as in rain
a steady falling of water from the sky in significant quantity
the weatherman warned of possible cloudbursts in the afternoon
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Recent Examples of cloudburst
Homes in some districts were also washed away after a cloudburst — a sudden, very heavy rain — Sunday night, leaving roads flooded and people stranded.
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Chonchui Ngashangva and Sibi Arasu, Chicago Tribune, 17 Aug. 2023
Our hot breaths were like cloudbursts in the thin Andean air.
—Mark Johanson, Travel + Leisure, 29 July 2023
Like a cloudburst in the desert, here comes the Honda to gully-wash the status quo.
—Larry Griffin, Car and Driver, 15 June 2023
Why work so hard to verify a cloudburst of butterflies migrating so long ago through the busiest part of one of the busiest cities on Earth?
—Longreads, 11 Mar. 2022
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Chonchui Ngashangva and Sibi Arasu, Chicago Tribune, 17 Aug. 2023
Our hot breaths were like cloudbursts in the thin Andean air.
—Mark Johanson, Travel + Leisure, 29 July 2023
Like a cloudburst in the desert, here comes the Honda to gully-wash the status quo.
—Larry Griffin, Car and Driver, 15 June 2023
Why work so hard to verify a cloudburst of butterflies migrating so long ago through the busiest part of one of the busiest cities on Earth?
—Longreads, 11 Mar. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cloudburst
Noun
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The city experienced over two inches of rain last night — its second-wettest single hour in recorded history.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
15 July 2025
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Beginning on Sunday, July 6th, Tropical Storm Chantal dumped ten inches of rain across sections of central North Carolina.—
Jessica Pishko,
New Yorker,
15 July 2025
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The conditions that led to this disaster - intense moisture in the atmosphere from the remnants of Tropical Storm Barry and slow-moving storm systems, meeting specific geography of steep terrain and lack of vegetation - are textbook examples of how a warming world amplifies risk.—
María Mendiluce,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
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Try to unplug unnecessary appliances before the storms approach.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
10 July 2025
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“Cloudburst.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cloudburst. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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