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douche

verb

Definition of douche

as in to hose

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Footage of the scene obtained by the outlet shows the firefighters attempting to hose down the house, as a bright orange flame ripped through the residence.

— Gina Kalsi, PEOPLE, 25 Aug. 2026
But Indiana got hosed and Notre Dame (whom Gen Z might now hate) could be a national champ contender in hiding.

— Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of hose

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For the traditional Telugu Hindu ceremony, their priest translated Sanskrit to English in real time, and the mandap was designed as a circle to represent how life flows into itself for eternity.

— Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 29 Aug. 2026
Millions of people across the floodplains of the Indian subcontinent depend on the water that flows downstream.

— Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of flow

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Sabalenka, clad in a semi-sheer dress by Helsa, gushed to Vogue while at the brand’s SoHo flagship on Tuesday.

— Paul Chi, Vogue, 31 Aug. 2026
In a post after the charity festival, performer Chappell Roan gushed about the experience and praised organizer Olivia Rodrigo, while also revealing that the event reignited her own hunger for playing shows.

— Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of gush

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The two-hour show, which streamed live on the Queen Beauty Network, included the swimsuit and evening-gown presentations and a question-and-answer session.

— Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2026
The next few weeks will also bring fresh seasons of Hulu’s Chad Powers, Peacock’s The Paper, and Apple TV’s Slow Horses — all of which are returning within a year (or less) of when their last episodes streamed.

— Josef Adalian, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of stream

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Paramedics with the Liberty Fire Department rushed to his aid and took him to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

— Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 30 Aug. 2026
Outside the emergency room entrance, Katie Winschief floated above her body as paramedics put her in a wheelchair and rushed her toward the hospital doors.

— Michael Collins, USA Today, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of rush

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