washed

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Dudamel first conducted it at the Hollywood Bowl, where it washed over the amphitheater like a mist.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Eating blueberries, plums, blackberries, broad beans and cherries, washed down with green tea, is an ideal way to top them up, they say.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

When I saw the headlines that flames were ravaging Santa Rosa Island, sadness washed over me.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

A wall label informs us that Duchamp, at the 1912 Paris Aviation Show, told Constantin Brancusi: “Painting’s washed up. Who’ll do anything better than that propeller?”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

Before bed on Sunday night, Janie always took a shower and washed her hair.

From "A Boy Called Bat" by Elana K. Arnold