washout
Example Sentences
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The group said the problem was not forecast accuracy, but how it was displayed, with a brief overnight shower sometimes shown as an all-day washout.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
Each participant completed two separate 28-day diet periods with a 28-day washout period in between.
From Science Daily ● May 22, 2026
Stocks may stage a tepid recovery from Tuesday’s Greenland-inspired washout, but anxiety remains high as President Trump arrives in Davos.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 21, 2026
The stock market is likely “closer to the bottom,” after Thursday’s washout, and investors should buy the dip, says Wall Street’s prescient and biggest bull, Tom Lee.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 21, 2025
We climbed out of the washout and started down a game trail.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
