Flushing
noun
a seaport on Walcheren Island, in the SW Netherlands.
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Flushing
American
[fluhsh-ing]
/ ˈflʌʃ ɪŋ /
noun
Flushing
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British
/ ˈflʌʃɪŋ /
noun
flushing
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British
/ ˈflʌʃɪŋ /
noun
Example Sentences
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Open this year received “The Answer” on Monday night at Flushing Meadows in New York.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
Twelve months on, the 24-year-old is rubbing shoulders with the elite at Flushing Meadows, thanks to the stunning run to the Wimbledon semi-finals which has likely changed his life forever.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
Even though Alcaraz enjoyed his first-round match at Flushing Meadows, there are improvements to be made as he continues his comeback.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
Now Eala faces one of the biggest tests of her young career in Flushing Meadows.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
The barge was empty, and from the blow it sounded as if our arrival to Flushing had been announced with a Chinese gong.
From "Hole in My Life" by Jack Gantos
Unfortunately, I seem to be flushing my money away on this problem — or at least that appears to be what the plumbing company would like me to do.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 10, 2026
The kind of contraction generated by walking moves cerebrospinal fluid out of the brain, leading Drew to hypothesize that the mechanism plays an important role in flushing out excess proteins and other unnecessary material.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 7, 2026
The act of flushing can be a bigger concern than sitting.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 13, 2026
People have been urged not to use tap water for anything other than flushing toilets.
From BBC ● Feb. 22, 2026
On the radio, a vibrant voice said that gallant Biafran soldiers were flushing out the vandals around Abakaliki.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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