment.
    Cassidy Sollazzo, Pitchfork, 19 June 2026
Adjective
  • Larval fireflies spend their time underground or under damp logs and leaf litter.
    Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 5 July 2026
  • Heat-protectant oils Some oils require application on damp hair or hair that’s about to be dried—those would be heat-protecting oils.
    Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 5 July 2026
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“Laved.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/laved. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.

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