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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
Inside the airy, tiled space in the Wedgewood Houston neighborhood, diners linger over baskets of still-warm croissants, artfully poured café au lait, tuna carpaccio, and a dangerously good French toast topped with berries and chantilly cream.
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Rai Mincey, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
The Kingdom has poured resources into logistics, mining, renewables, technology, creative industries, and advanced manufacturing—aiming to be a producer, not merely a consumer, of sophisticated goods and services.
—Ali Shihabi, Time, 8 Sep. 2025
Comments poured in, comparing the dramatic display to a breakup scene.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
Rain poured down onto the set for the final stretch of the track.
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025
As the thread continued, support poured in for the mom-to-be, with many urging her not to let her family’s initial reaction overshadow the joy of her pregnancy.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
The black dust tinged with silver poured across his lids, while black eyeliner made what looked like a tear dripping down his right cheek.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 7 Sep. 2025
The administration poured money into new initiatives, like the new athletics program, while awarding Corcoran a compensation package worth more than $1 million a year.
—Alice Herman, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2025
Messages celebrating the designer’s life and legacy also poured in from across politics, entertainment and pop culture — including from celebrity friends, like Julia Roberts and Leonardo DiCaprio, who have worn his creations on catwalks or red carpets.
—Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
Rai Mincey, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
The Kingdom has poured resources into logistics, mining, renewables, technology, creative industries, and advanced manufacturing—aiming to be a producer, not merely a consumer, of sophisticated goods and services.
—Ali Shihabi, Time, 8 Sep. 2025
Comments poured in, comparing the dramatic display to a breakup scene.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
Rain poured down onto the set for the final stretch of the track.
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025
As the thread continued, support poured in for the mom-to-be, with many urging her not to let her family’s initial reaction overshadow the joy of her pregnancy.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
The black dust tinged with silver poured across his lids, while black eyeliner made what looked like a tear dripping down his right cheek.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 7 Sep. 2025
The administration poured money into new initiatives, like the new athletics program, while awarding Corcoran a compensation package worth more than $1 million a year.
—Alice Herman, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2025
Messages celebrating the designer’s life and legacy also poured in from across politics, entertainment and pop culture — including from celebrity friends, like Julia Roberts and Leonardo DiCaprio, who have worn his creations on catwalks or red carpets.
—Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for poured
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Her testimony circulated widely online after being live-streamed by Court TV.—
Megan Cartwright,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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Where to watch Powerball drawings The Powerball drawing is streamed live on the lottery website.—
Shelby Slade,
AZCentral.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Gas flow also affects stellar initial masses In another study, published in July 2025, astrophysicist Ke-Jung Chen led a research group at the Academia Sinica Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics using a detailed computer simulation that modeled how gas in the early universe may have flowed.—
Luke Keller,
Space.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Waterfalls of tequila flowed from enough bottles to lose count, including those in Aguayo’s group.—
Evan Webeck,
Mercury News,
7 Sep. 2025
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In a season-opening 38-21 win over Colorado State, Coleman rushed for 177 yards and two scores after rushing for 1,053 yards and 10 TDs for the Huskies in 2024.—
Joe Davidosn,
Sacbee.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Harrell rushed six times for -24 yards (sack totals included), including a long of eight yards.—
Hunter Bailey,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Sep. 2025
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As boos rained down from the Philly crowd, the former first round pick out of Georgia walked off the field, holding his helmet without a single drop of sweat on his face.—
Jacob Lev,
CNN Money,
5 Sep. 2025
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For the next six hours, both gentle showers and torrential thunderstorms rained down, dropping about an inch of rain on Manchester, according to the National Weather Service.—
Audrey Gibbs,
The Tennessean,
3 Sep. 2025
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Here in our yards, long years of earth have been hefted by hand and heaped up on tarps.—
Steven Searcy,
IEEE Spectrum,
31 Aug. 2025
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However, so far, the chaotic policy rollout has paralyzed some businesses and heaped even more pressure on US manufacturing.—
Matt Egan,
CNN Money,
25 Aug. 2025
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Entrenched Chinese foreign policy positions, including territorial disputes and industrial subsidies that have flooded foreign markets with cheap exports, will likely remain friction points, experts say, while India's deep distrust of China will not dissipate because of one brief meeting.—
James Pomfret,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
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Shortly after her home flooded, Olathe denied her tort claim in early August.—
Taylor O'Connor,
Kansas City Star,
5 Sep. 2025
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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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North Carolina, hosting a standalone game on ESPN as the final game of college football’s Week 1, looked more like the late-era New England Patriots teams that precipitated Belichick’s departure from the NFL than the early teams that built one of the league’s proudest dynasties.—
David Ubben,
New York Times,
2 Sep. 2025
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Early signs of fraud in the AI era Chanos’s framework for predicting the rise of fraud is that it is precipitated by periods of mass financial growth.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
29 Aug. 2025
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