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as in flowed
to move in a stream
water gently pouring down the canal toward the dam
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as in rushed
to flow out in great quantities or with force
tears pouring down his cheeks
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as in rained
to fall as water in a continuous stream of drops from the clouds
it's pouring outside, so you'd better take an umbrella
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as in heaped
to give readily and in large quantities
repeatedly poured money into the revitalization of the downtown area
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Recent Examples of poured
Local 150’s president chairs political committees that have poured money into the campaign of Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias, a likely 2027 mayoral challenger.
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Talia Soglin,
Chicago Tribune,
5 July 2026
Long before venture capital poured money into AI, decades of federal research also helped build the computing and machine-learning advances that made these systems possible.
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James Broughel,
Forbes.com,
4 July 2026
Johnson poured in a 35-foot birdie putt on the last hole for a 66.
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ABC News,
4 July 2026
Breathless coverage has poured in over the slow news week leading up to the July Fourth holiday, when billionaire songstress Swift will wed Kansas City tight end Kelce and close her long and fruitful era as a single woman.
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Marc Malkin,
Variety,
2 July 2026
Congress, along with Boeing, poured about US$1 billion dollars into the project.
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David Szondy
july 02,
New Atlas,
2 July 2026
One server, who poured both me and himself a shot of the clear liquid one evening, shared that his yia yia lived to be 100 by drinking raki with her mountain tea each morning, before heading to the olive grove to work.
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Shannon McMahon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 July 2026
Carnegie came over in steerage and poured the steel that became our skylines.
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Anthony Scaramucci,
Fortune,
28 June 2026
Avila Chevalier was an organizer of the anti-Israel protest encampments at Columbia University, whereas the American Israel Public Affairs Committee poured money into a super political action committee supporting Espaillat.
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Michelle Goldberg,
Mercury News,
27 June 2026
Talia Soglin,
Chicago Tribune,
5 July 2026
Long before venture capital poured money into AI, decades of federal research also helped build the computing and machine-learning advances that made these systems possible.
—
James Broughel,
Forbes.com,
4 July 2026
Johnson poured in a 35-foot birdie putt on the last hole for a 66.
—
ABC News,
4 July 2026
Breathless coverage has poured in over the slow news week leading up to the July Fourth holiday, when billionaire songstress Swift will wed Kansas City tight end Kelce and close her long and fruitful era as a single woman.
—
Marc Malkin,
Variety,
2 July 2026
Congress, along with Boeing, poured about US$1 billion dollars into the project.
—
David Szondy
july 02,
New Atlas,
2 July 2026
One server, who poured both me and himself a shot of the clear liquid one evening, shared that his yia yia lived to be 100 by drinking raki with her mountain tea each morning, before heading to the olive grove to work.
—
Shannon McMahon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 July 2026
Carnegie came over in steerage and poured the steel that became our skylines.
—
Anthony Scaramucci,
Fortune,
28 June 2026
Avila Chevalier was an organizer of the anti-Israel protest encampments at Columbia University, whereas the American Israel Public Affairs Committee poured money into a super political action committee supporting Espaillat.
—
Michelle Goldberg,
Mercury News,
27 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for poured
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Thousands streamed out of the area, many loading onto MBTA subway and trolley cars.
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The sequel outperformed it with 64 million hours streamed in its first three days on the platform, enough to push it to the top of Netflix’s global weekly chart.
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Missile and drone stockpiles grew as money flowed to terrorist proxies across the Middle East.
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Energy flowed out of my body like sweat on a blistering hot day.
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She was rushed from her Nashville apartment to Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
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Multiple explosions shook central Kyiv and reverberated across the capital throughout the night as thousands of residents rushed to bomb shelters and underground metro stations.
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Body parts and munitions rained down on.
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But in the match’s two mandatory hydration breaks, loud boos rained down from the stands.
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Almost daily long-range attacks on Russian oil facilities have created a fuel crisis and heaped political pressure on the Kremlin as its all-out invasion of Ukraine stretches into its fifth year.
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Almost daily long-range attacks on Russian oil facilities have created a fuel crisis and heaped political pressure on the Kremlin as its all-out invasion of Ukraine stretches into its fifth year.
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Through the risk of lightning, sticky humidity and a winding line filled with thousands of chanting fans, Argentine fans flooded Bayfront Park with a sea of blue jerseys.
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Social media was flooded with images and footage of guests making the pilgrimage to MSG.
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These include rolled or folded leaf blades, a dark or blue tinge to the foliage, or lingering footprints after walking on the lawn.
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According to court documents and body camera footage released publicly on June 26, 2026, the encounter escalated rapidly after the woman rolled her eyes in response to Carrico's questioning.
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Grave loss in Canada precipitated the Declaration of Independence, created with an eye to France and Spain as allies.
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While Carvalho’s resignation was widely reported — and precipitated the appointment of Andrés Chait as the new superintendent three days later — there was no indication at the time that the school board had been pressuring Carvalho to step down.
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“Poured.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/poured. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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