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Each one of these tutus needs to be washed and sequined.
Все эти пачки нужно постирать и украсить блёстками.

As you can see, most watermark pictures need to be washed out a bit, so they don’t distract the reader.
В большинстве случаев подложку нужно немного обесцветить, чтобы она не отвлекала читателя.

So we can take these liver structures, which are not going to be used, and we then put them in a washing machine-like structure that will allow the cells to be washed away.
Итак, мы можем взять эти структуры печени, которые всё равно бы не использовались, и поместить их в некоторое подобие стиральной машины, которая сможет вымыть клетки прочь.

Body was prepped and washed by the very lovely Valerie McTavish.
Тело подготовлено и вымыто очень симпатичной Валери МакТавиш.

The dishes can be washed in half an hour.
Посуду можно помыть за полчаса.

I refuse to be treated like a slave by you.
Я отказываюсь быть твоим рабом.

It dived and came up all white again, washed by the waters.
Он молча нырнул и показался на воде снова белоснежный.

Of course, the government’s reduction of community policing in favor of paramilitary forces stationed in quasi-military barracks, and the Minister of Interior’s description of the young rioters as «scum» who should be washed away with an industrial power hose, has not helped.
Конечно, проведенная правительством замена полицейских патрулей в жилых районах на военизированные формирования, размещенные в казармах полувоенного типа, и то, что министр внутренних дел назвал молодых мятежников «отбросами», которые нужно смыть мощным водометом, — все это не очень-то способствовало положительному результату.

After his accident, he is happy to be alive.
После несчастного случая он рад остаться в живых.

It should be washed, wash it all although water is scarce.
Следует мыть, стирать, хотя воды не хватает.

People are more educated now than they used to be.
Сейчас люди более образованы, чем раньше.

But, on the other hand, some of Bush’s more intemperate Republican colleagues might have told him that global warming will lift ocean levels to the point where many of the coastal “blue” states, which tend to vote for the opposition Democrats, will be washed away, leaving only “red” Republican states in the center of the country.
Но с другой стороны, некоторые коллеги Буша, которые являются более резко-выраженными республиканцами, возможно, сказали ему, что глобальное потепление поднимет уровень океана до той отметки, при которой многие прибрежные «голубые» штаты, которые обычно голосуют за оппозицию демократов, будут смыты в океан, оставив только «красные» республиканские штаты в центре страны.

What do you want to be?
Кем ты хочешь стать?

But parents tell them, «It will all be washed away by the waves.»
Родители им говорят: «Всё это смоет волнами».

First, we decide on that which needs to be decided, then we split into two teams.
Сначала мы решим то, что нужно решить, а затем разделимся на две команды.

The implementation of control measures applied to Lindane pharmaceutical uses has a positive impact to the environment since Lindane application as a lice treatment shampoo or topical lotion that must be washed off, end up in waste water.
Осуществление мер регулирования применительно к фармацевтическим видам применения линдана может иметь положительные последствия для окружающей среды, поскольку шампунь для лечения педикулеза и лосьоны для местного применения с линданом положено смывать, в результате чего он попадает в сточные воды.

It’s good to be home.
Хорошо быть дома.

For example, scrubber residues from nickel and copper smelters can be washed, slurried and leached with a sodium sulphite solution at a high temperature and a specified pH.
Например, твердые остатки, накапливающиеся в газоочистительных устройствах никелевых и медеплавильных заводов, могут промываться, разжижаться и выщелачиваться раствором сернокислого натрия при высокой температуре и заданном уровне pH.

To be a good teacher you must know to make the most of what your students have.
Чтобы стать хорошим учителем, вы должны научиться добиваться от ваших учеников всего, на что они способны.

Once in the atmosphere they can remain in gas phase, condense on particles present in the atmosphere and be carried or settle out with them, or be washed out with rain (3M, 2000).
Попав в атмосферу, они могут оставаться в газовой фазе, конденсироваться на взвешенных в воздухе частицах и переноситься либо осаждаться вместе с ними, или же вымываться дождем (3M, 2000).

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What does washed mean?

Someone’s who’s washed (out) might be burnt out, exhausted, or, if they’re a drug user, extremely high. More tragically, if they’re washed (up), they might be over, i.e., canceled, passé, or not cool anymore.

Where does washed come from?

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The word washed has been around since Old English, and it literally means “cleaned.”

By at least the 1750s, we see evidence for washed up, or having cleaned up the dishes after a meal. This sense expanded to cleaning up just about anything, though especially in a household.

By the 1790s, the expression washed out was in use, referring to clothes that had been washed so many times their color had faded.

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By the early 20th century, both washed up and washed out had taken on figurative meanings. In 1923, the expression washed up meant “no longer effective.” This sense comes from washing up after finishing a job.

Over time, washed up referred to someone who’d fallen out of popularity, particularly a performing artist. Washed out similarly took on a figurative sense for someone who is exhausted or out of energy.

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In the 21st century, slang senses of washed up and washed out dropped, apparently, their prepositions, e.g., washed for “irrelevant” “out of fashion.”

You know you’re washed when you’re out and all you can think about is going to bed 😩

— Rachelle (@Raewrecka) December 23, 2018

Examples of washed

I know im washed because i watch Good Mythical Morning everyday while smoking a blunt

@TacowithaH, December 2018

I couldn’t believe I was hearing talk of this among some media personnel, but they were saying that Antonio Brown was washed up. Yes, last year’s consensus No. 1 WR in the NFL was somehow washed up and nothing but a former shell of himself.

Nick Farabaugh, SB Nation, December 2018

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Who uses washed?

Washed up and washed out are common in their literal and figurative senses. They’re widely used throughout the English-speaking world.

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The slang washed, without the prepositions, is often used interchangeably with washed up.

Lakers are washed without Lonzo Ball

— Boog (@kyron_200) February 24, 2019

It can also be used of drugs. If you’ve been smoking marijuana all day, you might feel a bit washed.

I’m late to seeing this (I’m washed and went to bed right before you sent it) but dammit I don’t remember smoking – just drinking at Chickie’s pre-party, drinking at my grandpa’s party, then coming back and drinking some more. And somehow I still ended up cleaning the kitchen lol

— The 13th Doctor (@jazzymsjasmine) December 15, 2018

Alternatively, if you can’t hang like you did in your teen years, you might be washed.

You know you’re washed when you’re tweeting about #TheOscars

— Mell Mann 🐦 (@MellowSongz) February 25, 2019

Referring to someone as being washed, for washed up, is also found in hip-hop-culture. For example, Drake raps in his 2017 song “Gyalchester”: “I’m never washed, but I’m not new,” meaning he isn’t washed up, but he’s not fresh on the scene either.

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I’m from Central Pennsylvania, and apparently, we have a strange language construct in this area. I was recently talking about how «my car needs washed» to a friend from NJ, and she told me that my sentence was grammatically incorrect.

I realize she’s right, and I realize my options are «my car needs to be washed» or «my car needs washing«. But I’m not clear on the precise rule being invoked.

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asked May 6, 2011 at 20:15

From a strict descriptivist standpoint, your «the car needs washed» construction is not grammatically incorrect — if we’re talking about the Central Pennsylvania flavor of English, that is. But your friend is right that this construction is not found in more standard varieties of English, and can be considered incorrect in formal writing.

Anyway… I think the difference between The car needs to be washed and The car needs washing is the degree of cleanliness that will thus be achieved. The -ing version just says the car needs to get some water applied; the end result could be a clean car, or just a slightly cleaner car. The ‘to be’ version, on the other hand, states that the desired end result is a completely clean car. Which one is the better equivalent for the «needs washed» construction is something you can answer better than I can.

I will note that in most cases, the difference between the -ing and ‘to be’ versions of a phrase is pretty subtle, and context is king: if your mom says «your room needs cleaning», you’d better assume she wants a sparkling-clean end result, grammar notwithstanding.

answered May 6, 2011 at 21:23

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I grew up in the South of Scotland and find this usage entirely ordinary: the construction «your car needs washing», however, to my ears sounds gauche or pompous. Ironically, I immigrated to Ohio which, along with Pennsylvania, I understand, is one of the few parts of the United States within which this usage is commonplace. My son drew my attention to this phenomenon after he moved to Berkeley California and was derided by the locals. He believes this phenomenon followed the Scots-Irish as they emigrated to Appalachia.

answered Mar 10, 2012 at 1:46

They’re essentially synonymous. However, if you use the infinitive, you do need the «to».

In everyday speech, the «-ing» variant is probably a bit more common, whereas the variant with the infinitive is probably a little more common in formal usage.

In general where either -ing form or infinitive is possible («they began doing it» vs «they began to do it»), there’s also a slight difference in emphasis between the ‘process’ vs ‘outcome’ of an action which may come into play here. So saying «He needs teaching a lesson» focusses a little more on the action of «teaching him a lesson», whereas «He needs to be taught a lesson» emphasises the idea of his new status as a reformed character. But I think it’s fair to say that it’s a subtle difference and the two expressions are basically synonymous to all intents and purposes.

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What no one has mentioned thus far in this thread (I think) is what that construction means and how it’s used! Personally, I take it to be similar in meaning to the locution in which a boss says to an employee regarding a particular task: «I’d like it done yesterday!» Similarly, if the grass is really long, making it imperative that it be cut right away, then you use «needs cut» to emphasize that fact. In other words, you are sort of referring to the task as a fait accompli, even before you’ve done it; that’s how soon it needs to be done—I mean, needs done. Make sense?

answered Mar 21, 2013 at 13:56

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Personally, I think this is fine. It wouldn’t be acceptable in anything formal, but your meaning is quite clear. You’re just eliding the «to be»; while this is not super common outside specific areas, the general format of leaving out words/sounds is quite common in
English.

I don’t use this particular construction, nor does anyone I speak to regularly, but I’m familiar enough with it to not bat an eye.

answered May 6, 2011 at 21:24

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Could German influence be at work here? In Central PA it would make sense.

I don’t know German grammar that well, but this construction reminds me of wird gemacht versus wird gemacht werden. In other words, German seems to often say the clothes «will washed» or «become washed» instead of the more formal form «will be washed» or «will become washed.» However, German effectively uses the verb become to form the future tense so I could be on a linguistic wild goose chase.

answered May 6, 2011 at 23:46

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Hello everyone,

Context:
There was a storm that flooded a neighborhood street. In this neighborhood there was a house with no flood insurance and the flood destroyed everything. The lady describing her misfortune said something about her furniture being a wash. What does «It was a wash.» in this context mean?

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Drei

When something is a wash, it’s spoiled or ruined. It’s value is zero.
If an activity is a wash, you have achieved nothing. If something is a wash, it’s not worthless or nearly so.

When something is a wash, it’s spoiled or ruined. It’s value is zero.
If an activity is a wash, you have achieved nothing. If something is a wash, it’s not worthless or nearly so.

Hi Bibliolept,
Do you know why this phrase is used this way? Is it because the value of something has been washed away perhaps?

Thanks,
Drei

Just a guess, but it may be akin to phrases like «washed away.»

nichec

Just a guess, but it may be akin to phrases like «washed away.»

Yes, that’s what I thought.

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wash away
verb
1. eliminate; «wash away all the differences»
2. remove by the application of water or other liquid and soap or some other cleaning agent; «he washed the dirt from his coat»; «The nurse washed away the blood»; «Can you wash away the spots on the windows?»; «he managed to wash out the stains» [syn: wash]

I suspect that the word is «awash». Her house was awash and her furniture was ruined.

I suspect that the word is «awash». Her house was awash and her furniture was ruined.

:thumbsup: That’s the most likely explanation. Poor transcription of the statement by whoever
recorded it.

adjective
1 awash(p), flooded, inundated,

covered with water; «the main deck was afloat (or awash)»; «the monsoon left the whole place awash»; «a flooded bathroom»; «inundated farmlands»; «an overflowing tub»

This was from the television in a quick news report so I didn’t catch the exact wording but am sure that the lady said «a wash» and not «awash» because of the way she pronounced it. In other words, she said «ay wash» (a wash) and not «uh wash» (awash).

Thanks everyone for your contributions.

Drei

This was from the television in a quick news report so I didn’t catch the exact wording but am sure that the lady said «a wash» and not «awash» because of the way she pronounced it. In other words, she said «ay wash» (a wash) and not «uh wash» (awash).

Thanks everyone for your contributions.

Drei

Something about this just sounds weird to me. I don’t know what it means without at least the whole sentence.

When I hear people say something is «a wash», it usually means that two «alternatives» amount to the same thing: «Repairing and re-upholstering the old furniture or buying new furniture is a wash — equally costly, and equally unsatisfying.» But I have never heard it pronounced as «ay wash». :confused:

Something about this just sounds weird to me. I don’t know what it means without at least the whole sentence.

When I hear people say something is «a wash», it usually means that two «alternatives» amount to the same thing: «Repairing and re-upholstering the old furniture or buying new furniture is a wash — equally costly, and equally unsatisfying.» But I have never heard it pronounced as «ay wash».

Hi Forero,
What I meant by my last reply was that «awash» as one word is usually pronounced and stressed differently from «a wash» as two words. My conclusion was that the person in this news story said «a wash». I have also heard «a wash» in other contexts before that don’t have to do with water. I am thinking that the first few contributions relating to a ruin or waste being applicable to the news report I heard.

Drei

Hi, drei.

If «something about her furniture being a wash» is the nearest we have to the original wording, any of the explanations offered seem to fit, including «awash», which really sounds the same as «a wash», but would probably not be used in the same kind of sentence.

If we had more context, we could give you a better answer, but if what we see is all we get, bibliolept’s answer is about the best you can hope for (assuming he did not mean to type «not» in his first post).

There is little doubt from the explanation that this lady’s furniture was awash, no matter what she said. So it seems to me that the most likely explanation is that she either said awash, or mispronounced awash. People occasionally pronounce words wrongly, especially if they are a bit unfamiliar.

The use of wash with the meaning that bibliolept describes is not familiar to me and does not appear in the OED. Of course if it is in normal use in the part of the world where the flood occurred then that would be the most rational explanation.

Was she describing the event itself or the condition of things, insurance, etc., after the water subsided? Was it her furniture that was «awash»/»a wash», or something else?

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Recent Examples on the Web

The manufacturer recommends periodically hand-washing the water reservoir and lid, the carafe and its lid, the drip tray, and the filter basket with warm soapy water.

—Rennie Dyball, Peoplemag, 5 Apr. 2023

Common activities where water use can be minimized include washing dishes, doing laundry, taking long showers and watering yards.

—Beck Andrew Salgado, Journal Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2023

The kitchen has been done in a minimalist black, providing a sleek contrast to the warm wooden tones of the kitchen island, which offers central spot for preparing food, washing dishes, and socializing as a family.

—Kimberley Mok, Treehugger, 3 Apr. 2023

Skims suggests hand-washing its swimwear and hanging to dry to maintain its longevity.

—Amanda Constantine, Good Housekeeping, 31 Mar. 2023

The governor’s executive order stopped short of ending several statewide prohibitions on wasteful water use, including watering outdoors within 48 hours of rain and power-washing sidewalks and driveways.

—Kurtis Alexander, San Francisco Chronicle, 30 Mar. 2023

The father of her three children had been picked up by immigration agents earlier in the day, part of a recent crackdown that netted 67 other migrants, many of whom were asking for handouts or washing car windows at stoplights in this city across the Rio Grande from El Paso, Texas.

—Fabiola SÁnchez And Morgan Lee, BostonGlobe.com, 29 Mar. 2023

The father of her three children had been picked up by immigration agents earlier in the day, part of a recent crackdown that netted 67 other migrants, many of whom were asking for handouts or washing car windows at stoplights in this city across the Rio Grande from El Paso, Texas.

—CBS News, 29 Mar. 2023

The father of her three children had been picked up by immigration agents earlier in the day, part of a recent crackdown that netted 67 other migrants, many of whom were asking for handouts or washing car windows at stoplights in this city across the Rio Grande from El Paso, Texas.

—Fabiola Sanchez And Morgan Lee, Anchorage Daily News, 29 Mar. 2023

Now, the same pair of jeans costs $17 after multiple discounts, has added elastane, and is liable to fall apart after several washes.

—Isabel Slone, Harper’s BAZAAR, 7 Apr. 2023

Justin donned a similar outfit consisting of a black bomber jacket over a gray crewneck sweatshirt, baggy light-wash jeans, white sneakers, and a baby blue smiley face hat from his brand Drew House.

—Briannah Rivera, Seventeen, 7 Apr. 2023

The Davines shower products are packed with yellow melon extract, while the Skin Regimen face wash and bar soap gently cleanse before the cream adds rich moisture, thanks to shea butter and olive oil inside.

—Amanda Ogle, Travel + Leisure, 6 Apr. 2023

Cycles Check out the different wash settings offered by each dishwasher.

—Camryn Rabideau, Popular Mechanics, 6 Apr. 2023

Afterward, while the car was at the wash, Tony walked into an antique store next door.

—Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2023

And with the light wash, these are ideal for summer.

—Brittany Loggins, harpersbazaar.com, 5 Apr. 2023

Florencia, 24, says her tour shirt from the Glendale stop faded after one wash.

—Vulture, 3 Apr. 2023

Taylor Swift‘s website posted a statement Monday (April 3) about how fans can best take care of their Eras Tour merch after some fans complained online of the products fading after one wash.

—Glenn Rowley, Billboard, 3 Apr. 2023

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What does washing of water by the word mean in Ephesians 5:26?

As Christ gave himself for the church. Shouldn't that washed away our sins believing in Jesus and Him crucified? So why the washing of water by the word.

Ephesians 5:26

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²⁶ That he might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word.

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Psalm 119:11 "Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee."

The husband has a responsibility as the God ordained leader and priest, to read the Word to his wife and family. 

Yes, the death, burial and resurrection of Christ washed away all our sins. Yet as a believer we still sin every day (at least I do). The verse you referenced is speaking of a necessary constant renewal, a refreshing of the Word in our hearts that cleanses and keeps us clean.

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The context of the chapter is salvation through the "washing" of our sin by Christ's blood sacrifice: the ultimate demonstration of His love for His church. 

Another explanation of this is symbolized in Christ's washing of his disciples' feet (symbol of His love for His Church). Also in "baptism in water": "Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God" (John 3:5). The Kingdom of God is for Spirit Beings (as God, Jesus, and the angels are Spirit Beings). We (the "Church of God") must become Spirit Beings to enter it.

The very act of water baptism (John 3:5) is a signature of a covenant: we promise to repent of our sin and God promises to resurrect us from the dead in the last day. Baptism is from the Greek word baptismos meaning "immersion" or submersion in water, which symbolizes our grave, and the coming up or emersion/ emerging from this "watery grave" symbolizes our resurrection from the dead. For the "elects", resurrection means to change from being mortal to immortal Spirit Beings -- thus "born of the Spirit" (because God is Spirit Being). 

So the water is used as a symbol of the process for which the elects must go through to be washed clean of their sins that is made possible by the ultimate love of Jesus Christ through His blood sacrifice.

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I believe the husband is to speak the word of God over his wife therefore cleansing her by the washing of the word of God in every circumstance.

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Princeton’s WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

washnoun

a thin coat of water-base paint
wash, washing, lavationnoun

the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water)
wash, dry washnoun

the dry bed of an intermittent stream (as at the bottom of a canyon)
washout, washnoun

the erosive process of washing away soil or gravel by water (as from a roadway)

«from the house they watched the washout of their newly seeded lawn by the water»
slipstream, airstream, race, backwash, washnoun

the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller
wash, wash drawingnoun

a watercolor made by applying a series of monochrome washes one over the other
laundry, wash, washing, washablesnoun

garments or white goods that can be cleaned by laundering
washverb

any enterprise in which losses and gains cancel out

«at the end of the year the accounting department showed that it was a wash»
wash, rinseverb

clean with some chemical process
wash, laveverb

cleanse (one’s body) with soap and water
wash, launderverb

cleanse with a cleaning agent, such as soap, and water

«Wash the towels, please!»
washverb

move by or as if by water

«The swollen river washed away the footbridge»
washverb

be capable of being washed

«Does this material wash?»
washverb

admit to testing or proof

«This silly excuse won’t wash in traffic court»
washverb

separate dirt or gravel from (precious minerals)
washverb

apply a thin coating of paint, metal, etc., to
wash, wash out, wash off, wash awayverb

remove by the application of water or other liquid and soap or some other cleaning agent

«he washed the dirt from his coat»; «The nurse washed away the blood»; «Can you wash away the spots on the windows?»; «he managed to wash out the stains»
washverb

form by erosion

«The river washed a ravine into the mountainside»
moisten, wash, dampenverb

make moist

«The dew moistened the meadows»
lave, lap, washverb

wash or flow against

«the waves laved the shore»
washverb

to cleanse (itself or another animal) by licking

«The cat washes several times a day»

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Washnoun

an action or situation in which the gains and losses are equal, or closely compensate each other.
Washnoun

(Aeronautics) the disturbance of the air left behind in the wake of a moving airplane or one of its parts.
Washnoun

A thin coat of metal applied in a liquid form on any object, for beauty or preservation; — called also washing.

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washnoun

The process or an instance of washing or being washed by water or other liquid.
washnoun

A liquid used for washing.
washnoun

The quantity of clothes washed at a time.

There’s a lot in that wash, maybe you should separate them in half.
washnoun

A smooth and translucent painting created using a paintbrush holding a large amount of solvent and a small amount of paint.
washnoun

The sound of breaking of the seas, e.g., on the shore.

I could hear the wash of the wave.
washnoun

The wake of a moving ship.
washnoun

The turbulence left in the air by a moving airplane.
washnoun

A lotion or other liquid with medicinal or hygienic properties.
washnoun

Ground washed away to the sea or a river.
washverb

To clean with water.
washverb

To move by the force of water in motion

The flood washed away houses.
washverb

To separate valuable material (such as gold) from worthless material by the action of flowing water.
washverb

To clean oneself with water.

I wash every morning after getting up.
washverb

(intransitive) To be eroded or carried away by the action of water.
washnoun

A shallow body of water.
washnoun

In arid and semi-arid regions, the normally dry bed of an intermittent or ephemeral stream; an arroyo; wadi
washnoun

Something where no progress is made, where nothing changes.

His first week at the new job was a wash, since he spent so much time learning the system instead of using it.
Etymology: From washen, waschen, weschen, from wascan, wæscan, from waskanan, from wod-. Cognate with Dutch wassen, wasschen, German waschen, vaske, vaska, vaska.

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Washnoun

Etymology: from the verb.

1. Alluvion; any thing collected by water.

The wash of pastures, fields, commons, and roads, where rain-water hath a long time settled, is of great advantage to all land.
John Mortimer, Husbandry.

2. A bog; a marsh; a fen; a quagmire.

Full thirty times hath Phœbus car gone round
Neptune’s salt wash, and Tellus’ orb’d ground.
William Shakespeare.

The best part of my power
Were in the washes all unwarily
Devoured by the unexpected flood.
William Shakespeare, King John.

3. A medical or cosmetick lotion.

Try whether children may not have some wash to make their teeth better and stronger.
Francis Bacon, Natural History.

They paint and patch their imperfections
Of intellectual complections,
And daub their tempers o’er with washes,
As artificial as their faces.
Hudibras.

He tried all manner of washes to bring him to a better complexion; but there was no good to be done.
Roger L’Estrange.

None are welcome to such, but those who speak paint and wash; for that is the thing they love; and no wonder, since it is the thing they need.
Robert South, Sermons.

To steal from rainbows, ere they drop in show’rs,
A brighter wash.
Alexander Pope, Rape of the Lock.

Here gallypots and vials plac’d,
Some fill’d with washes, some with paste.
Jonathan Swift.

4. A superficial stain or colour.

Imagination stamps signification upon his face, and tells the people he is to go for so much, who oftentimes, being deceived by the wash, never examine the metal, but take him upon content.
Collier.

5. The feed of hogs gathered from washed dishes.

The wretched, bloody, and usurping boar,
That spoil’d your summer-fields and fruitful vines,
Swills your warm blood like wash, and makes his trough
In your embowell’d bosoms.
William Shakespeare, Richard III.

6. The act of washing the cloaths of a family; the linen washed at once.
To WASHverb

Etymology: wascan , Saxon; wasschen, Dutch.

1. To cleanse by ablution.

How fain, like Pilate, would I wash my hands
Of this most grievous guilty murther done!
William Shakespeare, R. III.

Look, how she rubs her hands.
———— It is an accustom’d action with her to seem thus washing her hands.
William Shakespeare, Macbeth.

Wash me throughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin.
Ps. li. 2.

Thou didst wash thyself.
Ez. xxiii. 40.

Shall he that gives fire to the train pretend to wash his hands of the hurt that is done by the playing of the mine?
Roger L’Estrange, Fables.

2. To moisten.3. To affect by ablution.

Be baptized, and wash away thy sins.
Acts xxii. 16.

Sins of irreligion must still be so accounted for as to crave pardon, and be washed off by repentance.
Taylor.

Recollect the things you have heard, that they may not be washed all away from the mind by a torrent of other engagements.
Isaac Watts, Improvement of the Mind.

4. To colour by washing.

To wash over a coarse or insignificant meaning, is to counterfeit nature’s coin.
Jeremy Collier, of the Aspect.
To Washverb

1. To perform the act of ablution.

I will go wash;
And when my face is fair, you shall perceive
Whether I blush or no.
William Shakespeare, Coriolanus.

Wash and be clean.
2 Kings v. 13.

Are not the rivers of Damascus better than all the waters of Israel? May I not wash in them?
2 Kings v. 12.

Let each becalm his troubled breast,
Wash and partake serene the friendly feast.
Alexander Pope, Odyssey.

2. To cleanse cloaths.

She can wash and scour.
—— A special virtue; for then she need not be washed and scoured.
William Shakespeare, Two Gentlemen of Verona.

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WASH

WASH (or Watsan, WaSH) is an acronym that stands for «water, sanitation and hygiene». It is used widely by non-governmental organizations and aid agencies in developing countries. The purposes of providing access to WASH services include achieving public health gains, improving human dignity in the case of sanitation, implementing the human right to water and sanitation, reducing the burden of collecting drinking water for women, reducing risks of violence against women, improving education and health outcomes at schools and health facilities, and reducing water pollution. Access to WASH services is also an important component of water security. Universal, affordable and sustainable access to WASH is a key issue within international development and is the focus of the first two targets of Sustainable Development Goal 6 (SDG 6). Targets 6.1 and 6.2 aim at equitable and accessible water and sanitation for all. In 2017, it was estimated that 2.3 billion people live without basic sanitation facilities and 844 million people live without access to safe and clean drinking water.The WASH-attributable burden of disease and injuries has been studied in depth. Typical diseases and conditions associated with lack of WASH include diarrhea, malnutrition and stunting, in addition to neglected tropical diseases. Lack of WASH poses additional health risks for women, for example during pregnancy, or in connection with menstrual hygiene management. Lack of sanitation contributes to about 700,000 child deaths every year due to diarrhea, mainly in developing countries. Chronic diarrhea can have long-term negative effects on children, in terms of both physical and cognitive development. Still, collecting precise scientific evidence regarding health outcomes that result from improved access to WASH is difficult due to a range of complicating factors. Scholars suggest a need for longer-term studies of technology efficacy, greater analysis of sanitation interventions, and studies of combined effects from multiple interventions in order to better analyze WASH health outcomes.Access to WASH needs to be provided at the household level but also in non-household settings like schools, healthcare facilities, workplaces (including prisons), temporary use settings, mass gatherings, and for dislocated populations. In schools, group handwashing facilities and behaviors are a promising approach to improve hygiene. Lack of WASH facilities at schools can prevent students (especially girls) from attending school, reducing their educational achievements and future work productivity.
Challenges for providing WASH services include providing services to urban slums, failures of WASH systems (e.g. leaking water distribution systems), water pollution and the impacts of climate change. Planning approaches for better, more reliable and equitable access to WASH include: National WASH plans and monitoring (including gender mainstreaming), integrated water resources management (IWRM) and, more recently, improving climate resilience of WASH services. Adaptive capacity in water management systems can help to absorb some of the impacts of climate-related events and increase climate resilience.: 25 Stakeholders at various scales, i.e. from small urban utilities to national governments, need to have access to reliable information which details regional climate and climate change.

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Washverb

to cleanse by ablution, or dipping or rubbing in water; to apply water or other liquid to for the purpose of cleansing; to scrub with water, etc., or as with water; as, to wash the hands or body; to wash garments; to wash sheep or wool; to wash the pavement or floor; to wash the bark of trees
Washverb

to cover with water or any liquid; to wet; to fall on and moisten; hence, to overflow or dash against; as, waves wash the shore
Washverb

to waste or abrade by the force of water in motion; as, heavy rains wash a road or an embankment
Washverb

to remove by washing to take away by, or as by, the action of water; to drag or draw off as by the tide; — often with away, off, out, etc.; as, to wash dirt from the hands
Washverb

to cover with a thin or watery coat of color; to tint lightly and thinly
Washverb

to overlay with a thin coat of metal; as, steel washed with silver
Washverb

to perform the act of ablution
Washverb

to clean anything by rubbing or dipping it in water; to perform the business of cleansing clothes, ore, etc., in water
Washverb

to bear without injury the operation of being washed; as, some calicoes do not wash
Washverb

to be wasted or worn away by the action of water, as by a running or overflowing stream, or by the dashing of the sea; — said of road, a beach, etc
Washnoun

the act of washing; an ablution; a cleansing, wetting, or dashing with water; hence, a quantity, as of clothes, washed at once
Washnoun

a piece of ground washed by the action of a sea or river, or sometimes covered and sometimes left dry; the shallowest part of a river, or arm of the sea; also, a bog; a marsh; a fen; as, the washes in Lincolnshire
Washnoun

substances collected and deposited by the action of water; as, the wash of a sewer, of a river, etc
Washnoun

waste liquid, the refuse of food, the collection from washed dishes, etc., from a kitchen, often used as food for pigs
Washnoun

the fermented wort before the spirit is extracted
Washnoun

a mixture of dunder, molasses, water, and scummings, used in the West Indies for distillation
Washnoun

that with which anything is washed, or wetted, smeared, tinted, etc., upon the surface
Washnoun

a liquid cosmetic for the complexion
Washnoun

a liquid dentifrice
Washnoun

a liquid preparation for the hair; as, a hair wash
Washnoun

a medical preparation in a liquid form for external application; a lotion
Washnoun

a thin coat of color, esp. water color
Washnoun

a thin coat of metal laid on anything for beauty or preservation
Washnoun

the blade of an oar, or the thin part which enters the water
Washnoun

the backward current or disturbed water caused by the action of oars, or of a steamer’s screw or paddles, etc
Washnoun

the flow, swash, or breaking of a body of water, as a wave; also, the sound of it
Washnoun

ten strikes, or bushels, of oysters
Washadjective

washy; weak
Washadjective

capable of being washed without injury; washable; as, wash goods
Etymology: [OE. waschen, AS. wascan; akin to D. wasschen, G. waschen, OHG. wascan, Icel. & Sw. vaska, Dan. vaske, and perhaps to E. water. 150.]

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WASH

WASH is a Clear Channel Communications radio station located in Washington, D.C.. Known on-air as «Wash-FM», the station has an adult contemporary format. The station also streams its broadcast on iHeartRadio.
WASH has been a soft adult contemporary station in one form or another since the 70s. For a few years in the early 80s, the station attempted to do a Top 40 / CHR format which had no success and the station later returned to their original Soft AC format. On Saturday nights from 7 pm — midnight, the station plays disco music and related songs in a program known as «Jammin’ Saturday Night». The station recently began broadcasting two hours of 80s music immediately following «Jammin’ Saturday Night».
The station plays exclusively Christmas music from mid-November through Christmas Day and calls itself «Washington’s Home for the Holidays» during the season. In 2011, the station started playing exclusively Christmas music on Friday, November 18.

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Wash

wosh, v.t. to cleanse with water: to overflow: to waste away by the action of water: to cover with a thin coat of metal or paint: in mining, to separate from earth by means of water.—v.i. to cleanse one’s self, to cleanse clothes with water: to stand water, of clothes: (coll.) to stand the test.—n. a washing: the break of waves on the shore: the rough water left behind by a moving vessel: the shallow part of a river or arm of the sea: a marsh or fen: alluvial matter: waste liquor, refuse of food, &c.: that with which anything is washed: a lotion: a thin coat of paint, metal, &c.: (slang) a fictitious kind of sale of stock or other securities between parties of one interest, or by a broker who is at once the buyer and the seller, and who minds his own interest rather than that of his clients.—adj. Wash′able.—ns. Wash′-ball, a ball of toilet-soap; Wash′-bā′sin, -bowl, Wash′hand bā′sin, a bowl in which to wash face and hands; Wash′-board, a corrugated board for rubbing clothes on in washing: a thin plank placed on a boat’s gunwale to prevent the sea from breaking over: a board round the bottom of the walls of a room; Wash′-bott′le, a bottle used by chemists for washing chemical preparations and instruments; Wash′-cloth, a piece of cloth used in washing; Wash′-dirt, earth rich enough in metal to pay for washing; Wash′er, one who washes: a flat ring of iron or leather between the nave of a wheel and the linch-pin, under the head of a screw, &c.—v.t to lift with washers; Wash′erman, a man who washes clothes, esp. for hire:—fem. Wash′erwoman; Wash′-gild′ing, a gilding made with an amalgam of gold from which the mercury is driven off by heat, leaving a coating of gold; Wash′-house, Wash′ing-house, a house for washing clothes in; Wash′iness, state of being watery, weakness, worthlessness; Wash′ing, the act of cleansing by water: the clothes washed, esp. at one time: what is washed; Was′hing-machine′, a machine for washing clothes; Wash′ing-pow′der, a powdered preparation used in washing clothes; Wash′ing-up, Wash′-up, cleaning up; Wash′-leath′er, split sheepskin prepared with oil in imitation of chamois, and used for household purposes: buff leather for regimental belts.—adj. Wash′-off, that will not stand washing.—ns. Wash′-out, an erosion of earth by the action of water, the hole made by such; Wash′-pot, a vessel for washing; Wash′-stand, Wash′hand stand, a piece of furniture for holding ewer, basin, and other requisites for washing a person; Wash′-tub, a tub for washing clothes.—adj. Wash′y, watery, moist: thin, feeble.—n. Rain′-wash, a washing away by the force of rain: a deposit formed by rain. [A.S. wascan; Ice. vaska, Ger. waschen.]

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wash

An accumulation of silt in estuaries. Also, a surface covered by
floods. Also, a shallow inlet or gulf: the east-country term for the
sea-shore. Also, the blade of an oar. Also, a wooden measure of
two-thirds of a bushel, by which small shell-fish are sold at
Billingsgate, equal to ten strikes of oysters.—Wash, or a-wash.
Even with the water’s edge.

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wash

To clean using a liquid.

We wash our body every day in the shower.

Submitted by MaryC on March 17, 2020

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WASH

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Wash is ranked #9751 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

The Wash surname appeared 3,324 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Wash.

47.3% or 1,574 total occurrences were Black.
45.9% or 1,528 total occurrences were White.
2.6% or 89 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
2.4% or 81 total occurrences were of two or more races.
0.8% or 29 total occurrences were Asian.
0.6% or 23 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

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Rank popularity for the word ‘wash’ in Written Corpus Frequency: #1641
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Rank popularity for the word ‘wash’ in Verbs Frequency: #411

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Chaldean Numerology

The numerical value of wash in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
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The numerical value of wash in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of wash in a Sentence

Michael Kobori:

I think it’s hard to change people’s behavior, but what we’ve seen from the time we started the campaign is that it makes consumers think a little more carefully about ‘what is my impact?’ it’s presented in a way that really encourages people to think about their personal impact by changing something as simple as how frequently they wash their jeans. It’s a nice message and it’s a little fun.
Peri Cochin:

This coronavirus crisis has made it clear how important it is to wash your hands, and that can only be done with clear water.
The CDC:

Since animals can spread other diseases to people, it’s always a good idea to practice healthy habits around pets and other animals, if you must care for your pet or be around animals while you are sick, wash your hands before and after you interact with pets.
Marissa Levine:

Theyre both respiratory infections. So if we keep our distance, if we use face coverings, if we wash our hands and do all the hygienic activities weve talked about, we could actually see a very limited flu season.
Lawton Davis:

Please watch out for each other, wear a mask in public, wash your hands often, and stay home if you’re sick, a community-wide crisis demands a community-wide response, and we all must do our part to keep each other safe.

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wasAfrikaans
غسلArabic
yumaqAzerbaijani
мыць, памы́цца, праць, мы́цца, памыцьBelarusian
мияBulgarian
ধোওয়া, ধোয়াBengali
gwalc’hiñBreton
llavar, rentarCatalan, Valencian
prát, mýtCzech
golchiWelsh
vaskeDanish
sich waschen, spülen, wegspülen, waschen, Lavierung, WäscheGerman
πλένομαι, πλένωGreek
laviEsperanto
lavarse, lavar, lavado, enjuagueSpanish
pesemaEstonian
فرسودن, شستن, خودشوییPersian
peseytyä, huuhtoa, tiskata, pyykätä, pestä, huuhtoutua, vanavesi, pyykki, matalikko, jättöpyörre, huuhtouma, peräaalto, laveeraus, pesuFinnish
vaskaFaroese
laver, se laver, oeud, lavage, machineFrench
waskjeWestern Frisian
nighIrish
lavarGalician
שטף, רחץHebrew
धोनाHindi
laveHaitian Creole
mosakszik, kimos, mos, megmosakszik, elmosHungarian
լվանալ, լվալ, լվացվելArmenian
mencuciIndonesian
lavarIdo
þvoIcelandic
lavarsi, lavareItalian
洗面, 洗うJapanese
жууKazakh
ដុសលាង, លាង, ការលាងKhmer
씻다Korean
شوشتن, خۆ شوشتن, şûştinKurdish
golhiCornish
жуушKyrgyz
lavōLatin
ລ້າງLao
mazgoti, prausti, pláutiLithuanian
mazgātLatvian
миеMacedonian
угаалгаMongolian
mencuciMalay
ဆေးBurmese
wegspoelen, wassenDutch
tvette, vaskeNorwegian
lavarOccitan
myć, prać, lawowaniePolish
[[lavar]]-[[se]], lavarPortuguese
mayllakuy, mayllayQuechua
lavar, laverRomansh
вы́мыться, мы́ться, помы́ть, размы́ться, промыва́ть, смыва́ть, умы́ться, стира́ть, размыва́ться, смыть, постира́ть, умыва́ться, помы́ться, вы́мыть, мыть, промы́ть, сти́рка, полоска́ние, кильва́тер, мытьё, прибо́й, лосьо́н, попу́тная струя́, бельё, мелково́дьеRussian
samunài, labare, samunàre, sciacuai, samunàeSardinian
oprati, спрати, miti, spirati, спирати, мити, sprati, ispirati, испирати, испрати, prati, опрати, isprati, пратиSerbo-Croatian
prať, myťSlovak
prati, mitiSlovene
lanAlbanian
tvätta, laveringSwedish
கழுவுTamil
ఉతుకు, కడుగు, కడుక్కొనుTelugu
ซัก, ล้างThai
ýuvmakTurkmen
yıkamakTurkish
прати, митиUkrainian
دھوناUrdu
yuvinmoq, yuvmoqUzbek
giặt, rửaVietnamese
lavönVolapük
洗Chinese

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It’s one of those phrases many people cringe to hear, for it sounds almost like it belongs in some scary movie or vampire book: “washed in the blood.” Yet it’s a saying many Christians utter, even claiming as their own. For the blood referred to is the sacrificial blood of Christ, the salvation of the cross, and the sacrifice Jesus made when He gave His life over so that we who believe may live. But what does it mean to be “washed in the blood”? And what does being washed in the blood have to do with Christianity?

What Is the Significance of Blood in the Bible?

Blood has always been significant to people because it is significant to God. In the Bible, we’re told blood symbolically represents life. In Genesis, God refers to it as “lifeblood” (Genesis 9:4), telling Noah he and his descendants must never eat meat with its lifeblood still in it, noting that He will demand an accounting for all lifeblood, that of humans and of animals. As God says in Genesis 9:6, “Whoever sheds human blood, by humans shall their blood be shed; for in the image of God has God made mankind” (NIV). In Leviticus, God elaborates on this to Moses, stating, “For the life of a creature is in the blood, and I have given it to you to make atonement for yourselves on the altar; it is the blood that makes atonement for one’s life” (Leviticus 17:11). Blood is special, precious, denoting life. In Deuteronomy, God reminds the people of this again, noting they may eat all the meat they wish, “But be sure you do not eat the blood, because the blood is the life, and you must not eat the life with the meat” (Deuteronomy 12:23).

Given God’s view of the value of blood, this makes the concept of sacrifice and ritual, of covenants bound in blood, even more meaningful. Blood, and all life, is a gift from the living God. In Exodus, when God’s people were about to flee Egypt, God instructed them to slaughter firstborn flawless lambs, take the blood of these lambs, and put it on the sides and tops of the doorframes of their houses. Later that night, when the Lord would bring judgment against Egypt by killing all firstborn males there, He would see as a sign those houses splattered in the sacrificial, covenantal blood and pass over those houses, sparing those inside (Exodus 12:7-13).

And later in the desert, when the people stood at the foot of Mount Sinai receiving the Lord’s commandments from Moses, blood again played a significant role. Moses and his men sacrificed young bulls for God and splashed some against the Lord’s altar, then sprinkled the rest upon the people, stating, “This is the blood of the covenant that the Lord has made with you in accordance with all these words” (Exodus 24:8). Blood played an important role in covenants and rituals honoring the Lord. For centuries, it was used in sacrifice as an atonement offering for sin, paying the price of humanity’s failures. But the importance of blood did not end with Jesus.

In fact, it was the shedding of Jesus’ blood, his “blood sacrifice,” that paid the price of our own sin-debt forever in the eyes of God. The Bible tells us the blood spilled as a sacrifice by Jesus ensures we are forgiven and redeemed from our sins (Ephesians 1:7). That blood reconciles us to God (Colossians 1:20) and gives us direct access to God, the “Most Holy Place” (Hebrews 10:19) without need for an intermediary priest. As the apostle Peter wrote to the early church, “For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life handed down to you from your ancestors, but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or defect” (1 Peter 1:18-19). Jesus’s blood was the sacrifice that established a new covenant between God and the people, all who believe. He told the disciples as much at the Last Supper, when He took bread and wine, blessed it, and told them it was His body and blood. Giving a cup to the disciples to drink, Jesus said, “This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many” (Mark 14:23), and we still do this ritual of Holy Communion today in remembrance of this divine arrangement.

Where Does the Bible Talk about Being Washed or Cleansed by the Blood?

Being “washed in the blood” or “cleansed by the blood” describes the act of one accepting the free gift of salvation offered in Jesus. In Revelation 1:5, we’re reminded we are freed from our sins by the blood of Christ. Later in Revelation, the writer sees a great multitude standing before the Lord’s throne wearing white robes and holding palm branches in their hands. He is told, “These are they who have come out of the great tribulation; they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb” (Revelation 7:14). In 1 John 1:7, we’re told the blood of Jesus “purifies” us from all sin. Other translations use the word “cleanses” or “washes.”

The Book of Hebrews describes this in full, summarizing, “Therefore, brothers and sisters, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus, by a new and living way opened for us through the curtain, that is, his body, and since we have a great priest over the house of God, let us draw near to God with a sincere heart and with the full assurance that faith brings, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and having our bodies washed with pure water. Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful” (Hebrews 10:19-23). The holiness of Christ’s blood, then, washes us clean.

What Does it Mean from a Christian Perspective to Be Washed in the Blood of Jesus?

From a Christian perspective, when we are washed in the blood, it means we accept the terms of the legal, binding, covenantal agreement God established through His Son, Jesus Christ.

Romans 3:25 states, “God presented Christ as a sacrifice of atonement, through the shedding of his blood—to be received by faith. He did this to demonstrate his righteousness, because in his forbearance he had left the sins committed beforehand unpunished.”

We’re a “new creation” through this washing, this cleansing, 2 Corinthians 5:17 tells us. Through the blood of Christ and our acceptance of Jesus as our savior, God reconciled the world to Himself. Jesus, “Word become flesh” (John 1:14) was perfect—entirely without sin. His blood shed on the cross became the full and complete payment, once and for all time, for the sins of all humanity. Just like in the Old Testament days, God required the regular sacrifice of a perfect, flawless animal to pay the price of the people’s sins, God recognizes the sacrifice of Jesus. Only this time, as we are reminded in Hebrews 10:10, “We have been made holy through the sacrifice of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.”

So while it sounds a bit gory and messy to be washed in blood, in the eyes of the Lord, it is perfect. The lifeblood of Christ is beautiful, perfect, and holy. Because of Christ’s sacrifice, and His great and willing love for us all, we now have the opportunity for eternal life in heaven. When we believe, our sins are forgiven. We are clean, fresh, new, and righteous in Him and Him alone. May we all be “washed in the blood” of Jesus.

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Jessica Brodie is an award-winning Christian novelist, journalist, editor, blogger, and writing coach and the recipient of the 2018 American Christian Fiction Writers Genesis Award for her novel, The Memory Garden. She is also the editor of the South Carolina United Methodist Advocate, the oldest newspaper in Methodism. Learn more about her fiction and read her faith blog at jessicabrodie.com. She has a weekly YouTube devotional, too. You can also connect with her on Facebook, Twitter, and more. She’s also produced a free eBook, A God-Centered Life: 10 Faith-Based Practices When You’re Feeling Anxious, Grumpy, or Stressed.

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