1
as in rainfall
a steady falling of water from the sky in significant quantity
the rain continued for most of the day
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as in to pour
to fall as water in a continuous stream of drops from the clouds
it started raining early this morning and hasn't let up since
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as in to lavish
to give readily and in large quantities
she rained praise upon her graduating students the squadron rained bombs on the enemy's fortifications
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Recent Examples of rain
Renny Vandewege, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Water surrounds a home on April 5, 2025 in Wilson City, Missouri, where officials said between 6 and 9 inches of rain fell.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2025
Chantel Jennings, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
Queen of the Hurricanes In late 1940 and early 1941, the planes of the German air force, or Luftwaffe, rained bombs on London and other cities in the UK.
—Kiona N. Smith, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Ideally, most types of grass can get by with about a tenth of an inch of rain per day.
—Renny Vandewege, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Water surrounds a home on April 5, 2025 in Wilson City, Missouri, where officials said between 6 and 9 inches of rain fell.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2025
Verb
While prayers rained on Los Angeles for Watkins’ recovery, questions bubbled up: What now?
—Chantel Jennings, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
Queen of the Hurricanes In late 1940 and early 1941, the planes of the German air force, or Luftwaffe, rained bombs on London and other cities in the UK.
—Kiona N. Smith, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rain
Noun
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Clark said the more recent atmospheric river that dumped record rainfall across multiple states did not reach the level of the 1937 storm, but the system was more widespread than the one in 1937.—
John W. Dean,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Apr. 2025
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The weather service issued a hazardous weather outlook for the region Monday morning that said some thunderstorms could contain gusty winds and heavy rainfall.—
Andrew Dys,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Apr. 2025
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The storms are threatening large hail and damaging wind gusts up to 60 mph.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
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The storms are anticipated to bring wind gusts of up to 60 mph and penny-sized hail (0.75 inches).—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
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
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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
Noun
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The storm system is the latest in a string of damaging weather this week that began Wednesday and will continue into Sunday.—
Amir Mahmoud,
Arkansas Online,
5 Apr. 2025
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Earlier in March, at least 40 deaths were recorded during the cross-county storm system with thousands left without electricity from Georgia to Michigan, as per ABC News.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
People.com,
5 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Walker Kessler’s 3-point barrage Words soften over time.—
Fred Katz,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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Oscar Wilde’s infamous antihero Dorian Gray probably would’ve loved to have a barrage of cameras pointed at him, reflecting his gorgeous visage.—
Christian Lewis,
Variety,
28 Mar. 2025
Verb
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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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Vance heaped criticism on Denmark during his Friday visit, accusing the country of lagging on security and leaving Greenland open to invasion from Russia and China.—
Francesca Chambers,
USA Today,
30 Mar. 2025
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Studies have found microplastics in human brains (roughly the amount in a heaping teaspoon of table salt), as well as in our stomach, lungs and bones.—
Marta Zaraska,
Scientific American,
27 Mar. 2025
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“Rain.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rain. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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