1
as in saturated
containing, covered with, or thoroughly penetrated by water
the streets were awash from the heavy rains
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as in filled
possessing or covered with great numbers or amounts of something specified
the literary review is currently awash in submissions and will not be accepting any more until next year
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Recent Examples of awash
Public education is awash in scores, statistics and trend lines.
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Paul Vallas, Chicago Tribune, 7 May 2025
This throwback boogie wonderland, set to open May 15 inside the former Delray Beach Market near Atlantic Avenue, is awash in ’70s colors and pre-Reagan Era relics.
—Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 7 May 2025
The interior was awash in blue and red, colors that reminded Bardauil of a favorite director’s films.
—AFAR Media, 2 May 2025
Our world is awash in color, but certain hues affect our appetites in intriguing ways.
—Bedatri D. Choudhury, Bon Appetit Magazine, 30 Apr. 2025
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Paul Vallas, Chicago Tribune, 7 May 2025
This throwback boogie wonderland, set to open May 15 inside the former Delray Beach Market near Atlantic Avenue, is awash in ’70s colors and pre-Reagan Era relics.
—Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 7 May 2025
The interior was awash in blue and red, colors that reminded Bardauil of a favorite director’s films.
—AFAR Media, 2 May 2025
Our world is awash in color, but certain hues affect our appetites in intriguing ways.
—Bedatri D. Choudhury, Bon Appetit Magazine, 30 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for awash
Adjective
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There’s something so saturated and bright about it.—
Lauren Coates,
Variety,
24 May 2025
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Gray, beige, white and black have become the dominant language of marketing and design, replacing the warm-toned and saturated reds, greens, and blues of decades past.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 May 2025
Adjective
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Within the rock samples, researchers saw traces of a silver-gray metal about as rare as gold that was likely more abundant in Earth’s early building materials when the core developed about 4.5 billion years ago.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
1 June 2025
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Residential conversions seem to be a better solution for downtown’s oldest buildings, not its most abundant ones — places like the Petroleum Building, built in 1956, and the University Building, built in 1910.—
Aldo Svaldi,
Denver Post,
29 May 2025
Adjective
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Rain could aid firefighting efforts and saturate dry fuels, reducing their risk of igniting in the future.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Apr. 2025
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Fully saturate mid-lengths to ends, avoiding your scalp entirely.—
Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
28 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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At least nine of the 25 arrested have landed in immigration detention — scattered across the country from a crowded lockup in Miami to a facility in a sleepy Texas railway town to a confinement in a Pacific Northwest port city overlooked by Mount Rainier.—
Hannah Critchfield,
Sun Sentinel,
29 May 2025
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While expanding its enrollment, adding new programs and building new centers, students have complained of crowded housing and dining areas, parking shortages and some offerings that are stretched thin, such as services for immigrant students.—
Jaweed Kaleem,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2025
Adjective
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The weather service warned people not to drive into flooded roads, since most flood deaths occur in cars.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
26 May 2025
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Be sure to plan ahead if traveling and never drive through flooded roadways!—
Joe Edwards,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 May 2025
Adjective
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Now, Coral Springs, considered a suburb of Fort Lauderdale but attracting Miami commuters as well, is a packed city with plenty of culture, recreation and business.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
28 May 2025
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The collision, which took place in a packed city center as fans were celebrating Liverpool F.C. winning the English Premier League, injured 65 people, including four children.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
27 May 2025
Adjective
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Another taxing target is gambling now that most of the Land of Lincoln is replete with gaming devices and casinos.—
Charles Selle,
Chicago Tribune,
4 June 2025
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Pete Alonso has returned to the team in career form, Francisco Lindor has continued to play like one of the best shortstops in the sport and the pitching staff is replete with pleasant surprises.—
Peter Chawaga,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 June 2025
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The popularity of TikTok means that scams are rife, with fake giveaways, fake celebrity and influencer accounts, romance scams and more.—
Emma Woollacott,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
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Rumors are also rife on Cottin’s imminent return to her role as top agent Andréa Martel for a final instalment of Call My Agent!.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
14 May 2025
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“Awash.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/awash. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.
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