as in exodus
a flowing or going out
the roadways around the new plant are being widened to handle the expected outpour of vehicles at the end of the day shift
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Recent Examples of outpour
Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 18 Dec. 2025
In comment sections of the statement, accounts like GRACE Gorillas — a sanctuary in the Democratic Republic of the Congo — and zoo fans wrote an outpour of support for Zola, his troop and the Dallas Zoo team.
—Lex Goldstein, PEOPLE, 10 Nov. 2025
Elisabeth Malkin, New York Times, 15 Dec. 2017
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Noun
Leaders in the Tar Heel state mourned the loss of Hunt on Thursday with an outpour of memories and appreciation for his accomplishments.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 18 Dec. 2025
In comment sections of the statement, accounts like GRACE Gorillas — a sanctuary in the Democratic Republic of the Congo — and zoo fans wrote an outpour of support for Zola, his troop and the Dallas Zoo team.
—Lex Goldstein, PEOPLE, 10 Nov. 2025
Verb
Since the law was first presented in congress two weeks ago, there has been outpouring against it.
—Elisabeth Malkin, New York Times, 15 Dec. 2017
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outpour
Noun
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The fall of el-Fasher in October 2025 to the Rapid Support Forces set off an exodus of people to nearby towns, straining the resources of neighboring communities and driving up food insecurity rates, the report said.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Feb. 2026
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The fall of el-Fasher in October 2025 to the RSF set off an exodus of people to nearby towns, straining the resources of neighboring communities and driving up food insecurity rates, the report said.—
Noha Elhennawy,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 2026
Verb
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These stand out amid the otherwise adequate effects, which simply get the spurting, spewing job done.—
Katie Rife,
IndieWire,
24 Jan. 2026
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Ultimately, all the statues end up in place, the fountain starts spurting red water like the Kool-Aid Man had been stabbed, and their prize pot grows to $106,000.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
16 Jan. 2026
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That is, this new drug lowers the mother's blood pressure while also improving blood flow to the womb at a time when the baby appears to need it.—
Ari Daniel,
NPR,
14 Feb. 2026
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The broken sheets of ice flow downstream until they get stuck at narrow points, sharp bends, or bridges.—
Ahmad Bajjey,
CBS News,
14 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Within twenty-four hours, more than five thousand leads poured in.—
Paige Williams,
New Yorker,
14 Feb. 2026
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Atwood had done what Mary had asked and poured everything into her daughter.—
Peter Warren,
Houston Chronicle,
14 Feb. 2026
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The Fairfield community had a similar outpouring for Williams, an Armijo High graduate and student athlete.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
10 Feb. 2026
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The outpouring of support for Vonn began immediately as the crowd in Cortina watched on in silence.—
Alex Connor,
USA Today,
8 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Mix equal parts white vinegar and hot water in a bucket or spray bottle, then apply the solution to an icy surface.—
Timothy Dale,
Better Homes & Gardens,
10 Feb. 2026
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The scale of the war effort had necessitated the creation of a health infrastructure on American soil—spraying for mosquitoes near the front lines in the Pacific wouldn’t mean anything if soldiers caught malaria at home before deployment.—
Vann R. Newkirk II,
The Atlantic,
9 Feb. 2026
Noun
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There’s a dusty cloud surrounding the central, contracting star, and that cloud is strongly suspected to be disk-like, with outflows and gaps in the dust in the two directions perpendicular to the disk.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
11 Feb. 2026
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Meantime, outflows both from both software and crypto (an asset class most correlated with unprofitable tech stocks) grew excessive until the savage software/bitcoin selloff hit an extreme Thursday, when money came sloshing in to catch the falling knives.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
9 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Cruz took to her own Instagram to gush about her excitement.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Glamour,
5 Feb. 2026
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A day after meeting with Jeffrey Epstein in 2013, billionaire Richard Branson sent Epstein an email gushing about their time together.—
Harmeet Kaur,
CNN Money,
4 Feb. 2026
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“Outpour.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outpour. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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