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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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verb

present tense third-person singular of outpour

as in erupts

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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

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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
Fans and former costars alike flooded social media with outpourings of appreciation for his talent and grief at his death.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 7 June 2026

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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

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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

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