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shower

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verb

as in to lavish
to give readily and in large quantities showered gifts on the guests of honor

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Recent Examples of shower
Noun
Snow showers and a wind gusting to 30 mph are also in the forecast. Tom Layberger, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024 Separate rooms for the toilet and the shower make getting ready in the morning much easier and ample storage space means there’s a spot for everything. Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure, 18 Dec. 2024
Verb
While most people are blissfully ignorant of their wastewater’s journey after showering or using the toilet, it’s become an unpleasant fact of life for many El Segundo residents. Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024 Dermatologists offer surprising advice on how often to shower, when to toss your loofah and more. 5. Malaka Gharib, NPR, 16 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for shower 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shower
Noun
  • San Francisco’s defense did a good job of putting the wraps on that Rams offense in the rain.
    Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
  • During the dry season, the pans are flat, white, vast, and practically lunar, but when the rains start in November, the landscape shifts almost overnight, turning into a vibrant grassland.
    Nicholas DeRenzo, AFAR Media, 18 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • That excitement likely boiled over into an overly enthusiastic barrage.
    R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 14 Dec. 2024
  • Days of Repentance was retaliation for Iran’s biggest missile attack against Israel to date, the October 1, 2024, ballistic missile barrage against Israel, codenamed Operation True Promise 2 by Tehran.
    Paul Iddon, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Few organizations in America received the kind of attention Eisner lavished on the DFD, and his photos showed both the heroism of the firefighters and the misery of the Motor City burning.
    Bill McGraw, Detroit Free Press, 7 Nov. 2024
  • In a statement at the time, Buzbee lavished praise on Ashley Solis, the first woman to file a lawsuit against Watson.
    Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Much of Arkansas is at risk of seeing severe weather late Tuesday, including hail and strong winds.
    Remington Miller, arkansasonline.com, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Elsewhere, heavy rain and thunderstorms are moving across the Ohio River Valley on Monday, with a chance that storms could produce strong enough conditions to create severe weather with strong winds, hail or even spin up a tornado.
    Kenton Gewecke, ABC News, 16 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Without leading scorer Anthony Davis and amid a Curry 3-point flurry, the Lakers leaned on Austin Reaves, whose game-winning layup with 1.0 seconds left capped off his first triple-double of the season (26 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists) and the third of his career.
    Jovan Buha, The Athletic, 26 Dec. 2024
  • Trump plans to issue a flurry of executive orders and directives on everything from immigration to energy on his first day in office on Jan. 20, Reuters reported this month.
    Hannah Lang, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Millions of letters and packages poured in from families.
    Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Then, in a 180-degree turn, an improved defensive effort helped fuel their recent run of strong play — the team simply pouring more energy into that area of the court.
    Austin Knoblauch, Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • There’s no big get-together, no string of stockings, no heaping table of cookies.
    Megan Thielking, New York Times, 23 Dec. 2024
  • The restaurant built a loyal following of customers who spent about $30 million a year before the pandemic on its heaping trays of shrimp, lobster and other seafood shared at spare metal tables on the weathered pier.
    Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2024

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“Shower.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shower. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.

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