poured

past tense of pour
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as in streamed
to cause to flow in a stream she lifted the teakettle and poured some hot water from the spout

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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 The great Dolly Parton died earlier this week and tributes have poured in from across the country. The Npr Network, NPR, 29 Aug. 2026 Gabby Williams poured in 16 on four made three-pointers and Tiffany Hayes led the bench unit with 12 points. Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 28 Aug. 2026 Billionaire Dan Gilbert, owner of the Cleveland Cavaliers, has poured hundreds of millions into revitalizing downtown Detroit, including a push to eliminate property tax debt for low-income homeowners in Detroit. Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026 The World Bank has poured hundreds of millions of dollars into grants for modernizing the Syrian financial sector, restoring water access, and bolstering its healthcare system. Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 27 Aug. 2026 Tucker had dreamed of owning her own clothing boutique for years and poured her own money into it. Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026 Weekday morning drinkers will lean on grocery-store chai concentrate poured over ice and milk, or into frothed hot milk. Lauren Schuster, Kansas City Star, 27 Aug. 2026 Ever since Freestyle began popping up in restaurants and movie theaters, the dispensers have poured more than 67 billion 8-ounce servings of beverages; Coke has been able to track them all, thanks to the equipment’s real-time data collection. Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 22 Aug. 2026 Tributes poured in for Wright over the weekend, highlighting his masterful performances playing often wounded, complex characters. Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 22 Aug. 2026
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  • Radar and rain gauge analysis compiled by The Bee shows the moisture that streamed over Northern California on Thursday and Friday — sliding in from what was left of Tropical Storm Iselle — dropped more than an inch of rain on the high Sierra peaks.
    Sean Macaday, Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2026
  • The two-hour show, which streamed live on the Queen Beauty Network, included the swimsuit and evening-gown presentations and a question-and-answer session.
    Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2026
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  • From Corona Extra to Michelob Ultra, beer flowed on the National Mall this weekend as tens of thousands of fans watched IndyCar drivers race through the heart of Washington DC.
    Mike Stunson, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2026
  • The family fracture began when Baker and Emily sought an audit of millions of dollars that had flowed unauthorized from their accounts into businesses connected to Baker’s father and brother.
    Rick Stroud, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2026
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  • The baby was last, which might have been why doctors were able to briefly restart a heartbeat once he was rushed to the hospital after his father returned home.
    Monica Hesse, Washington Post, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Security cameras on the Chinese side of the border captured people running from a wall of debris as floodwaters rushed through a border crossing, sweeping away vehicles and buildings.
    Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026
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  • Freedom responded and stepped toward the floor, prompting security to intervene and usher the 11-year NBA veteran out as the Chicago crowd rained down boos.
    Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2026
  • So, Stop Sales rained down on mozzarella cheese, roasted onions, roasted garlic, roasted mushrooms (72 degrees) and Alfredo sauce (70 degrees).
    David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 14 Aug. 2026
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  • Juicy chicken, squash, red onion, and walnuts cook together on a sheet pan, then get heaped over arugula for a cold-weather salad that satisfies like a Sunday roast.
    Emily Paster, Midwest Living, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Piles of brush have been growing along lawns since Memorial Day weekend, some nearly five feet tall as fresh branches and leaves are heaped atop weeks-old debris.
    Lila Hempel-Edgers, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2026
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  • Meta is rolling out an obvious fix to make its AI glasses less creepy amid backlash over the glasses’ non-consensual recordings that have flooded the Internet.
    Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2026
  • But New Yorkers flooded social media after news broke, and eventually a petition was made in an effort to save the theater.
    Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
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  • Of those, only five rolled off the line equipped with a six-speed manual.
    Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Crean Lutheran 1-0 (59) The Saints rolled to a 31-6 win over Loyola.
    Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 24 Aug. 2026
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  • Their letter precipitated the launch of the Manhattan Project and, six years later, the bombs that were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
    Michael Posner, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Rethink Trade director Lori Wallach cautioned against viewing the first-half 2025-to-2026 contraction in the deficit as an all-out win, given that there were special circumstances that precipitated it.
    Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 6 Aug. 2026

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“Poured.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/poured. Accessed 31 Aug. 2026.

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