awash
adjective
, -ˈwäsh\
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Synonyms & Antonyms for awash
Synonyms: Adjective
bathed, bedraggled, doused (also dowsed), drenched, dripping, logged, saturate, saturated, soaked, soaking, sodden, soggy, sopping, soppy, soused, washed, water-soaked, watered, waterlogged, watery, wet
Antonyms: Adjective
arid, dry, unwatered, waterless
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Examples of awash in a Sentence
Adjective
The deck of the boat was almost awash. the streets were awash from the heavy rainsRecent Examples on the Web: Adjective
Whether the city is less chaotic was not clear, as the plaza was awash with skateboards, rental bikes, vendors selling bent spoon jewelry, a man lip-syncing to Frank Sinatra for tips, and the clang of a passing antique streetcar. — Steve Rubenstein, SFChronicle.com, "Step back in history at the Ferry Building, before the days of $5 coffee," 31 Aug. 2019 As Kendall notes, the city’s luxury residential market is awash with supply at the moment, which has depressed prices and slowed down sales. — Rey Mashayekhi, Fortune, "‘Succession’ Recap, S2E2: Media Matters," 19 Aug. 2019 Training, the day before the match, was as per usual, awash with smiles, laughs and energy. — SI.com, "Women's World Cup: Anticlimactic End to England's Campaign Must Not Overshadow Lionesses Progress," 6 July 2019 Indeed, after her scoring feat and arms-outstretched goal celebration against France, social media was awash with people voicing their admiration for Rapinoe. — Aimee Lewis, CNN, "England vs. USA: English women chase World Cup history against 'the team everyone wants to beat'," 1 July 2019 The scene, captured Sunday night by a cameraman from news outlet Hong Kong Free Press, was jarring even in a city now accustomed to weekends awash with tear gas. — Washington Post, "Protesters bring Hong Kong airport to a standstill after night of violent clashes," 12 Aug. 2019 The scene, captured Sunday night by a cameraman from the Hong Kong Free Press, was jarring even in a city now accustomed to weekends awash with tear gas. — Anchorage Daily News, "Protesters shut down Hong Kong airport; China warns of ‘terrorism,’ raising fears of military crackdown," 12 Aug. 2019 Del Vecchio and Sagnieres may have been motivated to make a move on GrandVision so quickly because of worries about potential rival interest from private equity, which is awash with cash and snapping up unloved companies. — Andrea Felsted, Fortune, "Ray-Ban Owner Clinches GrandVision Deal," 31 July 2019 The Foxes are also awash with young talented players that have already made their mark in the first team such as James Maddison, Ben Chilwell, Wilfred Ndidi and Demarai Gray along with Youri Tielemans coming into the team initially on loan. — SI.com, "Leicester City: 5 of the Foxes' Best Youngsters Who Deserve a Shot at the First Team in 2019/20," 22 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'awash.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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