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as in flowed
to move in a stream
water gently pouring down the canal toward the dam
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as in rushed
to flow out in great quantities or with force
tears pouring down his cheeks
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as in rained
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 heaped
to give readily and in large quantities
repeatedly poured money into the revitalization of the downtown area
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Recent Examples of poured
On Valentine’s Day in 2024, Florence Poirel poured champagne in her Zurich apartment with her partner, both longtime Googlers.
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Mike Winters
tasia Jensen, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2025
Companies have poured billions into the burgeoning technology despite questions about its financial sustainability and the costs of its high demand for electricity and water being passed onto consumers.
—Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 29 Sep. 2025
Comments of support poured in from fellow celebs, including Busy Philipps, Lili Reinhart, Vanessa Hudgens, Sarah Hyland, Topher Grace, Patrick Schwarzenegger and more.
—Jen Juneau, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
Tributes poured in from around Indian Country for Stevens over the weekend.
—Frank Vaisvilas, jsonline.com, 29 Sep. 2025
People poured in for the visitation and stayed for the service.
—Ann Patchett, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
Indiana’s All-Star center Boston poured in a career playoff-high 24 points – 17 coming in the second half.
—Frank Nunns O'Connell 11 Hr Ago, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025
Flames and smoke poured from the large church for hours before the blaze was extinguished.
—Isabella Volmert, Twin Cities, 29 Sep. 2025
Thousands of tips poured in, but most led nowhere and no suspect was ever conclusively tied to the crime.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2025
Mike Winters
tasia Jensen, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2025
Companies have poured billions into the burgeoning technology despite questions about its financial sustainability and the costs of its high demand for electricity and water being passed onto consumers.
—Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 29 Sep. 2025
Comments of support poured in from fellow celebs, including Busy Philipps, Lili Reinhart, Vanessa Hudgens, Sarah Hyland, Topher Grace, Patrick Schwarzenegger and more.
—Jen Juneau, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
Tributes poured in from around Indian Country for Stevens over the weekend.
—Frank Vaisvilas, jsonline.com, 29 Sep. 2025
People poured in for the visitation and stayed for the service.
—Ann Patchett, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
Indiana’s All-Star center Boston poured in a career playoff-high 24 points – 17 coming in the second half.
—Frank Nunns O'Connell 11 Hr Ago, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025
Flames and smoke poured from the large church for hours before the blaze was extinguished.
—Isabella Volmert, Twin Cities, 29 Sep. 2025
Thousands of tips poured in, but most led nowhere and no suspect was ever conclusively tied to the crime.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for poured
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Goodall’s life was also the inspiration for a live-action children’s series that streamed on Apple TV+.—
Nick Caruso,
TVLine,
1 Oct. 2025
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The Netflix original streamed for 20 episodes across two seasons in 2022.—
Zack Sharf,
Variety,
1 Oct. 2025
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Subtle fabric draping featured at the waist, which flowed into a column skirt.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
6 Oct. 2025
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Nearly 43,000 applications flowed in after the state opened applications in May.—
Rachel Wegner,
Nashville Tennessean,
3 Oct. 2025
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Nunoo, a Texas native, was put on a board and carted off the field before an ambulance rushed him to a hospital.—
Walter Villa,
Miami Herald,
5 Oct. 2025
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He was rushed to Vanderbilt University Medical Center.—
Keith Sharon,
Nashville Tennessean,
5 Oct. 2025
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Surveillance video obtained by Fox News shows the chaotic moments when ICE agents took cover and protected detainees as gunfire rained down on them from outside a Dallas facility Wednesday morning.—
Peter D'Abrosca , Brooke Taylor,
FOXNews.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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When the Rams took a 26-7 lead in the third quarter, a chorus of boos rained down from the home fans at Lincoln Financial Field.—
Matt Audilet,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
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Taking some of the difficult minutes typically heaped on Marner and Matthews and shuffling it off to a more defensively apt third line, with Roy as the center, would make sense.—
The Athletic NHL,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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There will be a lot of skepticism heaped upon this movie, but the potential for a surprise-masterpiece narrative is there as well.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
25 Sep. 2025
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Fans flooded social media with emotional reactions to the photo, citing the pair's past feud as part of its significance.—
Diana Leyva,
Nashville Tennessean,
3 Oct. 2025
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That honesty resonated with parents and teachers alike, many of whom flooded her comments with support.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
2 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Captain Brett rose and squirted the hull with a spray bottle of watery dish soap.—
Nathaniel Rich,
Harpers Magazine,
20 Aug. 2025
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In a series of experiments, Jennings repeatedly squirted an irritating red dye at some of these ciliated protists sourced from a nearby pond and observed how the organisms reacted.—
Claire L. Evans,
Quanta Magazine,
30 July 2025
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So did Fergie, with other affairs that became public knowledge and precipitated the divorce.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
23 Sep. 2025
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His September proclamation and January refinement precipitated today’s constitutional system, a system based fundamentally on the proposition that all Americans are born equal.—
Akhil Reed Amar,
Time,
22 Sep. 2025
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“Poured.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/poured. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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