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gushes 1 of 2

noun

plural of gush

as in flows

a flowing or going out the dam burst with a stupendous gush of water

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as in bursts

a sudden intense expression of strong feeling with his customary gush of tears, he once again begged his long-suffering wife to stay

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gushes

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verb

present tense third-person singular of gush

as in pours

to flow out in great quantities or with force the dam cracked and water gushed from the break

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as in raves

to make an exaggerated display of affection or enthusiasm he gushed about his favorite basketball player, calling him "the best there ever was"

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Noun

Video posted shows chunks of concrete falling into the water and a stretch of the road disappeared as water gushes between it. — Bradley Hohulin, IndyStar, 17 Aug. 2026 On and around the dry lake bed, water gushes from wells into ditches to fields of tomatoes, cotton, almonds, grapes and other crops. — Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026 One of the tenants testifying knows her from organizing and gushes at first sight. — Clio Chang, Curbed, 6 Apr. 2026 The lefty gushes whenever presented the chance to talk about his employer. — Gabriel Burns, AJC.com, 28 Mar. 2026 Vogue’s associate shopping director Talia Abbas gushes, highlighting the stunning colorways. — Jenny Berg, Vogue, 1 Oct. 2025 Colette, Culpo gushes, is also a fan of the changing table. — Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 12 Sep. 2025 Kirk can be seen reaching up with his right hand as blood gushes from the left side of his neck. — Jesse Bedayn, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2025 In downtown Cheboygan, Michigan, water gushes over a dam, swirls violently around a pond and flows a mile and a half out to Lake Huron. — Andrew Montequin, jsonline.com, 8 Aug. 2025

Verb

In Lourdes, where believers say a famous Catholic shrine gushes with healing waters, streets were crowded with pilgrims waving flags and holding babies aloft as the pope passed in his popemobile. — Chris Livesay, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026 Josh Harris, the private equity financier and owner of the Washington Commanders, gushes about the rise of flag football. — Luke Cyphers, Sportico.com, 11 Sep. 2026 Meyers, an almost parodic vision of an old soul, gushes praise in unfashionably complete sentences. — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2026 Clarkson gushes while the pair — both shedding tears — embrace. — Lydia Price, PEOPLE, 29 July 2026 Trump has made clear his disdain for NATO, his affection for Putin, gushes over autocrats, and withholds military support for Ukraine. — Arthur House, Hartford Courant, 15 June 2026 Your journey ends at Millard Canyon Falls, a gorgeous 50(ish)-foot waterfall that gushes past massive boulders perched at the top of the cascade. — Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2026 And the casting of her onscreen son could not have been better, the actress gushes. — Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Mar. 2026 Over email, Walla gushes about his time working with Ratboys. — Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 29 Jan. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for gushes

Noun

About 20% of the world's oil flows throw the strait, and Iran's ability to block the flow of tankers has roiled the global economy, sending oil prices soaring.

— Michael Loria, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2026

Definition of flows

Noun

But this research suggests that automation can happen in bursts, and those bursts tend to cluster around recessions.

— Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 20 Oct. 2026
On a night this cold, the bursts of flame were almost as welcome as the spectacle, providing a few seconds of actual warmth to fans on the field and in the lower bowl.

— Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 18 Oct. 2026

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Verb

Set the scene Natural light pours in through the skylight above the check-in desks.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Oct. 2026
Marc Andreessen, whose venture firm Andreessen Horowitz pours billions into defense tech firms, including Anduril, was named to the Pentagon's defense policy board this summer, alongside Thiel Capital's Blake Masters.

— Samantha Subin, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of pours

Verb

The couple raves about the care their girls have received at both hospitals.

— Juli McDonald, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026
Jocelyn Bioh is entering the upper echelon of contemporary playwrights, after her current Broadway play, School Girls; or, the African Mean Girls Play, opened on September 28 to raves.

— Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of raves

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The explosions ruptured the Nord Stream 1 pipeline, which was Russia's main natural gas supply route to Germany until Moscow cut off supplies in August 2022.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 15 Oct. 2026
Russia’s ballistic missiles can reach Kyiv in just minutes, leaving little time to respond; in some recent attacks, air raid sirens sounded at the same time as the first explosions.

— Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of explosions

Verb

Defensive coordinator Corey Batoon dialed up more blitzes and two-high safety coverages in the second half, switching from a first-half strategy that was full of single-high and some three-man rushes.

— PJ Green, Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2026
Offensive player of the week Senior quarterback Ethan Gialo rushes for 207 yards and two touchdowns on 16 carries during Lakes’ 31-14 Northern Lake County Conference win over Round Lake.

— Steve Reaven, Chicago Tribune, 13 Oct. 2026

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