flushed
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When a toilet is flushed without a lid, it creates a "toilet plume" that releases tiny droplets into the air.
From Science Daily • Apr. 13, 2026
Wright adopted Caravaggio’s lead white ground and midbrown overlay, as well as his flushed cheeks, pale necks and fleshy pink velvets.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 14, 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
All eyes around the table shot from Mrs. Wigginbottom’s flushed face to the bowls of hot stew before them.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
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