as in outcome
a condition or occurrence traceable to a cause
a general recession was the backwash of the crisis in the housing market
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Recent Examples of backwash
The heart’s four valves — two for each side — each sport cartilage leaflets that must be supple enough to open wide with forward flow, then billow closed to stop backwash.
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Tony Dajer, Discover Magazine, 18 June 2022
This backwash, otherwise known as acid reflux, can wreak havoc on the lining of your esophagus and cause that burning sensation in your throat.
—Lashieka Hunter, Men's Health, 21 Dec. 2022
Cleaning regularly is important because there will inevitably be some backwash in your rinsing apparatus after use, which can contain virus particles, bacteria, allergens or other irritants that were flushed from the nose, Lane said.
—Washington Post, 22 Apr. 2022
Rarick said backwash from the waves hitting this stretch of coastline hardened with sandbags, tarps and boulders is also disrupting the famous surf breaks.
—Sophie Cocke, ProPublica, 20 Oct. 2012
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Deaths and births disproportionately occurred in the South, which has already tended to have worse infant and maternal health outcomes than the rest of the country.—
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Here are three observations from Thursday’s outcome.—
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Finally, the resultant structure was coated in potassium hydroxide, which washes away less stable structures and leaves behind thousands of microscopic pores.—
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Designers had initially hoped to tunnel beneath the rail line, but UP refused permission, the resultant bridge adding well over $15 million to the project cost, according to Ellerman.—
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Power rankings: How do all 32 teams stand following the result of Super Bowl 59?—
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Such naked ambition in the executive branch is also the result of a dysfunctional Congress, along with bad faith efforts to ignore the judiciary.—
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After years of a financial surplus, Maryland now faces an unprecedented fiscal challenge, one that will have far-reaching consequences for state programs, essential services and taxpayers.—
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These threats had consequences: according to Republican Senator Mitt Romney, fear of Trump supporters’ violence dissuaded some Republican senators from voting for Trump’s impeachment after the January 6, 2021, attack.—
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Eager players were able to check the server status for Fortnite and other Epic Games products at status.epicgames.com.—
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Optimistic 2025 Outlook: 8% Revenue Growth Projected Looking ahead to 2025, Garmin remains optimistic, expecting to leverage recent and upcoming product launches.—
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In early February, in the aftermath of the executive order, Letitia James, the New York attorney general, published a letter warning hospitals that withholding services on the basis of gender violates state law.—
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In the aftermath of the 2020 Silverado and Blue Ridge fires, there was an interest in early detection and rapid response technology.—
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“Backwash.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backwash. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.
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