as in rinsing
to pour liquid over or through in order to cleanse he sluiced the gutters with lots of water in order to make sure they were clear
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An employee reportedly did not properly wash a ladle after using, only rinsing it with water and drying it with a paper towel.—
Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 17 Apr. 2026
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To do so, after unplugging and disassembling the humidifier and removing and rinsing the filter, fill the water tank with a gallon of water and one teaspoon of bleach.— Terri Williams, Architectural Digest, 16 Apr. 2026
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Still washing dishes in the bathtub.— Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 10 Apr. 2026
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An employee was washing their hands with gloves on.— Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado April 10, Sacbee.com, 10 Apr. 2026
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The airbender has not been present in flushing thus far.— James O'Connell, New York Daily News, 22 Apr. 2026
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An English manor with ties to not one but two queens—and a courtier best remembered for inventing the flushing toilet—lords over the countryside just outside Bath.— Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 15 Apr. 2026
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But bad actors have learned to weaponize that same amendment as a shield, flooding the information ecosystem with content designed to discreetly destabilize our communities.— Julian Baron, Baltimore Sun, 19 Apr. 2026
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Widespread damaging wind gusts and flooding rainfall are still to come as storms hit areas already battered by a multi-day onslaught of twisters, massive hail and historic flooding.— Briana Waxman, CNN Money, 17 Apr. 2026
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“Sluicing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/sluicing. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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