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as in flows
to move in a stream
water gently pouring down the canal toward the dam
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as in rushes
to flow out in great quantities or with force
tears pouring down his cheeks
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as in rains
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 lavishes
to give readily and in large quantities
repeatedly poured money into the revitalization of the downtown area
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Recent Examples of pours
And Josh, who pours his guilt into a publicity campaign to try and find his missing son.
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Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 7 Sep. 2025
Enthusiasm builds on announcement day, shares trade up, and money pours in.
—Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
The three-time Oscar winner pours all his love for the source material into a deeply sentimental homage that is cloying at points, but also reduced me to tears about halfway in.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 5 Sep. 2025
Wetlands need restoration to impound phosphorus that pours from extinct volcanoes and prevent the growth of deadly algae.
—Debra Utacia Krol, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2025
Dreamy natural light pours in through the cafe's many windows.
—Endia Fontanez, AZCentral.com, 22 Aug. 2025
As for the dirt in the ink, which conjures up images of Dickinson with a trowel in the graveyard at night, lightning cracking overhead as rain pours down?
—Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 19 Aug. 2025
The silent generation leader, who has signed Bill Gates’ The Giving Pledge, instead pours the profits from selling her non-voting shares into charity.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 19 Aug. 2025
How much natural light pours in from windows can make or break a space’s ambience.
—Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 11 Aug. 2025
Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 7 Sep. 2025
Enthusiasm builds on announcement day, shares trade up, and money pours in.
—Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
The three-time Oscar winner pours all his love for the source material into a deeply sentimental homage that is cloying at points, but also reduced me to tears about halfway in.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 5 Sep. 2025
Wetlands need restoration to impound phosphorus that pours from extinct volcanoes and prevent the growth of deadly algae.
—Debra Utacia Krol, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2025
Dreamy natural light pours in through the cafe's many windows.
—Endia Fontanez, AZCentral.com, 22 Aug. 2025
As for the dirt in the ink, which conjures up images of Dickinson with a trowel in the graveyard at night, lightning cracking overhead as rain pours down?
—Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 19 Aug. 2025
The silent generation leader, who has signed Bill Gates’ The Giving Pledge, instead pours the profits from selling her non-voting shares into charity.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 19 Aug. 2025
How much natural light pours in from windows can make or break a space’s ambience.
—Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 11 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pours
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The show streams the next day on Hulu.—
Luke Chinman,
People.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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The game streams on Paramount+, according to the USA Rugby website.—
Marcus Smith,
Sacbee.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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Raft the Animas River Colorado’s world-famous whitewater includes the Animas River, which flows by Durango.—
Cu Fleshman,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Sep. 2025
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The water condenses on the glass and flows down a tube to emerge as fresh, drinkable water.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN Money,
6 Sep. 2025
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Perhaps that is what rushes in to fill the vacuum where Meursault’s morality ought to be.—
Jessica Kiang,
Variety,
2 Sep. 2025
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But while the new movie dawdles on its way to Toxie’s origins, then rushes toward a finale with a lurching rhythm that verges on calculated ineptitude, its spirit never feels inauthentic.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
29 Aug. 2025
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Now, in preparation for a ground invasion, Israel rains yet more American bombs on Gaza City—another round of mindless, brutal violence against a population that has endured it every day for almost two years.—
Jack Sheehan
September 4,
Literary Hub,
4 Sep. 2025
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It is hurt, evident by the acid blood that rains down, but the Xenomorph is not dead.—
Christopher Rudolph,
People.com,
21 Aug. 2025
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Bright sunlight floods the sensors with background noise, surface reflections distort the signal, and long-distance measurements require higher stability than short-range indoor use.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Sep. 2025
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Rainwater floods their tents and officers go cell-to-cell pressuring detainees to sign voluntary removal orders before they’re allowed to consult their attorneys.—
Kate Payne,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Aug. 2025
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With Batista already strapped to a kill table, Prater gushes over Dexter killing Lowell and Gareth.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
29 Aug. 2025
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When that happens, water gushes out into the nearby Mendenhall Lake and eventually surges down the river.—
Amanda Musa,
CNN Money,
12 Aug. 2025
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“Pours.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pours. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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