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outpours 1 of 2

noun

plural of outpour
as in flows
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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outpours

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verb

present tense third-person singular of outpour
as in erupts

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  1. flows
  2. erupts
  3. outpourings
  4. pours
  5. exoduses
  6. jets
  7. gushes
  8. sprays
Noun
  • About 20% of the world's oil flows throw the strait, and Iran's ability to block the flow of tankers has roiled the global economy, sending oil prices soaring.
    — Michael Loria, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2026
Definition of flows
Verb
  • Unfortunately, in the real world, bad behavior erupts at high school games — fights and even worse.
    — Jerald McNair, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026
  • The violence that has been simmering with the Ploughman now erupts into a revolution joined by thousands and thousands of peasants.
    — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of erupts
Noun
  • Within 18 months, those outpourings of support largely turned to protest.
    — Michael E. Neagle, Hartford Courant, 8 Sep. 2026
  • And there are millions more around the world who will be offering their own outpourings of love and admiration in the days to come.
    — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of outpourings
Verb
  • The wine pours were generous, the coursing was adjusted to my personal dining speed, and the conversation was genuinely enjoyable.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Sep. 2026
  • As the country pours money into tourism megaprojects, obstacles remain.
    — Lev Akabas, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of pours
Noun
  • The cities get quieter, the exoduses take place, and the publishing output slows to an almost complete halt.
    — Julia Hass, Literary Hub, 25 Nov. 2025
Definition of exoduses
Verb
  • The President frequently jets down to his Palm Beach property on weekends.
    — Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 22 May 2026
  • Instead of Paris this time, the film jets off to another fabulous destination besides New York — Milan — for a huge fashion expo where Lady Gaga gets to perform and even exchange swipes with Miranda.
    — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 29 Apr. 2026
Definition of jets
Verb
  • Meyers, an almost parodic vision of an old soul, gushes praise in unfashionably complete sentences.
    — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Clarkson gushes while the pair — both shedding tears — embrace.
    — Lydia Price, PEOPLE, 29 July 2026
Definition of gushes
Verb
  • There’s Tanner, the middle of three boys who lives in his hometown and pilots a plane for the family business that sprays pesticides on crops.
    — Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • See & Spray uses computer vision to distinguish weeds from crops and only sprays the weeds, cutting herbicide costs in half.
    — Josh Brown,Sean Russo, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of sprays
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