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
Frequent lightning strikes, wind gusts and heavy downpours that could lead to minor flooding are possible, according to NWS Melbourne.
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Garfield Hylton, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Aug. 2025
The flash flooding was caused by a rare weather event called a cloudburst, a sudden, heavy downpour where an unusually large amount of rain falls in a short period of time, according to Indian weather officials.
—ABC News, 6 Aug. 2025
Agriculture and livelihoods depend on the heavy summer storms, but the storms can also bring such torrential downpours and flooding that the infrastructure in the region can’t handle.
—Taylor Ward, CNN Money, 5 Aug. 2025
Heavy rainfall began to wane Friday morning in the Kansas City area, but another round of thunderstorms could bring additional downpours and severe weather, including possibly a weak tornado later in the day, according to the National Weather Service.
—Kansas City Star, 25 July 2025
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Garfield Hylton, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Aug. 2025
The flash flooding was caused by a rare weather event called a cloudburst, a sudden, heavy downpour where an unusually large amount of rain falls in a short period of time, according to Indian weather officials.
—ABC News, 6 Aug. 2025
Agriculture and livelihoods depend on the heavy summer storms, but the storms can also bring such torrential downpours and flooding that the infrastructure in the region can’t handle.
—Taylor Ward, CNN Money, 5 Aug. 2025
Heavy rainfall began to wane Friday morning in the Kansas City area, but another round of thunderstorms could bring additional downpours and severe weather, including possibly a weak tornado later in the day, according to the National Weather Service.
—Kansas City Star, 25 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for downpour
rain
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Sweltering heat, a hint of rain and a stormy weekend could all be in the cards for the Kansas City area this week, according to the National Weather Service.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
7 Aug. 2025
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The episode ends with Tyler transformed, Laurel fatally wounded and Wednesday thrown from a window, left unconscious in the rain as the Hyde vanishes.—
Jane LaCroix,
People.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Downpour.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/downpour. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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