flushed
Example Sentences
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Olive and other experts further note that this freshwater would have likely flushed sewage and nutrients into the sea, thus drawing in bait fish and, in turn, sharks.
From BBC
All eyes around the table shot from Mrs. Wigginbottom’s flushed face to the bowls of hot stew before them.
From Literature
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What Monday’s selling actually accomplished: weak hands got flushed 48 hours before China’s policy takes effect.
From MarketWatch
Quickly flushed out of the pocket by the Las Vegas Raiders’ pass rush, Sanders rolled to his right and kept his eyes down field.
He looked flushed and so nervous, one might almost imagine he was having a baby himself.
From Literature
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.