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as in rainfall
a steady falling of water from the sky in significant quantity
the rain continued for most of the day
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as in to pour
to fall as water in a continuous stream of drops from the clouds
it started raining early this morning and hasn't let up since
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as in to lavish
to give readily and in large quantities
she rained praise upon her graduating students the squadron rained bombs on the enemy's fortifications
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Recent Examples of rain
Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2025
On the way to Austin, the bus encountered heavy rain and the driver had a hard time navigating due to poor visibility and slick roads, according to Waco History.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 June 2025
Tulasi Srinivas, The Conversation, 3 June 2025
Ash, dust and sand grains hurled aloft by this first Starship flight test rained down as far out as Port Isabel, Tex., about five miles from the launch site.
—Paola Rosa-Aquino, Scientific American, 29 May 2025
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Noun
Tiny, airborne smoke particles blowing in from Canadian wildfires resisted dispersal from a steady, light rain across the Chicago area Wednesday, concentrating even more Thursday to reach levels unhealthy for the general public.
—Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2025
On the way to Austin, the bus encountered heavy rain and the driver had a hard time navigating due to poor visibility and slick roads, according to Waco History.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 June 2025
Verb
Soon after, stars rained down on Tokyo’s many stellar eateries.
—Tulasi Srinivas, The Conversation, 3 June 2025
Ash, dust and sand grains hurled aloft by this first Starship flight test rained down as far out as Port Isabel, Tex., about five miles from the launch site.
—Paola Rosa-Aquino, Scientific American, 29 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rain
Noun
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Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
8 June 2025
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Record rainfall earlier this spring has lifted Oklahoma fully out of drought conditions for the first time in nearly six years.—
Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 June 2025
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Wind gusts of up to 70 mph and quarter-sized hail (1 inch) are expected.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 June 2025
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The storms are packing wind gusts of up to 40 mph and marble-sized hail (0.5 inches).—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
8 June 2025
Verb
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Companies are pouring unprecedented resources into this technology.—
Victor Orlovski,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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Moving quickly, slowly pour the hot sugar mixture, a ¼ cup at a time, into the sugar-egg mixture while whisking by hand continuously to temper the eggs.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
6 June 2025
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Behind closed doors on Tuesday morning, Mr. Trump addressed each of the factions in turn, according to lawmakers who attended the meeting, lavishing praise on some Republicans and scorning others who have withheld their support for the legislation.—
Catie Edmondson,
New York Times,
20 May 2025
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Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the de facto ruler, welcomed Trump to the kingdom with royal flourishes and lavished attention on him at every turn.—
Zeke Miller,
Twin Cities,
13 May 2025
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Despite the increasing investment, the program struggles to accommodate small farmers and those, including Fulford, hit by back-to-back storms.—
Rose Schnabel,
Miami Herald,
4 June 2025
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The Independence tornado is the only one that the weather service has been able to confirm from Tuesday’s storm.—
Robert A. Cronkleton,
Kansas City Star,
4 June 2025
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Russia conducted its second-largest missile and drone attack on Ukraine since the start of its invasion in 2022, according to the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) whose graph illustrate the response to Kyiv's drone barrage on Russian military airfields.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 June 2025
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Crow-Armstrong, Michael Busch and Matt Shaw added to the home run barrage as the Cubs evened the series before a second straight sellout of 41,084, which included thousands of road-tripping Cubs fans.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
7 June 2025
Verb
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By Sunday, the National Guard had arrived in the city, and images of heavily armed officers confronting peaceful demonstrators, including journalists and musicians, began flooding social media.—
Jessica Lynch,
Billboard,
9 June 2025
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At a time when the demagogue Father Coughlin was flooding the radio with antisemitic hate speech, Berg offered counterprogramming.—
Emily Nussbaum,
New Yorker,
9 June 2025
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Meanwhile, Russia's investigative committee has launched a terrorism investigation into the collapse of two bridges in the border region following incidents likely to heap pressure on the Russian president.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 June 2025
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Cramer couldn’t stop heaping compliments on Walden.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
13 May 2025
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“Rain.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rain. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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