flushed

Example Sentences

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“It’s a time when positioning gets flushed out and reset. You’ll get more of a natural market movement for a few days,” he said.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 19, 2026

Elevated volume last week feels like weak shareholders have been flushed out and a fresh regime of new investors has emerged.

From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026

Instead, the best of James Harden, Ivica Zubac and a finally healthy Kawhi Leonard has been flushed.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 7, 2026

Martin Lewis said in his BBC Radio 5Live podcast that he knew of people who had been "panicked into overpaying" and for most borrowers it would be money "flushed" away.

From BBC • Feb. 6, 2026

Dari’s cheeks were flushed with the cold, but he was grinning so wide.

From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller