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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
The large brick building that once housed Dubuque Star Brewing, opened by the Rhomberg family in 1899, has endured 40-plus years since the brewery’s closure and still carries the company’s banner, now housing local businesses, a beer museum and a restaurant that pours two original recipes.
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Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
In seconds, out pours the perfect cup of joe.
—Mark Marino, Bon Appetit Magazine, 7 Oct. 2025
Wallen then stumbles to his feet in the middle of the road, as rain pours down, with close-up images showing Wallen in tattered clothes and covered in scrapes and cuts.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 1 Oct. 2025
Blass pours some coffee, lights a cigar, and selects his first pitch.
—Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2025
Mold spores and rust bloom around the bathroom fixtures, and a mysterious black smog pours from her vents and sticks to her walls.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2025
Alex pours two very full glasses of wine and almost immediately launches into how Bradley shouldn’t be reporting the news.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2025
The proud dad also pours back into his family.
—Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025
For instance, several breweries in my area are offering gravity pours this time of year.
—Erik Ofgang, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
In seconds, out pours the perfect cup of joe.
—Mark Marino, Bon Appetit Magazine, 7 Oct. 2025
Wallen then stumbles to his feet in the middle of the road, as rain pours down, with close-up images showing Wallen in tattered clothes and covered in scrapes and cuts.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 1 Oct. 2025
Blass pours some coffee, lights a cigar, and selects his first pitch.
—Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2025
Mold spores and rust bloom around the bathroom fixtures, and a mysterious black smog pours from her vents and sticks to her walls.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2025
Alex pours two very full glasses of wine and almost immediately launches into how Bradley shouldn’t be reporting the news.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2025
The proud dad also pours back into his family.
—Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025
For instance, several breweries in my area are offering gravity pours this time of year.
—Erik Ofgang, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pours
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The show streams the next day on Hulu.—
Brenton Blanchet,
PEOPLE,
7 Oct. 2025
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Every person who streams a video favorite does so on their own terms, but Paramount is hoping to make the experience a little more unifying.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
6 Oct. 2025
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Global governance void whilst capital flows faster than regulation.—
Sean Evins,
Fortune,
11 Oct. 2025
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Rhoden and her colleagues applied models based on Europa's heat shell thickness to Mimas in an effort to determine the thickness of the latter's ice shell and how heat flows across its surface.—
Nola Taylor Tillman,
Space.com,
10 Oct. 2025
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Journalism that rushes toward the most interesting and important stories, regardless of their unpopularity.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
6 Oct. 2025
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Journalism that rushes toward the most interesVng and important stories, regardless of their unpopularity.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
6 Oct. 2025
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Sulfuric acid rains down through the sickly yellow sky but never reaches the lava-licked ground.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
15 Sep. 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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An ancillary of the brand’s best-selling, ambery-woody eau, each aluminum tube contains a quick-absorbing lotion that lavishes skin with moisture, keeping hands feeling comfortable and cuticles softened with its moisturizing blend of avocado oil, shea butter, plus green tea and chamomile extracts.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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In shocking footage posted on Facebook, large waves are seen breaking through the glass doors of the lobby as water rushes in and quickly floods the hotel.—
Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
24 Sep. 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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The songwriter frequently gushes about being a grandmother on social media and in interviews.—
Ryan Brennan,
Miami Herald,
24 Sep. 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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Though the dream stalker is genuinely terrifying in the 1984 original, his cultural ubiquity grew as the character became less of a boogeyman than a kind of homicidal jester, one who spouts groan-worthy one-liners before spilling your guts.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Oct. 2025
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“Pours.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pours. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.
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