as in to wash
to pour liquid over or through in order to cleanse
rinse that shirt immediately, or the paint will set
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Besides water to moisten the mix, have a pan of water on hand that’s big enough to rinse your soil-blocker in occasionally, so it doesn’t get clogged.
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Margaret Roach Stacey Cramp, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
At Kwan Kee Claypot Rice, two of us were seated with three Hong Kong students who showed us how to rinse our chopsticks and bowls in hot tea before the food arrived.
—Laurie Ochoa, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2025
Right up there with chest-in-throat anxiety once the tools go in is my concern over the color of the drain when I'm told to rinse and spit.
—Kelli Acciardo, Allure, 13 Feb. 2025
My indulgence is going home afterward, taking a shower to rinse off any excess hair clippings, and using our Seaweed Scalp Scrub.
—Alexandra Pastore, WWD, 19 Feb. 2025
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Margaret Roach Stacey Cramp, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
At Kwan Kee Claypot Rice, two of us were seated with three Hong Kong students who showed us how to rinse our chopsticks and bowls in hot tea before the food arrived.
—Laurie Ochoa, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2025
Right up there with chest-in-throat anxiety once the tools go in is my concern over the color of the drain when I'm told to rinse and spit.
—Kelli Acciardo, Allure, 13 Feb. 2025
My indulgence is going home afterward, taking a shower to rinse off any excess hair clippings, and using our Seaweed Scalp Scrub.
—Alexandra Pastore, WWD, 19 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for rinse
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“Rinse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rinse. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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