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
Her custom Louis Vuitton look, complete with a shapely afro, wasn’t going to make it to the Met in the midst of a New York downpour without those umbrellas.
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Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 6 May 2025
Severe weather activity will quickly wind down just before midnight, but the flash flooding threat will linger around through the overnight with any of the heavier downpours that set up.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 3 May 2025
During the next heavy downpour, Ms. Chalk looked outside.
—Cara Buckley, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2025
But in Jane Austen’s original novel, the scene occurs inside, empty of any steady downpours or rolling hills in the background.
—Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 19 Apr. 2025
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Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 6 May 2025
Severe weather activity will quickly wind down just before midnight, but the flash flooding threat will linger around through the overnight with any of the heavier downpours that set up.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 3 May 2025
During the next heavy downpour, Ms. Chalk looked outside.
—Cara Buckley, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2025
But in Jane Austen’s original novel, the scene occurs inside, empty of any steady downpours or rolling hills in the background.
—Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 19 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for downpour
Recent Examples of Synonyms for downpour
rain
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Visit after a hard rain for the most dramatic cascades.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
18 May 2025
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That's precisely where most of Titan’s lakes and seas are located — probably replenished by methane and ethane rain.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2025
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“Downpour.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/downpour. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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