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as in to flow
to move in a stream
water gently pouring down the canal toward the dam
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as in to rush
to flow out in great quantities or with force
tears pouring down his cheeks
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as in to rain
to fall as water in a continuous stream of drops from the clouds
it's pouring outside, so you'd better take an umbrella
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as in to lavish
to give readily and in large quantities
repeatedly poured money into the revitalization of the downtown area
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Recent Examples of pour
Dairy Nothing is worse than pouring spoiled milk into cereal or expired creamer into coffee.
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Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 4 Apr. 2025
Over on Elle Magazine’s Instagram post, promoting their Blue Origin cover, critical comments continued to pour in, though Eva Longoria, Sanchez’s good friend, signaled her approval with several fire emojis.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2025
Despite the stray details that pour in through scopes and headsets, the soldiers are walled off from any clear sense of who or where their enemies are.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 4 Apr. 2025
Comments poured in from Reddit users offering their take on the situation.
—Rachel Flynn, People.com, 3 Apr. 2025
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Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 4 Apr. 2025
Over on Elle Magazine’s Instagram post, promoting their Blue Origin cover, critical comments continued to pour in, though Eva Longoria, Sanchez’s good friend, signaled her approval with several fire emojis.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2025
Despite the stray details that pour in through scopes and headsets, the soldiers are walled off from any clear sense of who or where their enemies are.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 4 Apr. 2025
Comments poured in from Reddit users offering their take on the situation.
—Rachel Flynn, People.com, 3 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pour
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Denise Richards & Her Wild Things is streaming now on Peacock.—
Dana Rose Falcone,
People.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Episodes will be available to stream the next day on Peacock.—
Gina Ragusa,
EW.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Parted in the middle, it's pulled half up into a loose bun that flows down into the rest of her length.—
Marci Robin,
Allure,
7 Apr. 2025
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Cook until the edges are set, occasionally lifting the edges with a rubber spatula to allow liquid egg to flow underneath, 15 minutes.—
Elizabeth Fogarty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 Apr. 2025
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The mayhem unfolded after the teen was walking back into the lobby area when Sampson rushed over to the girl and grabbed her arm, the affidavit reads.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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Sellers, a redshirt freshman taking over for Spencer Rattler, emerged as a dynamic dual threat, passing for 2,534 yards, rushing for 674 and generally providing belief to the rest of the team.—
Seth Emerson,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
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The point of such ordinances is not to rain on your fun but rather to preserve historic infrastructure or landmarks, ensure public health and safety, or protect the community peace.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Apr. 2025
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Not to rain on anyone’s hair care parade, but even the best conditioners for thinning hair won’t spur magical regrowth where there wasn’t any before.—
Sara Coughlin,
SELF,
4 Apr. 2025
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In recent years, the billionaire has offered sympathetic remarks about China’s desire to reclaim Taiwan and lavished praise on the government.—
Joshua Kaplan,
ProPublica,
26 Mar. 2025
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Ahead of the Saturday night clash in Spain, the opposition’s head coach lavished praise on the number 11.—
Tom Sanderson,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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While fans flooded his comments with well-wishes, the rapper’s message was clear: stay vigilant, because health is nothing to play with.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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Salvage and cleanup work will continue this weekend as volunteers from nearby communities flood Moundville for a cleanup day to help the Botts and others impacted by the tornado.—
Tammy Ljungblad,
Kansas City Star,
9 Apr. 2025
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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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President Xi’s Communist Party understands how the Plaza deal precipitated Japan’s asset bubble in the late 1980s, leading to decades of stagnation.—
William Pesek,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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The problem lies in ambiguity and a lack of alignment on the plan to achieve the goal, which precipitates accountability issues.—
Pradeep Prasana Kanagaraj,
Forbes,
24 Mar. 2025
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“Pour.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pour. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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