as in exodus
a flowing or going out
the roadways around the new plant are being widened to handle the expected outpour of vehicles at the end of the day shift
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Recent Examples of outpour
Jack Brook, Twin Cities, 25 Jan. 2026
Leaders in the Tar Heel state mourned the loss of Hunt on Thursday with an outpour of memories and appreciation for his accomplishments.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 18 Dec. 2025
Elisabeth Malkin, New York Times, 15 Dec. 2017
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Noun
The mood in the crowd was widespread anger and sadness — recalling the same outpour of wrath that shook the city for weeks after the killing of George Floyd in 2020, although without the widespread rioting that had occurred then.
—Jack Brook, Twin Cities, 25 Jan. 2026
Leaders in the Tar Heel state mourned the loss of Hunt on Thursday with an outpour of memories and appreciation for his accomplishments.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 18 Dec. 2025
Verb
Since the law was first presented in congress two weeks ago, there has been outpouring against it.
—Elisabeth Malkin, New York Times, 15 Dec. 2017
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outpour
Noun
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So as the secure and stable image Dubai spent so long cultivating crumbles, is a mass exodus imminent?—
Tamara Hardingham-Gill,
CNN Money,
6 Mar. 2026
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The Israeli military issued evacuation orders for entire neighborhoods of Beirut’s southern suburbs, sparking pandemonium as hundreds of thousands of people joined a panicked exodus out towards Lebanon’s north.—
Nabih Bulos,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Blood spurts against the window.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
27 Feb. 2026
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These stand out amid the otherwise adequate effects, which simply get the spurting, spewing job done.—
Katie Rife,
IndieWire,
24 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Scholars such as the ethnomusicologist Michael Fuhr saw K-pop as a reversal of long-standing narratives, especially in pop music, that accentuated the flow of culture from West to East.—
Chang Che,
New Yorker,
8 Mar. 2026
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State officials also raised a berm along a causeway separating the north and south arms of the lake to give them control over the flow of water and salt between the two.—
Evan Bush,
NBC news,
7 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The calls to 911 poured in from staff at Camp East Montana in Texas, the nation’s largest ICE detention facility, at a rate of nearly one a day for five months, each its own tale of pain and despair.—
Morgan Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Mar. 2026
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Miller recorded a double-double, pouring in 22 points to go with 13 rebounds, and fell five assists shy of recording his first career triple-double.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Thousands visited Soham in an enormous outpouring of concern, leaving hundreds of bouquets outside the local church.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
7 Mar. 2026
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News of Moore’s death prompted an outpouring of support from around the league and from those who knew Moore.—
Paulina Dedaj,
FOXNews.com,
7 Mar. 2026
Verb
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They were sprayed without any warning or apparent provocation.—
Bob Ortega,
CNN Money,
10 Mar. 2026
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Chopper 3 was over the scene where three boats were spraying water on the barge.—
Joe Brandt,
CBS News,
10 Mar. 2026
Noun
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This represents a dramatic turnaround from a $61 million operating cash outflow in 2024, demonstrating improving operational efficiency.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Mar. 2026
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French, Swedish and Irish figures cited outmigration — and a resulting outflow of jobs, investment and entrepreneurial activity — as a rationale for repeal.—
Jared Walczak,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 Mar. 2026
Verb
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And the casting of her onscreen son could not have been better, the actress gushes.—
Kathleen Perricone,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Mar. 2026
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Water gushed through Sidecca’s ceiling.—
Solvej Schou,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Mar. 2026
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“Outpour.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outpour. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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