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 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 Griffin has poured tens of millions of dollars into GOP congressional and Senate races over the years. Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026 Out beyond the shore, the sky had turned a wash of pink and gold—a celestial curtainfall soundtracked by the thwack of a snare drum, and the mellifluous burble of yet another pint being poured. Taran Dugal, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2026 The first drops of espresso are vigorously whipped with sugar into a thick espumita froth inside the cup, before the rest is poured in, causing the caramelly-brown foam to rise to the top. Jennifer Leigh Parker, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026 Groups affiliated with the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, or AIPAC, poured millions into supporting Hernandez, and thousands into opposing Wahab. ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026 While Collier poured in 12 first half points and Miles cruised to five assists in the first half, the Valkyries trailed 41-26 at halftime. Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 20 Aug. 2026 Dreaming up ‘The Curse of a Forsaken Heart’ was the first time my creative voice poured back in. Todd Spangler, Variety, 15 Aug. 2026
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  • The way the sun streamed through her window gave her strength on many a difficult day.
    Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026
  • So does Kevin Reddington, the formidable defense attorney who is representing Clancy in her criminal trial, taking place in Plymouth, which is being live-streamed on the Internet and heavily covered on local news.
    Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2026
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  • Both Kpler and Windward showed around five ships – total – exited the Strait of Hormuz on the day Wright said 20 million barrels flowed out of the Arab gulf region.
    David Goldman, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026
  • In Nebraska, millions of federal grant dollars have flowed to a statewide health information exchange nonprofit that has cooperated with the effort.
    Jennifer D. Oliva, The Conversation, 17 Aug. 2026
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  • As an alternative to Starlink, the Ukrainians have rushed to develop reliable drones equipped with AI, which offer a way to get around Russia’s counter-drone defenses.
    Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 20 Aug. 2026
  • The toddler had been rushed to UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital in Oakland early Wednesday following a blaze at a residence in the 200 block of 15th Street that began burning about a half hour after an earlier fire at a residence two doors away.
    Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 20 Aug. 2026
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  • 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
  • By February 2024, Israel had rained down destruction on Gaza, killing thousands of civilians including women and children, and destroying civilian infrastructure, earning censure from the international community.
    Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 13 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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  • As men, women and children flooded across the border between Morocco and Spain, into the autonomous city of Ceuta at the end of July, European populists and anti-immigrant politicians capitalized on the shocking images of human desperation.
    Vasco Cotovio, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
  • And now, since Panettiere's death, fans have again flooded Neutrogena's social media.
    Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026
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  • Brigance recorded the first tackle in Super Bowl XXXV as the Ravens rolled to a 34-7 victory over the New York Giants.
    Adam Thompson, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Benesh and Crabb added to their lead to 13-8 with back-to-back blocks and rolled to a 21-14 win.
    Jordan Puente, Los Angeles Times, 16 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 24 Aug. 2026.

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