as in exodus
a flowing or going out
the roadways around the new plant are being widened to handle the expected outpour of vehicles at the end of the day shift
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Recent Examples of outpour
Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Jan. 2025
But in the days following the first fire, there was an outpour of support from fashion and beauty brands based in Los Angeles and beyond.
—Shelby Ying Hyde, Vogue, 17 Jan. 2025
Elisabeth Malkin, New York Times, 15 Dec. 2017
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Noun
The most likely trigger is incredible outpours of greenhouse gases in what experts call the Central Atlantic Magmatic Province (CAMP).
—Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Jan. 2025
But in the days following the first fire, there was an outpour of support from fashion and beauty brands based in Los Angeles and beyond.
—Shelby Ying Hyde, Vogue, 17 Jan. 2025
Verb
Since the law was first presented in congress two weeks ago, there has been outpouring against it.
—Elisabeth Malkin, New York Times, 15 Dec. 2017
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outpour
Noun
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The exodus of so many people, who tend to be highly educated and work in professional fields that are in high demand, has also been damaging for the economy, experts say.—
Nataliya Vasilyeva,
New York Times,
6 Apr. 2025
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My colleague Sam McDowell, in fact, wrote about the mass exodus and why that could end up being a good thing for the Jayhawks.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
4 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Blood spurts everywhere as Drummond falls down dead and the elevator opens on the testing floor.—
Dave Nemetz,
TVLine,
21 Mar. 2025
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Live video feeds showed magma spurting from the ground during the volcanic eruption at the Sundhnúk crater series.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Spanish canals operated in a temperate climate and were managed by individual farmers who could maintain or increase their water flow.—
Ari Caramanica,
The Conversation,
8 Apr. 2025
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This, in turn, reduces clumping during brewing, yielding less waste and the strong, consistent flow needed to produce a tasty cup of espresso.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
8 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Just crack an egg into the chick, and the white pours smoothly out of its beak, leaving the yolk intact and safely inside.—
Miles Walls,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 Apr. 2025
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The teen poured some Al Green grit on the gospel great’s 2007 ballad, again inspiring Richie to hop up and testify to some powerful vocals.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
7 Apr. 2025
Noun
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TikTok Reacts The video has sparked an outpouring of emotional comments, many of which Gina responded to directly.—
John W. Dean,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Apr. 2025
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After the episode aired, Orlovsky and his son received an outpouring of support for his art.—
Natasha Dye,
People.com,
3 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The moment when drivers on the podium pick up the bottles of champagne at their feet, shake them up and spray each other stands as one of F1’s most storied traditions.—
Luke Smith,
New York Times,
4 Apr. 2025
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Pulling up your bootstraps and spraying some tough on it is important.—
Mikael Wood,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The outflows are nowhere near those that toppled then-dictator Suharto.—
William Pesek,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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Some arcs, however, have a different orientation—suggesting that either the outflow is breaking apart, or that there are different outflows there superimposed on each other.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
Newsweek,
25 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Spending the whole day with the coaching staff, which gushed over how Demary would thrive in their system, using clips of Newton to visualize the fit, was what ultimately led one of the top players in the transfer portal to commit to the Huskies on Thursday.—
Joe Arruda,
Hartford Courant,
3 Apr. 2025
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Bianca Roses had blood gushing out of her nose on Survivor 48 exit Eva accused you of being fake, and sometimes being fake is totally part of the game.—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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“Outpour.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outpour. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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