as in exodus
a flowing or going out
the roadways around the new plant are being widened to handle the expected outpour of vehicles at the end of the day shift
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Recent Examples of outpour
Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025
His concerns were raised amid an outpour of scrutiny from anti-DEI advocates including Robby Starbuck, who critiqued local leaders and the New Orleans Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for hosting DEI recruiting events.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 3 Jan. 2025
Elisabeth Malkin, New York Times, 15 Dec. 2017
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Noun
This also follows the shooting of UnitedHealth CEO Brian Thompson at the end of last year and the outpour of anger towards the insurance industry in recent months.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025
His concerns were raised amid an outpour of scrutiny from anti-DEI advocates including Robby Starbuck, who critiqued local leaders and the New Orleans Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for hosting DEI recruiting events.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 3 Jan. 2025
Verb
Since the law was first presented in congress two weeks ago, there has been outpouring against it.
—Elisabeth Malkin, New York Times, 15 Dec. 2017
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outpour
Noun
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The exodus came shortly after former Trump posted on Truth Social for people to evacuate Tehran amid Israeli strikes on Iran's nuclear and military facilities.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 June 2025
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Additionally, the widespread exodus of liberals, journalists, and news organizations to Threads, Mastodon, or Bluesky following Musk’s takeover hasn’t affected X’s reach in the 12 countries surveyed by the study.—
Jibin Joseph,
PC Magazine,
17 June 2025
Verb
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Some of Monday’s strongest action was in the oil market, where the price of crude spurted more than 3%.—
Stan Choe,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2025
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In 2025’s first quarter GM spurted, more than doubling EV sales to over 30,000, passing Ford and Hyundai/Kia.—
Neil Winton,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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But Haiti’s remittance flows, which surpassed $4 billion last year according to its central bank, are not the only ones that risk taking a hit should the tax provision pass.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
19 June 2025
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Some blood vessels were taken from Leah's leg to help get blood flow back to her hand, the doctors said.—
Alexandra Faul,
ABC News,
19 June 2025
Verb
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Drugmakers have poured billions of dollars into developing ADCs.—
Annika Kim Constantino,
CNBC,
17 June 2025
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But as donations continued to pour in from well-wishers, the target was raised to $370,000, and more than $358,000 has been donated so far.—
Chloe Mayer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 June 2025
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The health insurance industry’s effort to improve accountability, transparency and customer support also comes after an outpouring of public anger at the health insurance industry following the Dec. 4 UnitedHealthcare CEO shooting.—
Bruce Japsen,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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Other No Kings protests were held in many Chicago suburbs including La Grange, Lisle, Naperville, Evanston and many other Chicago suburbs as well as throughout the entire country in a massive outpouring of protest against the Trump administration.—
Bob Skolnik,
Chicago Tribune,
16 June 2025
Verb
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Videos appears to show an agent taking out a red bottle and spraying it at Hipolito within inches of his eyes, and Hipolito swiping back.—
Brittny Mejia,
Los Angeles Times,
27 June 2025
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Shotcrete is concrete sprayed at high velocity onto a surface.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 June 2025
Noun
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During the week to April 30, for example, U.S. equities saw an $8.9 billion outflow — compared to a $3.4 billion inflow into European stock and a $4.4 billion inflow to Japan.—
Chloe Taylor,
CNBC,
2 June 2025
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This decline largely stems from the company’s significant cash outflow, which has rightly alarmed investors.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
Verb
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In an interview with PEOPLE in January 2022, Lowe gushed about his wife of nearly 30 years.—
Grace Gavilanes,
People.com,
15 June 2025
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In an interview with Seventeen, Mason Thames gushed about working with his whole entire cast.—
StyleCaster Editors,
StyleCaster,
13 June 2025
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“Outpour.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outpour. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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