as in disaster
something that has failed
the fashion designer's last showing was a complete washout
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as in to collapse
to be unsuccessful
most of the participants in the tough training program washed out
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as in to bleach
to make white or whiter by removing color
the bright lights of the TV studio washed out her facial features, making her look as white as a ghost
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as in to wear
to use up all the physical energy of
that last illness washed the child out completely
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Recent Examples of washout
Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
Friday, day two of the four-day festival, was a washout.
—Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 30 Sep. 2024
Stephanie Vermillion, Outside Online, 15 Jan. 2025
Meteor showers: The normally reliable Perseid meteor shower on August 12–13 will be washed out by the bright moon this year, unfortunately.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 9 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Still, Thursday wasn’t a complete washout, thanks in part to cruise ships and cigarettes.
—Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
Friday, day two of the four-day festival, was a washout.
—Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 30 Sep. 2024
Verb
It will also largely get washed out by the sun’s glow, which illuminates the western horizon for up to 90 minutes after sunset.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Outside Online, 15 Jan. 2025
Meteor showers: The normally reliable Perseid meteor shower on August 12–13 will be washed out by the bright moon this year, unfortunately.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 9 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for washout
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Whether it‘s picking apart the factors that led to the chain filing for bankruptcy (and the postmortem of its endless-shrimp disaster), recruiting top talent for his C-suite, or ensuring more restaurants don’t have to close, Adamolekun has plenty of issues to bait his temper.—
Chris Morris,
Fortune,
10 Feb. 2025
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In addition, general aviation airports are the single most important infrastructure element to support supply lines during a disaster such as the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake.—
John Carr,
The Mercury News,
9 Feb. 2025
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The wealthy were not allowed to simply hoard their wealth, park it in an offshore haven, and escape catastrophe by sailing away from a collapsing society on a superyacht.—
Brian Klaas,
The Atlantic,
7 Feb. 2025
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Firefighters saw heavy flames and smoke coming from the second floor, and the house partially collapsed.—
Amy McDaniel,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Feb. 2025
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While downloading the compatible app is not a must, this will definitely unlock even more personalization and options (like pro modes for hair that’s colored, bleached, thinning, thick, and beyond).—
Stacia Datskovska,
WWD,
3 Feb. 2025
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Earle, 24, rocks some of her boldest glam looks yet in the images with her platinum blonde hair done up with Brigitte Bardot-level volume and her eyebrows bleached to barely there status.—
Michelle Lee,
People.com,
23 Jan. 2025
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The model was wearing a baby blue satin mini dress with separate panels at the breasts.—
Aamina Inayat Khan,
StyleCaster,
4 Feb. 2025
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Limiting contact with others or wearing a mask can help limit the spread.—
Tanya Lewis,
Scientific American,
4 Feb. 2025
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Those who find residue on their body can rinse the area with fresh water and scrape it off.—
Nathan Diller,
USA TODAY,
11 Feb. 2025
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The after: alone in a quiet kitchen, rinsing out wine glasses and marveling over how little the whole thing cost me.—
Kendra Vaculin,
Bon Appétit,
11 Feb. 2025
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The bureau’s failures meant that the destruction wrought by the Confederates and the slave trade would persist well beyond the war’s conclusion.—
Robert Colby,
Smithsonian Magazine,
6 Feb. 2025
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Black Middle Class and Black Elite are Present The idea that the disenfranchisement of Black Americans has resulted in their perpetual failure is false.—
Lynnette Nicholas,
Parents,
6 Feb. 2025
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The effort to begin a partition with the Gaza Strip has failed colossally.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
11 Feb. 2025
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At best, presidents picked up-and-coming party devotees like Elaine Chao, a shameless pro-boss hack, or Tom Perez, a nice guy for sure, who failed to deliver any significant gains for blue-collar America.—
John Samuelsen,
New York Daily News,
11 Feb. 2025
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Signs of the labor market weakening more than expected contributed to that decision at the time, but those fears have since faded.—
Bryan Mena,
CNN,
11 Feb. 2025
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But that enthusiasm quickly faded as Maximilien Robespierre and Madame de Guillotine took charge.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
11 Feb. 2025
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“Washout.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/washout. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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