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 chance of rain will carry into Thursday, with possible showers and thunderstorms after 2 p.m.—
Baltimore Sun staff,
Baltimore Sun,
23 June 2025
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Africanized honey bees don't survive in areas with cold winters and don't like high levels of rain, making for natural cutoffs in areas where temperatures fall, Rangel said.—
Elizabeth Weise,
USA Today,
23 June 2025
Noun
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The storms may bring wind gusts of up to 60 mph and penny-sized hail (0.75 inches).—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
28 June 2025
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Without the Defense Department data, there will be bigger gaps in time when forecasters will not know the current conditions inside a storm.—
Rebecca Hersher,
NPR,
28 June 2025
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“Cloudburst.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cloudburst. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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