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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
How the Squirrel Left the Mark Seth Magle, director of the Lincoln Park Zoo’s Urban Wildlife Institute, noted that concrete is usually poured during the day, when squirrels are active, while rats are nocturnal.
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Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
Tributes to the musician poured in shortly after the news of his death.
—Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2025
Upon his death, tributes poured in on social media.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 14 Oct. 2025
Kuminga poured in 13 points, and Gary Payton II had 11 points.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
Those who had poured back into her.
—Ben Pickman, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
Swift has generously poured her soul to fans for decades.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 10 Oct. 2025
Facing pressure, social platform and livestreaming video companies poured resources into early detection algorithms; governments and civil society have also formed working groups to coordinate quick responses across platforms.
—John Wihbey, Big Think, 7 Oct. 2025
For example, the Cincinnati Bengals partner with Skyline Chili, a regional chain that makes a meat sauce that’s often poured over hot dogs or spaghetti.
—Aaron Mansfield, The Conversation, 7 Oct. 2025
Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
Tributes to the musician poured in shortly after the news of his death.
—Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2025
Upon his death, tributes poured in on social media.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 14 Oct. 2025
Kuminga poured in 13 points, and Gary Payton II had 11 points.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
Those who had poured back into her.
—Ben Pickman, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
Swift has generously poured her soul to fans for decades.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 10 Oct. 2025
Facing pressure, social platform and livestreaming video companies poured resources into early detection algorithms; governments and civil society have also formed working groups to coordinate quick responses across platforms.
—John Wihbey, Big Think, 7 Oct. 2025
For example, the Cincinnati Bengals partner with Skyline Chili, a regional chain that makes a meat sauce that’s often poured over hot dogs or spaghetti.
—Aaron Mansfield, The Conversation, 7 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for poured
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The series has hit the Netflix Top 10 in all 93 countries that the company measures; Season 4 was the first-ever English-language series to cross 1 billion hours streamed on the platform, and continues to be the streamer’s third-most-popular English-language TV title.—
Kate Aurthur,
Variety,
15 Oct. 2025
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The runway show will be streamed through Prime Video and Amazon Live, which can be accessed by navigating to the Prime Video Home and Live TV tabs.—
Hedy Phillips,
PEOPLE,
14 Oct. 2025
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Instead, encouraging words flowed over a deeply meaningful minute.—
Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
13 Oct. 2025
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Thousands more have flowed from the Hamanns to Anderson’s campaign to serve on the Central Committee of the county Republican Party.—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Oct. 2025
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Reed completed 23 of 32 passes for 280 yards and 3 touchdowns and rushed 6 times for 55 yards.—
Matt Jones,
Arkansas Online,
19 Oct. 2025
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Running back Isaac Brown rushed for 113 yards on 15 carries but lost one fumble.—
Jordan Sigler,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Oct. 2025
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Tua took a third-down sack after that for a punt and the boos rained down at a less-than-sold-out Hard Rock Stadium.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
13 Oct. 2025
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And boos rained down when Australia tried to knock the ball around in the back, refusing to engage Canada with forward momentum.—
Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025
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Ayton doesn’t have to reach the stardom that people once heaped upon him to justify the Lakers’ signing.—
Fred Katz,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Murphy heaped on the praise for several Dodgers players while continuously suggesting that his own team was the underdog for the series.—
Peter Chawaga,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
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Angry comments flooded in from superhero fans; more than 1,000 followers unsubscribed.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
17 Oct. 2025
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The police were called, but the hours ticked by as cops, ambulances and reporters flooded the area.—
Rachel DeSantis,
PEOPLE,
17 Oct. 2025
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Ravens defensive back Marlon Humphrey stepped in front of the pass for what appeared to be an easy, uncontested interception, but the ball squirted out of his grasp and continued past the goal line, where wide receiver Cedric Tillman happened to be waiting.—
Saad Yousuf,
New York Times,
9 Oct. 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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When asked what precipitated the study now, Bauges pointed to a map.—
Rose Evans,
Idaho Statesman,
3 Oct. 2025
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Democrats, as the party of government, have been known to escape blame for shutdowns arguably precipitated by their own actions.—
W. James Antle III,
The Washington Examiner,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Poured.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/poured. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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