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 Dreaming up ‘The Curse of a Forsaken Heart’ was the first time my creative voice poured back in. Todd Spangler, Variety, 15 Aug. 2026 The victim was left naked on a floor with head injuries and broken ribs, and one attacker poured floor cleaner onto his open wounds. Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2026 The pepperonis are sautéed in oil with onion, then stirred into a rich tomato sauce that’s poured over thin spaghetti noodles (or whatever other pasta shape your crew likes). Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 14 Aug. 2026 As blood poured from Salgado’s body, other men swarmed the van, and Victor was yanked outside. Stephania Taladrid, New Yorker, 13 Aug. 2026 Google co-founder Sergey Brin has poured $102 million this year into Building a Better California, a group that’s funding two ballot measures that could block a billionaire tax, data from the California Secretary of State show. Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2026 Messages of support for the Messi family have poured in over recent days. ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026 Tributes poured in from the wider sporting community with Cristiano Ronaldo, Neymar, Luka Modrić and Carlos Alcaraz all commenting on Messi’s post. Gonzalo Zegarra, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026 But over the days following the announcement, as flesh-and-blood experts poured over the nearly 250-page paper in detail, many grew frustrated. Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 6 Aug. 2026
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  • As reporters and Mangione fans streamed out of the courthouse, instantly greeted by a swarm of cameras and curious passersby, Thompson’s family issued a statement that refocused the human stakes of the proceedings.
    Dan Adler, Vanity Fair, 14 Aug. 2026
  • His state trial will not be televised, despite Mangione's legal team previously requesting the court proceedings be live-streamed, according to Vanity Fair reporting.
    Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2026
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  • But the tone suggests Tehran may be taking a tougher stance, which could further delay a full return of transits through the Strait of Hormuz, through which a fifth of global oil supply flowed before the war.
    Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The new report’s findings agreed with other analyses suggesting that capital investment has flowed into Opportunity Zones and that the investment has been unevenly distributed.
    Marie Sapirie, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
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  • Flooding pours into Indiana homes and businesses Photos and videos out of Indiana show scenes of destruction as floodwater rushed into homes and businesses, leaving them in shambles.
    Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Freeman decided to get up anyway, and the Dodgers' training staff rushed across the field to check on him.
    ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026
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  • Following a pause so dramatically long that Affleck looked confused as to what was happening, celebratory lights began flashing and confetti rained down.
    Erin Jensen, USA Today, 30 July 2026
  • Boo birds rained down at various points, and the stands started to thin out in the later innings.
    Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 29 July 2026
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  • 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
  • All of this good fortune heaped a mountain of pressure on Burke, who was then living in Virginia and working as an associate editor at Katie Couric Media, a fast-churning life-style site that traffics primarily in wellness and shopping content.
    Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2026
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  • Roads and dozens of homes were also flooded and some areas remained without power.
    Mari Yamaguchi, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The bars are flooded with single people dressed in their sexiest getups and looking vaguely uncomfortable.
    Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 14 Aug. 2026
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  • The floral design has all the charm of your grandmother’s upholstered furniture, and it’s finished with riveted trim and rolled armrests perfect for any traditional space.
    Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The car up for sale is the 488th of 500 LFAs that rolled off the line.
    Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 10 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 17 Aug. 2026.

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