pouring 1 of 2

as in rainy
marked by or abounding with rain a pouring, miserable day

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pouring

2 of 2

verb

present participle of pour
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as in streaming
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 raining
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 heaping
to give readily and in large quantities repeatedly poured money into the revitalization of the downtown area

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Recent Examples of pouring
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The kingdom is pouring money into data centers and investing in tech companies that agree to move some of their operations to the country. Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 7 Sep. 2026 Meta is building a data center in the nearby town of Kuna, and Micron is putting up two semiconductor factories in the metro area, pouring billions of dollars into the region. Tobias Burns, CNBC, 6 Sep. 2026 Interest rates have surged in recent years to combat high inflation, and the AI boom is pouring hundreds of billions of dollars a year into an economy that increasingly immune to higher rates. Jason Ma, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2026 Construction faces a growing worker shortage The timing helps explain why investors are pouring money into this technology. Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2026 To build the president’s White House ballroom, roughly 250 workers have been pouring concrete and installing steel framework, keeping the site humming for 20 hours a day, seven days a week. Janay Kingsberry, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2026 What’s Happening Videos of people pouring Epsom salt onto baking sheets, towels or shower floors and stomping barefoot for roughly 10 minutes have racked up views across TikTok, with users claiming the practice eases anxiety and improves sleep. Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2026 As baseball operations departments around the sport sprawled, with teams pouring dollars into research and experimentation, Moreno skimped on analysts, scouts and performance scientists. Andy McCullough, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026 Experts say the realities of construction –– blasting through rock with dynamite, pouring concrete into natural landforms and storing water in reservoirs –– could have unintended effects. Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 31 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pouring
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  • Budget Director Ray Baker said Miami-Dade should have about $500 million in its rainy-day fund, but the county has less than $90 million available to tap after a calamity like a hurricane.
    Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The park’s sand dunes are striped with turquoise and emerald lagoons (which accumulate during the rainy season), creating the effect of infinitely repeating oases.
    Caitlin Morton, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Sep. 2026
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  • Similarly, collectible cards and card games were in the spotlight at Gamescom in Cologne in August, with attendees streaming to booths handing out special cards, such as Upper Deck cards for Tencent’s Honor of Kings, amplifying brands.
    Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Steven Spielberg’s Disclosure Day will begin streaming exclusively on Peacock October 9, the streamer announced today.
    Greg Evans, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2026
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  • One of the judges, Stephen Higginson, questioned whether the FDA's role is a reason pills are flowing into Louisiana.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Take a few minutes to loosen up and get the blood flowing before starting your first interval.
    Jakob Roze, HEALTH, 9 Sep. 2026
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  • Kuper even guessed Mannion could game plan and call a game just for rushing.
    Zach Berman, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Compared to his first year in Indianapolis when the Colts were 20th in the NFL in rushing, the team saw a jump to seventh in the league in his second year when Adams began taking on more of an influence in the run game.
    Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Sep. 2026
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  • Pressure began been raining down on Bonta in recent weeks, from politicians to industry players to some guilds.
    Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Iranian drones, ballistic missiles and other projectiles have been raining down on US bases and allies across the Middle East.
    Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The Dolly Dollop Referenced in Good Lookin’ Cookin’, the unofficial measurement refers to a heaping spoonful.
    Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 26 Aug. 2026
  • The Burger Barn dresses up its patties with heaping stacks of pastrami, though the classic cheeseburger is also a crowd-pleaser.
    Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 25 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • Mosquitoes thrive in wet, warm conditions, and prefer to breed in pools of standing water, according to Justin Harbison, an associate professor at Loyola University of Chicago.
    Elena Tittel, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026
  • This was a simpler and more secure replacement, though the elastic did tend to perish rather quickly in wet or tropical conditions.
    David Szondy August 30, New Atlas, 30 Aug. 2026
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  • Morgan Creek and Cove Creek will be particularly subject to flooding this morning.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 7 Sep. 2026
  • The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) estimates that 300,000 to 500,000 people died, most from the surge flooding coastal islands and tidal flats.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 6 Sep. 2026

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“Pouring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pouring. Accessed 14 Sep. 2026.

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