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 tall, steep mountains that rise to 6,000 feet in elevation in the Grandfather District saw triple digit winds and some of the heaviest rainfall of the storm with hundreds of miles of trail and road destroyed.
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Graham Averill, Outside, 16 Sep. 2025
There will be below-normal temperatures, with slightly above-normal rainfall.
—Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 16 Sep. 2025
During heavy rainfall, there is a risk of flooding, especially in low-lying and flood-prone areas.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 16 Sep. 2025
In the tropical forests of Vietnam, the world’s second largest coffee-growing nation, rainfall has declined 8–10%, leading to a 4-5% decline in coffee yields.
—Marianne Krasny, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
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Graham Averill, Outside, 16 Sep. 2025
There will be below-normal temperatures, with slightly above-normal rainfall.
—Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 16 Sep. 2025
During heavy rainfall, there is a risk of flooding, especially in low-lying and flood-prone areas.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 16 Sep. 2025
In the tropical forests of Vietnam, the world’s second largest coffee-growing nation, rainfall has declined 8–10%, leading to a 4-5% decline in coffee yields.
—Marianne Krasny, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rainfall
rain
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The National Weather Service issued a hazardous weather outlook for Saturday afternoon and evening, warning of storms with heavy rain, small hail, and wind gusts up to 40 mph in parts of north-central Colorado.—
Marco Cummings,
Denver Post,
14 Sep. 2025
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If only this car had arrived a few months later during one of our brief bouts of winter rain.—
Mark Ewing,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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“Rainfall.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rainfall. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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