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 The rainy season has begun, but the storms are usually brief, and the beaches are calm between the downpours. Becca Blond, AFAR Media, 7 Oct. 2025 The Star reported that three downpours turned the area near the stage into a mess in 2014, when mud-slinging left many attendees covered in goop. Dan Kelly october 2, Kansas City Star, 2 Oct. 2025 Take Canadian actor Adam DiMarco, who returned to the City of Lights to star in Ami‘s fall 2025 campaign after attending the French label’s June show, which was famously followed by a torrential downpour. Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 1 Oct. 2025 Slow-moving thunderstorms frequently unleash catastrophic downpours over the South Fork burn scar, a region still reeling from two fires that scorched over 15,000 acres and destroyed 1,400 structures. Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for downpour
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rain
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  • Keep scrolling to shop more rain boots on sale at Amazon.
    Sian Babish, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Guest rooms are a chic combination of old world charm and modern luxury, with generously sized marble bathrooms with heated floors and rain showers.
    Sophie Friedman, AFAR Media, 18 Oct. 2025

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“Downpour.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/downpour. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.

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