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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Recent Examples of rinse
Stop Sale on the orange juice, the other oranges got washed and the orange juice machine got washed, rinsed and sanitized.
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David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2025
Cook the pasta until tender, then drain in a colander and rinse in cold water.
—Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2025
Potential Risks and Considerations While an armpit detoxing mask can help rinse away bacteria, using one may also lead to skin reactions.
—Sherri Gordon, Health, 17 Oct. 2025
Just rinse with water to reveal a squeaky-clean complexion.
—Kiana Murden, Vogue, 17 Oct. 2025
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David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2025
Cook the pasta until tender, then drain in a colander and rinse in cold water.
—Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2025
Potential Risks and Considerations While an armpit detoxing mask can help rinse away bacteria, using one may also lead to skin reactions.
—Sherri Gordon, Health, 17 Oct. 2025
Just rinse with water to reveal a squeaky-clean complexion.
—Kiana Murden, Vogue, 17 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rinse
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The tables were empty and the bar deserted, the only sign of life the clank and swish of dishes being washed in the back, through the swinging double doors.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
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Hands and surfaces should be washed after preparing raw meat.—
Angelica Stabile,
FOXNews.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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Which, Polsky discovers, hasn’t been properly flushed by whoever used it previously.—
Frank Scheck,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Oct. 2025
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Photos Snow shared with SFGATE show the difference between the color of the water after it had been flushed—with the first water collected clearly brown in color, and the flushed water looking a more normal color.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Rinse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rinse. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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