1
as in poured
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 heaped
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 rained
Body parts and munitions rained down on.
—
Christopher Derose,
CBS News,
26 June 2026
But in the match’s two mandatory hydration breaks, loud boos rained down from the stands.
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Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 June 2026
Up in the stands, fans waved their own flags — including some sneaked in over the objections of FIFA and the courts — and wrestled with emotions, as boos, howls and hisses rained down from all corners of the stadium.
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Rick Maese,
Washington Post,
16 June 2026
While the majority of the rock vaporized, the remaining fragments rained down harmlessly into the waters of Cape Cod Bay.
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Shawn Laatsch,
The Conversation,
15 June 2026
After Diego Lopes’ finish of Steve Garcia in the opener, beer rained from the sky as zealous fans threw cups — doubling as a nod of gratitude to the clouds overhead, which held back from dumping actual rain and thunderstorms that had threatened the evening.
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Mark Puleo,
New York Times,
15 June 2026
Stones as large as grapefruits rained down on houses and cars.
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Martin E. Comas,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 June 2026
The crowd wasn’t quiet for long, however, as Clark once again put the Hughes jersey back on for his walk to the green, and the boos rained down.
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Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
13 June 2026
Confetti rained down as trading began.
—
Leonard David,
Space.com,
12 June 2026
Christopher Derose,
CBS News,
26 June 2026
But in the match’s two mandatory hydration breaks, loud boos rained down from the stands.
—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 June 2026
Up in the stands, fans waved their own flags — including some sneaked in over the objections of FIFA and the courts — and wrestled with emotions, as boos, howls and hisses rained down from all corners of the stadium.
—
Rick Maese,
Washington Post,
16 June 2026
While the majority of the rock vaporized, the remaining fragments rained down harmlessly into the waters of Cape Cod Bay.
—
Shawn Laatsch,
The Conversation,
15 June 2026
After Diego Lopes’ finish of Steve Garcia in the opener, beer rained from the sky as zealous fans threw cups — doubling as a nod of gratitude to the clouds overhead, which held back from dumping actual rain and thunderstorms that had threatened the evening.
—
Mark Puleo,
New York Times,
15 June 2026
Stones as large as grapefruits rained down on houses and cars.
—
Martin E. Comas,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 June 2026
The crowd wasn’t quiet for long, however, as Clark once again put the Hughes jersey back on for his walk to the green, and the boos rained down.
—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
13 June 2026
Confetti rained down as trading began.
—
Leonard David,
Space.com,
12 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rained
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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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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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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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When Daemon stormed into his dining room to seize Harrenhal under Rhaenyra’s name, Ser Simon was super polite about the whole thing.
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The Young Lords, a group of Puerto Rican activists, stormed and occupied the Lincoln Hospital in the Bronx, New York, for 12 hours.
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Likewise, Wong’s bricks are beyond compare in the attention lavished on each individual building block.
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An obvious contributor, also cited by Powell, is the king’s ransom being lavished on AI data centers, projected to reach almost $1 trillion this year, multiples of the number three years ago.
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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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At the Tate Gallery, fans who had gathered outside to greet her showered her with birthday presents—from cards to flowers and a small pink balloon with a cartoon bear, People reported.
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Amid the postgame handshakes, González showered Roberts with bubble gum.
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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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“Rained.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rained. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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