Synonyms for washing-up
wash·ing-up

Princeton's WordNet

1. washing-upnoun

   the washing of dishes etc after a meal

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1. Justin Trudeau:

   To be honest, as a dad, it's tough trying to explain this to my kids. How do you explain dead whales washing up on beaches around the world, their stomachs jam-packed with plastic bags? as parents we're at a point when we take our kids to the beach and we have to search out a patch of sand that isn't littered with straws, Styrofoam or bottles. That's a problem, one that we have to do something about.

2. Steve Jobs:

   The Japanese have hit the shores like dead fish. They're just like dead fish washing up on the shores.

3. Miyoko Sakashita:

   The oil spill just shows how dirty and dangerous oil drilling is, and oil that gets into the water, it’s impossible to clean it up so it ends up washing up on our beaches and people come into contact with it and wildlife comes in contact with it, it has long-lasting effects on the breeding and reproduction of animals.

4. Manuel Valls:

   Manuel Valls is being deliberately vague when he talks about a fairer distribution of foreigners washing up on Europe's shores - which is tantamount to an increase in the migratory burden already weighing on France.

5. Director Marco Orsini:

   After time, after so much footage of dead bodies washing up on the shores ... you just become desensitized to the whole issue, i realize that this film can have an impact on people, on how they view the plight of refugees, and that's what it's all about.