as in to rinse
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Recent Examples of rewash
Instead, reapply the stain treatment and rewash the garment.
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Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Sep. 2025
Employee washed hands and advised to rewash dishes.
—Ebony Day, azcentral, 10 June 2020
Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Sep. 2025
Employee washed hands and advised to rewash dishes.
—Ebony Day, azcentral, 10 June 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rewash
Verb
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For extra protection, Stowell suggests soaking strawberries in a mixture of one part white vinegar to three parts water for five to 10 minutes, then rinsing thoroughly.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
14 Feb. 2026
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Flush the toilet to rinse the vinegar out.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
13 Feb. 2026
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If the orchid has dried out, soak it in water for about 10 minutes to help rehydrate the mix and the roots, says Hancock.—
Madeline Buiano,
Martha Stewart,
8 Feb. 2026
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The soil will wick absorb water through the drainage holes and slowly rehydrate.—
Andy Wilcox,
Better Homes & Gardens,
27 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Thatch does not rewet easily once dry, and once wet stays wet, providing excellent conditions for disease.—
Tim Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
7 May 2023
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When the researchers rewet the paper, the battery produced 0.5 volt for more than an hour.—
Anna Blaustein,
Scientific American,
29 July 2022
Verb
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The water is running very fast this time of year because it is being released to irrigate all the surrounding farmland.—
Susan Young,
PEOPLE,
31 Jan. 2026
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Today, water from the massive lake, fed by the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, irrigates farms across the Central Valley and provides drinking water for Silicon Valley, including San Jose.—
Paul Rogers,
Mercury News,
23 Jan. 2026
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So up and over went Adebayo, and straight down upon Ware came Adebayo’s dunking wrath.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
9 Feb. 2026
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Neither Johnson nor Richardson have had much of a chance to show off their dunking prowess this season.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
7 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Such ties lave little resemblance to alliances such as NATO, where participation is voluntary and leaders are democratically elected.—
Loren Thompson,
Forbes,
26 Apr. 2022
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The running game had been ineffective through long stretches of the night, laving Cal with a rather lifeless attack.—
Bruce Jenkins,
SFChronicle.com,
27 Sep. 2019
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“Rewash.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rewash. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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