as in rain
a steady falling of water from the sky in significant quantity
the downpour was so heavy that we were soaked by the time we got to the car
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Recent Examples of downpour
Its front-facing design deters pickpockets, while the water-resistant fabric protects your phone from surprise downpours or sweaty adventure days—because no one wants their phone ruined halfway through a trip.
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Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
24 June 2026
Storms will fire in the mid-afternoon and will likely contain lightning as well as strong winds in excess of 40 mph and brief, torrential downpours.
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Ben Church,
CNN Money,
22 June 2026
France and Iraq played through a downpour that started in the 37th minute.
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ABC News,
22 June 2026
As Bloomberg recently reported, brides are buying $14 spells from witches on Etsy to ensure that their $100,000 weddings are not marred by blizzards or downpours.
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Maureen Dowd,
Mercury News,
18 June 2026
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Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
24 June 2026
Storms will fire in the mid-afternoon and will likely contain lightning as well as strong winds in excess of 40 mph and brief, torrential downpours.
—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
22 June 2026
France and Iraq played through a downpour that started in the 37th minute.
—
ABC News,
22 June 2026
As Bloomberg recently reported, brides are buying $14 spells from witches on Etsy to ensure that their $100,000 weddings are not marred by blizzards or downpours.
—
Maureen Dowd,
Mercury News,
18 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for downpour
rain
Noun
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A little over a tenth of an inch of rain is likely.
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Storms threatened and rain fell, but the Chiefs’ home was nearly full for Holland’s Group F match against Tunisia.
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“Downpour.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/downpour. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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