as in blow
a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument
those soccer hooligans need a sound douse or two from a police officer's club
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as in to remove
to rid oneself of (a garment)
in those days a gentleman would douse his hat when going indoors
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also dowse
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as in to extinguish
to cause to cease burning
douse the campfire before leaving in the morning
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as in to drown
to make wet
the heavy rains thoroughly doused the tourists strolling the town streets
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Recent Examples of douse
Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 8 July 2024
Firefighters working in sweltering conditions and steep terrain raced to douse spot fires that erupted as unpredictable winds blew embers ahead of the flames, said Kenichi Haskett, a section chief for the LA County Fire Department.
—Alena Botros, Fortune, 17 June 2024
Tim Neville, Outside Online, 3 Dec. 2024
As soon as Darnold walked in, everybody would form a circle, then douse him with water bottles.
—Dane Mizutani, Twin Cities, 31 Dec. 2024
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Noun
At one point, the prosecutors said Cohen watched another rioter douse police officers with a chemical spray.
—Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 8 July 2024
Firefighters working in sweltering conditions and steep terrain raced to douse spot fires that erupted as unpredictable winds blew embers ahead of the flames, said Kenichi Haskett, a section chief for the LA County Fire Department.
—Alena Botros, Fortune, 17 June 2024
Verb
In July, an annoyed mob roamed Barcelona’s boulevards dousing visitors with squirt guns.
—Tim Neville, Outside Online, 3 Dec. 2024
As soon as Darnold walked in, everybody would form a circle, then douse him with water bottles.
—Dane Mizutani, Twin Cities, 31 Dec. 2024
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As such, this will likely be a blow because the country accounted for 50% of global oil demand growth between 2000 and 2023, averaging an annual increase of 518,000 bpd, according to the Energy Institute's 2024 Statistical Review of World Energy.Gaurav Sharma, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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Initially, the potential loss of that would be a pretty big blow.Jason Parham, WIRED, 10 Jan. 2025
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The verbal glove slap unleashed a back-and-forth war of words via diss track, which, in retrospect, was never going to go Drake's way – Lamar, after all, is a Pulitzer Prize-winning lyricist.Rebecca Messina, The Week UK, theweek, 30 Dec. 2024
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In one breath, people acknowledged the social faux pas of the slap while simultaneously defending why resorting to violence in this case was understandable.Dr. Marcus Collins, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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The knock on Coker coming out of college was his speed, but his 21.15 mph clocking on an 83-yard touchdown catch against the Dallas Cowboys was the fastest for a Panthers’ ball-carrier since DJ Moore in 2021.Joseph Person, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
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But seven hours after Hamas attacked Israel last year, the order from Israel’s high command made roof knocks optional.Patrick Kingsley, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2024
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Along with his hit, Hathaway scored the goal that made it 2-1 in the second, centering a puck to the front of the net where Florida defenseman Nate Schmidt inadvertently tipped it through.Kevin Kurz, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
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When the pandemic hit, and parents couldn’t go to games, Irons started bringing the Plainfield Panthers to them.Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 14 Jan. 2025
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Chinese regulators have announced an investigation into the American computer chip company Nvidia, banned the export of rare minerals to the United States and taken more targeted swipes at individual companies to expose their supply chain vulnerabilities.Alexandra Stevenson, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025
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Old Navy Satin Lapel Tuxedo Blazer Sometimes, the right blazer — and maybe a swipe of lipstick — can take the whole look from day to evening.Alesandra Dubin, Travel + Leisure, 6 Jan. 2025
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Families fall asleep to the thump of nearby airstrikes and the constant whine of an Israeli drone overhead.Raf Sanchez, NBC News, 25 Dec. 2024
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The Vigor has flat seams and enough stretch to move comfortably while bending over or reaching up, while thump loops make for easy layering on frigid days.Emily Pennington, Outside Online, 6 Nov. 2024
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Trust me on this one, from personal experience: Good luck getting an Uber driver who speaks a lick of English at Miami International Airport.David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024
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Get in your last licks Once the bars close at 1 a.m., Provincetown quickly goes dark.Brett Sokol, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2024
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To help parse the data quickly, the system shows a green flag when everything is going well and red flags when the values are out of whack with what's supposed to happen.Roberto Baldwin, Ars Technica, 22 Dec. 2024
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Given that global sea surface temperatures hit record highs in 2023 and 2024 — and, while slightly cooler now, are still extremely high — the way that scientists calculate the presence of a La Niña is being thrown out of whack.Andrew Freedman, Axios, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Douse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/douse. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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