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as in to flow
to move in a stream
water gently pouring down the canal toward the dam
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as in to rush
to flow out in great quantities or with force
tears pouring down his cheeks
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as in to rain
to fall as water in a continuous stream of drops from the clouds
it's pouring outside, so you'd better take an umbrella
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as in to lavish
to give readily and in large quantities
repeatedly poured money into the revitalization of the downtown area
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Recent Examples of pour
The Red Sox poured just 42.1% of their revenue from last season into this year’s payroll, per BrooksGate, the eighth-lowest percentage in baseball that trailed poverty franchises like the A’s, Nationals and Rockies.
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Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 16 June 2025
While donations alone likely won’t begin to reach that staggering estimate, the Los Angeles Times has reported that over $650 million has poured in.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 15 June 2025
All told, venture capital investors and private equity firms poured $3.1 billion to fund 144 deals in the L.A. area in the first quarter of this year, up 15% from a year ago, according to research firm CB Insights.
—Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2025
Moving quickly, slowly pour the hot sugar mixture, a ¼ cup at a time, into the sugar-egg mixture while whisking by hand continuously to temper the eggs.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 6 June 2025
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Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 16 June 2025
While donations alone likely won’t begin to reach that staggering estimate, the Los Angeles Times has reported that over $650 million has poured in.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 15 June 2025
All told, venture capital investors and private equity firms poured $3.1 billion to fund 144 deals in the L.A. area in the first quarter of this year, up 15% from a year ago, according to research firm CB Insights.
—Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2025
Moving quickly, slowly pour the hot sugar mixture, a ¼ cup at a time, into the sugar-egg mixture while whisking by hand continuously to temper the eggs.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 6 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pour
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American Pilots Are Backing Israel’s Drone Defense, Netanyahu Says New Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 Upgrade Now Makes Sense After officially leaving Netflix on June 19, all eight seasons of Dexter are now available to stream on Paramount’s streaming platform, Paramount+.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2025
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The Remarried Empress will be adapted for streaming by Yeoh Geena and Hyun Choongyeol (The Uncanny Counter).—
Sara Merican,
Deadline,
19 June 2025
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Profits flow through Chinese underground banks to the Chinese Communist Party’s $210 billion state tobacco empire, helping fund naval expansion and ballistic-missile programs.—
Edgar Domenech,
Sun Sentinel,
18 June 2025
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The next step for the astronomers will be to explore how hot gas flows through NGC 253, changing composition and helping to create new stars.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
18 June 2025
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Keep in mind, Miami had the sixth-best rushing attack in 2023.—
C. Isaiah Smalls II,
Miami Herald,
12 June 2025
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More Getty Images Fast forward to 2025, and Scheffler is no longer an amateur rushing through rounds to catch a basketball game.—
Devlina Sarkar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 June 2025
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On Sunday, June 8, a cracked glass panel installed above the pool deck of Royal Caribbean’s Symphony of the Seas gave way, raining down shards on the lounge chairs of the deck below.—
Moná Thomas,
People.com,
11 June 2025
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As the final horn sounded and plastic rats rained down from the crowd at Amerant Bank Arena, there was yet another skirmish between the two teams that have built up plenty of bad blood despite being separated by more than 2,500 miles.—
Kevin Dotson,
CNN Money,
10 June 2025
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The media lavished its attention on George and basically ignored the other three band members.—
David Chiu,
People.com,
12 June 2025
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Geragos asked Jane about presents that Diddy lavished upon her, for example, seemingly to suggest that his gift-giving indicated a romantic relationship, not a ruse to trick her into kink.—
Victoria Bekiempis,
Vulture,
11 June 2025
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At a time when the demagogue Father Coughlin was flooding the radio with antisemitic hate speech, Berg offered counterprogramming.—
Emily Nussbaum,
New Yorker,
9 June 2025
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By Sunday, the National Guard had arrived in the city, and images of heavily armed officers confronting peaceful demonstrators, including journalists and musicians, began flooding social media.—
Jessica Lynch,
Billboard,
9 June 2025
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In an interview with PEOPLE in January 2022, Lowe gushed about his wife of nearly 30 years.—
Grace Gavilanes,
People.com,
15 June 2025
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In an interview with Seventeen, Mason Thames gushed about working with his whole entire cast.—
StyleCaster Editors,
StyleCaster,
13 June 2025
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Back in his professional heyday, Pryce and Amber-Linn lost their young son to cancer, a crushing blow that precipitated the on-course meltdown that ended his career.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
4 June 2025
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The closure came just weeks before a radar outage that precipitated a staffing shortage — a trifecta of maladies that lead to a May meltdown for New Jersey travelers.—
Evan Simko-Bednarski,
New York Daily News,
2 June 2025
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“Pour.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pour. Accessed 23 Jun. 2025.
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