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rinse

verb as in wash off, out

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“A poem can rinse, reflect and reveal us / I give thanks for the intimacy of planting poems / the living that brings poems into being,” monet read.

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You wear them like normal pants then rinse, wash and dry them for reuse.

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The rocks were then placed in a woven basket with water and acorn flour that had been rinsed and re-rinsed over several days, to remove bitter tannins.

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In some cases, workers disregarded decontamination protocols by stepping outside of contaminated areas without rinsing their boots.

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By this point, the kitchen usually needs a little reset—a quick sweep of the counters, a rinse of the tools that have been running hot all morning, maybe a refill of coffee.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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