fountained

verb

past tense of fountain
as in spurted

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fountained
  1. spurted
  2. gushed
  3. coursed
  4. spouted
  5. raced
  6. rushed
  7. flooded
  8. engulfed
Verb
  • Someone spurted hair spray on Tate McRae’s long locks.
    — Jane Bua, New Yorker, 14 May 2026
  • Oil prices spurted higher early this week on worries that the war will keep the Strait of Hormuz closed for a long time.
    — Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
Definition of spurted
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  • Polling suggests a tight race, and millions of dollars have gushed into Kansas, flooding the state's airwaves with anti-Marshall and anti-Hamilton ads.
    — Riley Callanan, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Trump gushed about Minaj during an Oval Office meeting earlier this week.
    — Michael Saponara, Billboard, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of gushed
Verb
  • This is a sentiment that has coursed through much of Simon’s output since the early 2000s.
    — Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Fear, disbelief, pain, and, yes, adrenaline coursed through 72 Marietta Street.
    — Dan Chapman, AJC.com, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of coursed
Verb
  • That underdog context feeds into the implicit soft power competition between the Toho Godzilla releases and the American franchise from Legendary, which has spouted a whole Monsterverse involving King Kong and an accompanying TV show.
    — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2026
  • That’s the prayerful explanation for the nonsense that spouted this week from the leaders of a football conference that hopes to grow up and be the Big Ten someday.
    — Joe Rexrode, New York Times, 29 May 2026
Definition of spouted
Verb
  • Quarterback Cale Hellums ran for 195 yards and five touchdowns and Army raced past Florida Atlantic 56-24 on Saturday.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026
  • The Jayhawks, who raced to an early 17-7 lead and held a six-point lead in the third quarter, ultimately dropped a 35-24 decision to the Wildcats on Saturday at Bill Snyder Family Stadium.
    — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of raced
Verb
  • The first two became NFL running backs, while Bailey rushed for over 1,000 yards in 2023.
    — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Oct. 2026
  • The woman was still inside the vehicle when the officers rushed to help.
    — Brady Halbleib, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of rushed
Verb
  • The grand staircase was covered in 6 inches of ice and the basement was flooded with 4 feet of water.
    — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
  • While outside spending in support of Paxton has flooded the Texas airwaves with ads, Talarico's campaign itself has outpaced Paxton's in fundraising from donors eager for Texas to forgo its solidly Republican title.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of flooded
Verb
  • On Saturday alone, at least 2,400 people were arrested after rioters in cities across France clashed with police, set cars on fire, stormed public buildings, looted stores and engulfed a historic city hall in flames.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026
  • This is against the backdrop of the French government imposing a curfew and many businesses and some famous tourist attractions shutting down amid the wave of violence that engulfed sections of Paris and other cites around the country.
    — Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of engulfed
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