poured

verb

past tense of pour
1
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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2
as in flowed
to move in a stream water gently pouring down the canal toward the dam

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3
as in rushed
to flow out in great quantities or with force tears pouring down his cheeks

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4
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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5
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 Gordon, the only sitting judge who spent multiple days on the bus, poured over documents and sequestered himself with a laptop and a cell phone video call in a back corner. — Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 11 July 2026 The scale alone — several million visitors have poured through the country over the tournament’s five-week run — has made the World Cup both a massive sporting spectacle and a test of logistical and policy coordination on an unprecedented level. — Daniel Ross Goodman, The Washington Examiner, 11 July 2026 More than 840 of the 2,500 aboard died, many of them trapped inside the vessel as water poured in when the ship tipped over just a few feet from the riverbank. — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2026 Investors poured in nearly $8 billion across 207 deals in the Los Angeles, Long Beach, and Santa Ana metro areas, up 28% from a year earlier, according to PitchBook. — Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026 Construction is underway on two new fabs in Boise, Idaho, where the company is headquartered, and on Thursday, Micron poured the first concrete at its new fab in Clay, New York. — Cj Haddad, CNBC, 9 July 2026 Every Republican candidate in the race poured cold water on medical and recreational marijuana at a debate in January. — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 9 July 2026 Chocolate‑covered everything Chocolate is the year’s dominant sweet, whether it’s poured, drizzled, dipped or smothered. — Susan Stapleton, Des Moines Register, 9 July 2026 During its last review in 2023, more than 100 comments poured in, many imploring the agency to increase the benefit. — Spencer Norris, ProPublica, 9 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for poured
  1. streamed
  2. flowed
  3. rushed
  4. rained
  5. heaped
  6. flooded
  7. rolled
  8. precipitated
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  • Thousands streamed out of the area, many loading onto MBTA subway and trolley cars.
    — Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 4 July 2026
  • The sequel outperformed it with 64 million hours streamed in its first three days on the platform, enough to push it to the top of Netflix’s global weekly chart.
    — Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Definition of streamed
Verb
  • Iran’s bargaining chip Authorities in Iran have repeatedly used the Strait of Hormuz – through which around a fifth of the world’s crude flowed before the war – as a bargaining chip.
    — Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 7 July 2026
  • Still, by the end of the concert, a soggy yet determined crowd of 4,750 had flowed through the park grounds.
    — Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
Definition of flowed
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  • Because none of this can be rushed, buying a company that already has one of these advantages is often more efficient than building it from scratch.
    — Charlotte Kiang, Forbes.com, 9 July 2026
  • First responders tried to resuscitate him, emergency medicine technicians intubated him and rushed him by ambulance to the hospital.
    — Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 9 July 2026
Definition of rushed
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  • The plane crashed into the 109-story CITIC Tower in China's capital city on Friday, June 26, sending members of the public fleeing as debris rained down from the sky, as seen in videos surfacing online.
    — Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 27 June 2026
  • Body parts and munitions rained down on.
    — Christopher DeRose, CBS News, 26 June 2026
Definition of rained
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  • Almost daily long-range attacks on Russian oil facilities have created a fuel crisis and heaped political pressure on the Kremlin as its all-out invasion of Ukraine stretches into its fifth year.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 July 2026
  • Almost daily long-range attacks on Russian oil facilities have created a fuel crisis and heaped political pressure on the Kremlin as its all-out invasion of Ukraine stretches into its fifth year.
    — Dasha Litvinova, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
Definition of heaped
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  • Graphic videos of the shooting flooded social media and politicians on both sides of the aisle condemned the killing – one example of the political violence roiling America in recent years.
    — Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 11 July 2026
  • The pipes had clogged and the room was flooded with sewage coming up a drain.
    — Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
Definition of flooded
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  • Flau’jae Johnson needed just 49 seconds to seize the lead with a deep three, then poured in 23 points as Seattle rolled past the listless Sparks, 82-64.
    — Liana Handler, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
  • My thumb and index finger pinched together to grab a dime, while my middle finger reached farther to pick up coins that had rolled under the edge of a cabinet.
    — Steven Lautzenheiser, The Conversation, 6 July 2026
Definition of rolled
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  • Still, no punches thrown from his direction on the way out, beyond the social-media trail that seemingly precipitated the Friday fracas with Adebayo.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 11 July 2026
  • Grave loss in Canada precipitated the Declaration of Independence, created with an eye to France and Spain as allies.
    — Sarah M.S. Pearsall, The Conversation, 2 July 2026
Definition of precipitated

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