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washout

[wosh-out, wawsh-] / ˈwɒʃˌaʊt, ˈwɔʃ- /
NOUN
failure
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NOUN
result of rain
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Each participant completed two separate 28-day diet periods with a 28-day washout period in between.

From Science Daily • May 22, 2026

Even a washout against Ireland could not dampen their spirits.

From Barron's • Feb. 20, 2026

Scotland face a washout of a Six Nations campaign after suffering a dispiriting opening loss to Italy in rain-soaked Rome.

From BBC • Feb. 7, 2026

Both bitcoin and ether have stabilized since Saturday’s sudden washout.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026

By the time we reached the washout, Grandpa was fully conscious again, and was mumbling and grumbling.

From "Where the Red Fern Grows" by Wilson Rawls




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