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
The demand for better drainage solutions has been growing, with global warming causing unpredicted heavy rainfall.
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Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 4 Mar. 2025
Sowing warm-season grasses in late spring or early summer provides the additional benefit of seasonal rainfall.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 3 Mar. 2025
Precipitation map Data for multi-day forecasts or observed rainfall totals are from the National Weather Service.
—William B. Davis, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025
Those amounts are in stark contrast to the rainfall totals from January.
—Amy Graff, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
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Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 4 Mar. 2025
Sowing warm-season grasses in late spring or early summer provides the additional benefit of seasonal rainfall.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 3 Mar. 2025
Precipitation map Data for multi-day forecasts or observed rainfall totals are from the National Weather Service.
—William B. Davis, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025
Those amounts are in stark contrast to the rainfall totals from January.
—Amy Graff, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
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“Rainfall.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rainfall. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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