as in rain
a steady falling of water from the sky in significant quantity
a torrential rainfall washed away most of the little sprouts in our vegetable garden
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Recent Examples of rainfall
Three inches of rainfall Wednesday in Blaine largely wiped out the 3M Open pro-am at TPC Twin Cities.
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Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 25 July 2025
Extreme flooding, and in particular, flash floods that were once rare, have become routine, with heavy rainfall destroying old infrastructure and overwhelming outdated emergency systems.
—Dr. Jonathan Reichental, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025
Whether the water comes from rainfall or your sprinkler system, lawns need about 1 inch of water weekly.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 23 July 2025
Portions of Florida and the northern Gulf Coast could see some heavy rainfall due to an area of low pressure currently located off the coast of northeastern Florida.
—Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 23 July 2025
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Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 25 July 2025
Extreme flooding, and in particular, flash floods that were once rare, have become routine, with heavy rainfall destroying old infrastructure and overwhelming outdated emergency systems.
—Dr. Jonathan Reichental, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025
Whether the water comes from rainfall or your sprinkler system, lawns need about 1 inch of water weekly.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 23 July 2025
Portions of Florida and the northern Gulf Coast could see some heavy rainfall due to an area of low pressure currently located off the coast of northeastern Florida.
—Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 23 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rainfall
rain
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China’s dominance of the Mekong River in particular has enabled it to reinforce its position in Laos and Cambodia, to the detriment of the local agricultural sectors whenever there is a shortfall of rain upstream within China.—
Wesley Alexander Hill,
Forbes.com,
29 July 2025
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According to Lynette Ng, spokesperson for Unite Here Local 26, the union representing concession workers at the home of the Boston Red Sox, the striking workers held strong through sweltering heat and occasional rain to make their voices heard.—
Matthew Medsger,
Boston Herald,
29 July 2025
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“Rainfall.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rainfall. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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