as in poured
to give readily and in large quantities
showered gifts on the guests of honor
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Recent Examples of showered
The former mistress claims she was showered with gifts and even provided with a furnished apartment during their relationship.
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Sean Joseph Outkick, FOXNews.com, 14 May 2026
On Thursday, the Padres simply played out the next seven innings, showered and dressed and headed out of town following a 7-1 loss to the Brewers.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2026
So on the advice of pitcher Logan Gilbert, the Seattle Mariners star catcher showered in full uniform after Monday night’s game.
—Kristie Rieken, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2026
When Kiffin returned to Tennessee as Ole Miss’s head coach, fans showered the field with debris and the game had to be stopped temporarily—and that was the reaction after Kiffin had coached the Vols for a mere single season, 11 years earlier.
—Chris Smith, Vanity Fair, 11 May 2026
When the news broke Wednesday that Ted Turner, the renowned media and sports mogul, had died at the age of 87, leading voices in the media and entertainment world showered praise upon his legacy.
—Marlow Stern, Variety, 6 May 2026
Soon enough, Daisy is in the PG hotel room, freshly showered and scarfing down room service.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 6 May 2026
Harris made big shot after big shot as Little Caesars Arena showered him with nothing but love en route to Detroit’s first playoff series win since 2008.
—Josh Robbins, New York Times, 3 May 2026
Cannon showered his oldest kids with gold confetti as the two got ready to blow out the candles on their birthday cakes.
—Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 1 May 2026
Sean Joseph Outkick, FOXNews.com, 14 May 2026
On Thursday, the Padres simply played out the next seven innings, showered and dressed and headed out of town following a 7-1 loss to the Brewers.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2026
So on the advice of pitcher Logan Gilbert, the Seattle Mariners star catcher showered in full uniform after Monday night’s game.
—Kristie Rieken, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2026
When Kiffin returned to Tennessee as Ole Miss’s head coach, fans showered the field with debris and the game had to be stopped temporarily—and that was the reaction after Kiffin had coached the Vols for a mere single season, 11 years earlier.
—Chris Smith, Vanity Fair, 11 May 2026
When the news broke Wednesday that Ted Turner, the renowned media and sports mogul, had died at the age of 87, leading voices in the media and entertainment world showered praise upon his legacy.
—Marlow Stern, Variety, 6 May 2026
Soon enough, Daisy is in the PG hotel room, freshly showered and scarfing down room service.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 6 May 2026
Harris made big shot after big shot as Little Caesars Arena showered him with nothing but love en route to Detroit’s first playoff series win since 2008.
—Josh Robbins, New York Times, 3 May 2026
Cannon showered his oldest kids with gold confetti as the two got ready to blow out the candles on their birthday cakes.
—Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 1 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for showered
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But weeks later, on Giving Tuesday, donations poured in.—
Blake Crisses,
Rolling Stone,
17 May 2026
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Water poured onto the surface often runs right through rather than absorbing into the mix, where roots can find it.—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
16 May 2026
Verb
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Cooking utensils and small mounds of clothes are kept in plastic bags or heaped on the ground.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
16 May 2026
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Gonzalez Rogers heaped praise on the jurors during the trial and alluded to the contrast between them and the billionaire witnesses and litigants.—
David Ingram,
NBC news,
15 May 2026
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Sources close to Calvert-Lewin have lavished praise on how impressive this and subsequent calls were with the Leeds hierarchy, while United felt that the first pitch turned the striker’s curiosity about the club into a realisation that this could really work for him.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
17 May 2026
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But for all of the attention lavished on the video, there is also something highly familiar about it.—
Deputy Managing Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
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“Showered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/showered. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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