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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
Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
Critical fire conditions, accompanied by high winds, plagued the California Bay Area, and a torrent of flood-inducing rain continued across the central U.S.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 Oct. 2024
Green Matrix code rained down in the background on a screen that displayed skyscrapers soaring from a desert landscape.
—Sam Winter-Levy, Foreign Affairs, 28 Oct. 2024
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By the end of Tuesday, AccuWeather meteorologists said many areas of the U.S. will have several inches of rain with parts of southeastern Kansas and southwestern Missouri through northeastern and central Oklahoma expected to receive 8 to 12 inches of rain.
—Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
Critical fire conditions, accompanied by high winds, plagued the California Bay Area, and a torrent of flood-inducing rain continued across the central U.S.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Verb
Cycle of retaliation Israel struck Saturday in response to an Iranian barrage of some 180 missiles and drones that rained down on Israel on Oct. 1, with dramatic scenes of night skies full of incoming rockets aimed at Israeli military air bases and Mossad headquarters.
—Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 Oct. 2024
Green Matrix code rained down in the background on a screen that displayed skyscrapers soaring from a desert landscape.
—Sam Winter-Levy, Foreign Affairs, 28 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rain
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An additional 2 to 4 inches of rainfall are expected into Thursday morning across parts of western Cuba, amounting to 12 inches of total accumulations from the storm.Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Some regions, including southeastern Kansas, southwestern Missouri, and northeastern and central Oklahoma, are forecasted to receive 8–12 inches of rainfall, with isolated areas potentially seeing up to 18 inches, according to an AccuWeather media advisory released Monday.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Gross bookings, which includes ride hails, delivery orders and driver and merchant earnings but not tips, totaled $41 billion for the third quarter, slightly below the mid-point of Uber’s own guidance range.Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 31 Oct. 2024
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Potential threats include damaging wind gusts, large hail and a few tornadoes, some of which could be EF2 or stronger.Robert Shackelford, Taylor Ward and Eric Zerkel, CNN, 30 Oct. 2024
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While results will start pouring in when the polls close, the outcome of any race may not be clear for awhile.Paul Egan, Detroit Free Press, 6 Nov. 2024
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Money has poured in as well, with much of it backing Goodwine.Lucas Aulbach, The Courier-Journal, 5 Nov. 2024
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If former President Donald Trump is to be believed, some of the richest and most powerful people in the world have called him to lavish him with compliments.Gaby Del Valle, The Verge, 31 Oct. 2024
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Yes, he has been called France’s most important novelist, but praise is generally lavished on his ideas, not their expression.Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 24 Oct. 2024
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It was being driven by high winds that were sweeping the area as a winter storm arrived.Bay Area News Group, The Mercury News, 12 Nov. 2024
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The storm is now about 195 miles west of Key West, Florida, with maximum sustained winds of 105 mph, moving northwest at 9 mph, the National Hurricane Center said at 7 a.m. ET.Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Tensions between Israel and Iran remain at a boiling point, more than a week after Israel launched a wave of airstrikes into Iranian territory, the latest in a chain of retaliatory attacks after Iran fired a barrage of around 200 missiles at Israel in early October.Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2024
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The dispute is part of a broader barrage of election lawsuits filed in the key swing state ahead of Tuesday’s contest.Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 1 Nov. 2024
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Since May, Liccardo and Low have duked it out on the campaign trail as millions of dollars flooded the race despite it not being one of California’s key battleground races.Grace Hase, The Mercury News, 5 Nov. 2024
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The intrigue: Big donors are flooding Pennsylvania with cash, and much of the attention is on Democratic Sen. Bob Casey's fight to keep his seat.Alexa Mencia, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
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Threat actors using RedLine had heaped praise upon the malware for being able to circumvent Google Chrome’s password and cookie encryption mechanisms.Davey Winder, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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Kevin Smith is heaping praise onto his longtime friend Ben Affleck.Jen Juneau, People.com, 7 Oct. 2024
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“Rain.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rain. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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