Thesaurus results for SLUICE

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verb

as in to rinse

to pour liquid over or through in order to cleanse he sluiced the gutters with lots of water in order to make sure they were clear

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sluice

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noun

as in drain

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Recent Examples of sluice

Verb

Stream beds were exempt from vegetation clearing, an attempt to keep powerful winter flows from sluicing sediment into the lake. —

Calmatters, The Mercury News, 20 Mar. 2025 This was an incredible claim given the amount of money that came sluicing into the family coffers thanks to the generosity of dubious foreign actors. —

Rich Lowry, Boston Herald, 4 Dec. 2024

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The farm also offers other events including a sweet pea maze (included with admission), $8 wagon tours, gold sluice mining, wine tasting, crafts, yoga, sound baths and more at additional cost. —

Marla Jo Fisher, Oc Register, 7 Feb. 2026 Eventually, the animals were clustered into a sluice-like enclosure, and then the animals would be extracted one by one. —

Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 9 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for sluice

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Vulcano About an hour ferry ride from Milazzo, Vulcano lures visitors with its active volcano, Gran Cratere, and open-air mud baths just steps from the port, where bathers slather on the mineral-rich goodness before rinsing in the sea.

— Nicky Swallow, Travel + Leisure, 17 May 2026
White mineral buildup on fixtures, soap that won’t lather and a tight or filmy feeling after rinsing all point to hard water.

— Allison Palmer, Sacbee.com, 15 May 2026