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Princeton's WordNet

  1. done for(p), ruined, sunk, undone, washed-upadjective

    doomed to extinction

Wiktionary

  1. washed-upadjective

    No longer capable, effective or needed; over the hill.

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  1. washed-up

    Washed-up refers to a person, usually a professional or performer, who is no longer successful, popular or in demand as they once were. It is often used to describe someone who has declined in their ability, relevance and popularity due to aging, loss of inspiration, changing trends, or other factors.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of washed-up in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of washed-up in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of washed-up in a Sentence

  1. Joe Rogan:

    Now we have old washed-up rock stars around the country like Neil Young and Joni Mitchell demanding Spotify censor Joe Rogan, or they can't play their music, what happened to Neil Young anyway? What happened to ‘Rockin in the Free World’ -- you might remember?

  2. Mikey Wright:

    That lady had no intention of swimming. It was a 15-foot swell about where she was, the wave had washed up and dragged her out.

  3. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration:

    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said this bottlenose dolphin was speared to death in May and washed up on shore on Upper Captiva Island in Florida. A reward has been posted for information in the case. ( NOAA) HUNDREDS OF DOLPHINS STRANDED, WASH UP DEAD ALONG US GULF COAST, OFFICIALS SAY The bottlenose dolphin washed up on shore on Upper Captiva Island in May. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said the dolphin was known to area biologists when he was alive. He was last observed swimming around fishing boats and was seen with begging dolphins.

  4. Anastassia Miliou:

    We cant say that the Turkish exercises killed the dolphins, but the fact that we had such an unusual increase in the number washed up dead and what we have seen must be a small percentage of the total because the Aegean has a long coastline coincided with exercises that used more than 100 ships, (The deaths) are very worrying and we cant say that the two events are unrelated.


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