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Meanings of awash in English

Covered with water.

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Usage of awash in English
1
The world's financial system is awash with money looking for a home.
The Guardian
2
With 10 days to go, the reformed NHS is awash with risk.
The Guardian
3
The area is awash with weapons and inhabited by ethnic Pashtun tribes.
Reuters
4
The blistering cylinders were growing cold; the steel floor beneath was awash.
Love Stories
5
Picturesque Crickhowell was left awash with muddy water after Storm Dennis struck.
BBC
6
The Internet was awash in second-by-second horrors: pictures, video, and eyewitness reports.
Raising Stony Mayhall
7
South America has been awash with high-purity powder in need of buyers.
Reuters
8
The corridors of power are awash in corruption, adultery, mendacity and sin.
The Guardian
9
He staggered across the deck awash with water up to his ankles.
Bones of the Dragon
10
As ever, the Festival is awash with special events, workshop and such.
The Irish Times
11
But Pellegrini is awash in fatigue and doubt, and he says nothing.
Homicide: a year on the killing streets
12
Social media have been awash with one horrific spider encounter after another.
The Irish Times
13
This virtual copy felt awash in chemical reactions of astonishment and despair.
Existence
14
It's an honest-to-god town awash in the land of the strip mall.
Seven up
15
Local space was awash with despair and revulsion at the Skylord's demise.
The evolutionary void
16
Now, Russia is awash with petro-dollars, and the car queue is back.
The Irish Times
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Awash across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Less common